Dominican pitcher Richard Rodríguez reached a Minor League agreement with the New York Yankees in the MLB.
Los Yankees de New York they awarded a minor league contract to the Dominican pitcher Richard Rodriguezwho was suspended for steroids before the start of the 2022 MLB season.
The native of Santiago, Dominican Republic, is on the Los Angeles FCL roster. Yankees de New York as an active, at any moment he will make his Minor League debut. The team recently reached a minor league deal with Danny Salazar, who is also Dominican.
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The #Yankees have signed five year MLB relief pitcher Richard Rodriguez to a minor league contract. Rodriguez pitched to a 2.94 ERA in 64 games for the Pirates and Braves last season. He’s listed as active on the FCL Yankees roster.
— Eli Fishman (@elijfishman) July 6, 2022
Richard Rodriguez 6’5 tall, 220 pounds and 32 years old, he has five seasons of experience with the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Atlanta Braves. In 2021 he had his best year, posting a 5-4 record with a 2.94 ERA in 64 innings with 42 strikeouts, saving regarding 12 games in his first season as a Major League closer.
It should be noted that Rodríguez was one of the most requested relievers in the MLB at the 2021 trade deadline, he came to the Atlanta Braves in order to strengthen the bullpen, but might not compete in the playoffs due to “dead arm” as the team manager said. Looking ahead to 2022, it was surprising that no team had reported signing or interest in Rodríguez, everything was cleared up when a statement was issued that he was being suspended for 80 games following steroids were found in his blood.
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