Yerry Rodríguez
Dominican baseball player (born 1997)
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Yerry Manuel Rodríguez (born October 15, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays.
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| Yerry Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
Rodríguez with the Round Rock Express in 2022 | |
| New York Yankees | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 15, 1997 Santiago, Dominican Republic | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 5, 2022, for the Texas Rangers | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–1 |
| Earned run average | 8.17 |
| Strikeouts | 33 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Career
Texas Rangers
Rodríguez signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent on September 2, 2015.[1] He made his professional debut in 2016 with the DSL Rangers of the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League, going 4–3 with a 2.66 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings.[2] He returned to the DSL in 2017, going 1–0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts over just 6 innings.[2] On June 9, 2017, Rodríguez was suspended 75 games after testing positive for Hydrochlorothiazide.[3] He split the 2018 season between the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League and the Spokane Indians of the Low–A Northwest League, going a combined 5–2 with a 2.86 ERA and 82 strikeouts over 63 innings.[4] Rodríguez spent the 2019 season with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, going 7–3 with a 2.08 ERA and 85 strikeouts over 73+2⁄3 innings.[5] He suffered a right elbow UCL sprain in July 2019, which ended his season but did not require surgery.[6] Rodríguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
On November 20, 2020, the Rangers added Rodríguez to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[1] He opened the 2021 season with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Central.[8] After posting a 1–1 record with a 2.63 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 51+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West.[9] With Round Rock he struggled to a 3–3 record with a 8.01 ERA and 37 strikeouts over 30+1⁄3 innings.[10] He spent the 2022 minor league season back with Round Rock, going 4–1 with a 4.27 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 59 innings.[11]
On August 14, 2022, Rodríguez was promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[12] He went unused out of the bullpen and was optioned back to Round Rock on August 16.[13] On October 3, Rodríguez was promoted back to the major leagues.[14] On October 5, Rodríguez made his major league debut, pitching a scoreless inning in relief against the New York Yankees.[15]
Rodríguez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to begin the 2023 season.[16] In 13 games for Texas, he struggled to a 7.90 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 13+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rodríguez made 12 appearances for the Rangers in 2024, compiling a 6.88 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 17 innings of work. He was designated for assignment by the Rangers on June 26, 2024.[17]
Toronto Blue Jays
On June 30, 2024, Rodríguez was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Josh Mollerus.[18] In 4 games for Toronto, he struggled to a 15.43 ERA with 5 strikeouts over 4+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rodríguez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on September 12.[19] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons on September 15.[20] Rodríguez elected free agency following the season on November 4.[21]
On November 18, 2024, Rodríguez signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[22] He was released prior to the start of the season on February 22, 2025.[23] Having experienced elbow soreness during spring training, Rodríguez missed the entirety of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[24]
New York Yankees
On November 23, 2025, Rodríguez signed a two-year minor league contract with the New York Yankees.[25]