page_title: Fernando Rodney
section_title: Washington Nationals
hierarchical_section_title: Fernando Rodney / Professional career / Washington Nationals
caption_attribution_description: English: Fernando Rodney chat with Yan Gomes
context_page_description: Fernando Rodney is a Dominican–American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals.
  Rodney made his MLB debut in MLB in 2002, and joined the 300 save club in 2017. In the 2019 season, following Ichiro Suzuki's retirement, Rodney became the oldest active player in Major League Baseball. Rodney won a World Series championship with the Nationals in 2019.
  Rodney is a three-time MLB All-Star. He won the MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award and American League Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2012. He throws a 95 mph fastball, and a palmball in the low 80s. Rodney is a cousin of Alfredo Fígaro.
context_section_description: On June 1, 2019, Rodney signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals. On June 25, he was called up to the major leagues.
  His combined record in 2019 was 0–5 with two saves and a 5.66 ERA in 47.2 innings. He was the second-oldest player in the major leagues, behind Ichiro Suzuki. Rodney became the fourth player to appear in all rounds of the postseason (Wild Card, Division Series, Champion Series, and World Series) in both the AL and NL. He had 6 postseason appearances, 3 of which came in the World Series.
caption: Rodney (left) with Yan Gomes in 2019
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