page_title: Sean Rodriguez
section_title: Tampa Bay Rays
hierarchical_section_title: Sean Rodriguez / Professional career / Tampa Bay Rays
caption_attribution_description: Felix Pie #18 of the Baltimore Orioles is caught trying to steal second base by Sean Rodriguez #1 of the Tampa Bay Rays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on June 12, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland.
context_page_description: Sean John Rodriguez is an American professional baseball utility player for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. Rodriguez was drafted out of high school by the Angels in the third round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2008. While primarily a second baseman, Rodriguez has played at every position in his MLB career except for catcher.
context_section_description: On September 1, 2009, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays as the player to be named in a deal that sent Scott Kazmir to the Angels. Fellow minor leaguers Matt Sweeney and Alexander Torres also came to the Rays in the trade. Rodriguez was assigned to the AAA Durham Bulls, where he finished out the season.
  Rodriguez's final 2009 stats between Salt Lake City and Durham included him batting .294/.397/.608 (3rd among all minor leaguers), with 30 home runs (tied for 7th among all minor leaguers, and first in the Angels organization) and 98 RBIs (first in the Angels organization) in 385 at-bats. In the Pacific Coast League he was 2nd in home runs  (29), 4th in RBIs (93), 5th in OBP (.400), 2nd in slugging percentage (.616), and 2nd in at bats per home run ratio (12.59).  On September 23 Rodriguez helped Durham win the Triple-A championship, hitting a two-run homer in a 5–4 win over the Memphis Redbirds.
  In 2010, he played for the Rays, as their part-time second baseman and utility player. In 343 at bats, Rodriguez hit .251/.308/.397 with 9 home runs, 40 RBIs in 343 at bats. He stole 13 bases on the year, while being caught stealing three times.
  During the 2011 season, Rodriguez played 131 games. He batted 223/.323/.357, with 8 home runs, 36 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, and 18 HBP (2nd in the American League) in 373 at bats.
  During a game vs the Seattle Mariners on August 15, 2012, Rodriguez struck out looking for the final out in Félix Hernández's perfect game. On August 21, Rodriguez was optioned to Triple-A after the team activated Luke Scott from the disabled list. For the 2012 season, in the major leagues he batted .213/.281/.326 with 6 home runs, 32 RBIs, and 5 stolen bases in 301 at bats.
  In 2013, he batted .246/.320/.385 with five home runs and 23 RBIs in 195 at bats for the Rays.
  Despite hitting a career-low .211 in 237 at bats over 96 games for the Rays in 2014, Rodriguez had a career-high .443 slugging percentage and set career highs in home runs (12) and RBIs (41). He averaged one RBI for every 5.78 at bats, the 10th-best ratio in the American League among players with at least 250 plate appearances. He was designated for assignment on November 26, when the Rays signed Ernesto Frieri.
caption: Rodriguez (on the right) in 2011.
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