Manuel Rodríguez (pitcher)
Manuel De Jesus Rodríguez (born August 6, 1996) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career. Rodríguez began his professional career in the Mexican League with the Leones de Yucatán, playing for them from 2014 through 2016. He was named the 2015 Mexican League Rookie of the Year, after posting a 4–0 record with a 1.84 ERA over 49 innings. Rodríguez's contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Yucatán on July 21, 2016 for $400,000. He played for the Eugene Emeralds and the South Bend Cubs  in 2017, going a combined 1–0 with a 3.94 ERA over innings. He spent the 2018 season with South Bend, going 3–5 with a 7.59 ERA and 64 strikeouts over innings. He spent the 2019 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, going 1–3 with a 3.45 ERA and52 hits, 36 walks, and 65 strikeouts over 45 innings. Rodríguez was added to the Cubs 40-man roster after the 2019 season. He opened the 2021 season with the Tennessee Smokies and the Iowa Cubs. In June 2021, Rodríguez was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. On July 30 , 2021, Chicago promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that night, throwing a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in relief. In 2021 he was 3-3 with a 6.11 ERA with the major league team. In 20 games he pitched 17.2 innings, in which he gave up 18 runs, 12 earned.