Henry Rodríguez (outfielder) explained

Henry Rodríguez
Position:Left fielder
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:8 November 1967
Birth Place:Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 5
Debutyear:1992
Debutteam:Los Angeles Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 7
Finalyear:2002
Finalteam:Montreal Expos
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.259
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:160
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:523
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Henry Anderson Rodríguez Lorenzo (born November 8, 1967) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Florida Marlins from 1992 to 2002.

Rodríguez was a member of the 1996 National League (NL) All-Star team as a member of the Expos, hitting a career high 36 home runs that year; which was the Expos team record at the time. He was voted the Montreal Expos Player of the Year in 1996.

Rodríguez was a key player on the Cubs 1998 Wild Card winning team, and the addition of his bat into the cleanup slot in the Cub lineup helped give slugger Sammy Sosa, who hit third, an advantage, as Sosa slugged 66 home runs in 1998.

In Montreal, it became a tradition to throw Oh Henry! bars onto the field after a Rodriguez home run. "Oh Henry" was a popular home run call from Expos broadcaster Rodger Brulotte.[1]

In 2005, while playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, Rodriguez led the league with a .322 batting average.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Harder . Jon . Henry Rodriguez's 1996 in Montreal was Underappreciated . Hardwayhq . 16 January 2017 . Jon Harder . 11 November 2018.
  2. Book: 2006 Newark Bears team year book . 2006 . 35.