Chris Rodriguez (born July 20, 1998) is an American professional

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for the Los Angeles Angels of

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(MLB).

Career

Rodriguez attended

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in Miami Gardens, Florida. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth round of the

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. He missed all of 2018 and most of 2019 due to a back injury. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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2021

The Angels added Rodriguez to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. On April 2, 2021, Rodriguez made his MLB debut in relief against the

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, pitching two innings with three strikeouts. On May 6, he was placed on the 10-day injured list after experiencing shoulder inflammation. On June 4, Rodriguez was activated from the injured list and made his return 3 days later in relief against the

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. He was sent down to double-A Rocket City on June 21 after putting up a 9.00 ERA since returning from his shoulder injury. On August 2, 2021, Rodriguez was called back up to the major league roster, making his first career start against the Texas Rangers. He pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 runs and striking out 7 batters. Rodriguez would later be optioned back and forth from the major league roster several times until August 14, 2021 when he was placed on the 7-day injured list while with the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees due to a lat strain, eventually shutting him down for the rest of the season. In 15 appearances, he posted a 2-1 record with a 3.65 ERA and 29 strikeouts. On November 8, 2021, it was announced that Rodriguez was expected to miss most of, if not all of the 2022 season after undergoing right capsule surgery.

2022

Rodriguez was placed on the 60-day injured list to begin the 2022 season, and was shut down in August without seeing game action on the year.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Chris 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Coral Springs, Florida Baseball players from Florida Major League Baseball pitchers Los Angeles Angels players Arizona League Angels players Orem Owlz players Burlington Bees players Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino players Rocket City Trash Pandas players Salt Lake Bees players Monsignor Edward Pace High School alumni