Guilder Alfredo Rodríguez Pérez (born July 24, 1983) is a Venezuelan former professional

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and current

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in the Texas Rangers organization. He played in

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(MLB) for the Rangers in 2014.

Playing career

Milwaukee Brewers

Minor leagues

Rodríguez spent his first 7 professional seasons (2002–2008) in the

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organization.

Texas Rangers

Rodríguez was selected in the minor league phase of the 2008

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by the Texas Rangers. Rodríguez spent 2009-2015 playing at the Double–A and Triple–A levels in the Rangers organization.

Major leagues

After 13 years in the minor leagues, Rodríguez was called up to the majors for the first time on September 7, 2014, and made his major league debut two days later. With a total of 1,095 games, Rodríguez had played in the most minor league games by any player not yet called to the major leagues. On September 22, 2014 against the

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in Arlington, Rodríguez recorded his first two career hits, the second of which gave him his first career RBI. In 7 games during his rookie campaign, he went 2–for–12 (.167) with one RBI and one walk. On October 6, Rodríguez was removed from the

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and sent outright to the Triple–A

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. Rodríguez became a free agent on November 7. He re-signed with the Rangers on a minor league contract on January 13, 2015. He announced his retirement on September 17, 2015.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Rodríguez became a coach in the Texas Rangers organization. He served as a coach for the Dominican Summer League Rangers in 2016, and was a coach for the

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from 2017 through 2021. He spent the 2022 season as a developmental coach for the

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. In 2025, Rodriguez was named bench coach of the

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the rookie level affiliate of the Texas Rangers.

Personal life

Rodríguez's brother,

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, played in

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for the

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and

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1983 births Living people Arizona League Brewers players Arizona League Rangers players Beloit Snappers players Brevard County Manatees players Cardenales de Lara players Frisco RoughRiders players Helena Brewers players Huntsville Stars players Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Major League Baseball second basemen Major League Baseball shortstops Major League Baseball third basemen Minor league baseball coaches Oklahoma City RedHawks players Baseball players from Barquisimeto Round Rock Express players Texas Rangers players Venezuelan baseball coaches Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States West Virginia Power players Venezuelan expatriate baseball people in the Dominican Republic {{Venezuela-baseball-infielder-stub