Luis Rodríguez (baseball)

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**Luis Rodríguez**

San Diego Padres — No. --
Infielder
Born: June 27, 1980 (1980-06-27) (age 27)
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
May 21, 2005 for the Minnesota Twins
Selected MLB statistics (through 2007)
Batting Average	.243
Home Runs	6
Runs Batted In	38
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2005-2007)

Luis Orlando Rodríguez (born June 27, 1980 in San Carlos, Cojedes St., Venezuela) is a shortstop in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Diego Padres. He is a switch hitter and throws right handed.

Rodríguez made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on May 21, 2005. He was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace rookie Jason Bartlett, who won the starting job out of spring training but began to have trouble at the plate.

From 2003-04, Rodríguez was the primary second baseman at Rochester, although he played a handful of games at third base and shortstop in 2004. In his entire professional career, Rodríguez has never had a season where he struck out more than he walked. With excellent plate discipline, he hit .295 and .286 respectively, with a combined .354 on base percentage.

When Rodríguez got the call, he was hitting .278 with a .339 OBP in 33 games

Inspired by the "Rory Fitzpatrick for NHL All-Star" Campaign, Rodriguez was the subject of a similar campaign known as "Vote for L-Rod" which aimed to elect him to the 2007 MLB All-Star game as the American League's starting 3rd baseman.

Rodriguez was claimed off waivers by the San Diego Padres on October 4, 2007.