Win–loss record 0–0 Strikeouts 1 Role Baseball player Bats Right-handed Date joined 2014 | Earned run average 0.00 Name Wilking Rodriguez Weight 82 kg Position Pitcher | |
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Number 68 (Kansas City Royals / Pitcher) | ||
KC@STL: Rodriguez works a 1-2-3 inning in MLB debut
Wilking Jose Rodriguez (born March 2, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
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Career
Rodriguez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent. Before the 2012 season, he ranked as the Rays' 20th best prospect, and was added to the Rays' 40 man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the Kansas City Royals on November 23, 2013. The team selected his contract from Triple A Omaha on June 2, 2014, and added him to their 25-man roster. He was released by the Royals on August 11, 2014. On August 18, he signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He was released just four days later, without having thrown a single pitch.
On April 15, 2015, Rodriguez was suspended 80 games for a PED violation.