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Pudge' Rodriguez cried when he was told to be a catcher
Ivan Rodriguez shaped by Puerto Rican roots
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The Story of My Life
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Ivan Rodriguez back in Texas, this time to retire - Deseret News
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The Story of My Life
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Pudge rodriguez hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy
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Ivan Pudge Rodriguez Retires: A Personal Tribute
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Ivan Rodriguez is considered one of the best defensive catchers of all-time - Sports Collectors Digest
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Rangers acquire catcher Bengie Molina
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Baseball inducts trio into HOF - The Tribune
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Flashback: What Pudge Rodriguez says 'real secret' of a great catcher is, how he embodied that
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Giants can thank Instagram for Rodriguez – Santa Cruz Sentinel
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Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez talks about having a front row seat to that Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura bout
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Get to Know DRod. Full name: Ivan Dereck Rodriguez (b…, by San Francisco Giants