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Detroit Tigers from the vault: Catcher Ivan Pudge Rodriguez
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From the archives: New Hall of Famer Iván Pudge Rodríguez - Mangin Photography Archive
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Detroit Tigers 2006 Ivan Pudge Rodriguez
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KC@WSH: Pudge showcases arm, throws out three runners
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Ivan Rodriguez (Pudge) Highlight Reel
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Iván Rodríguez - Baseball Hall of Fame Biographies
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HOU@TEX: Rangers retire Ivan Rodriguez's number
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Pudge Rodriguez: Cash grab or not, his signing helped lift Tigers back to relevance - Bless You Boys
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Former Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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2003 NLDS Gm4: Conine, Rodriguez combine to get final out at the plate, Marlins advance to NLCS
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Pudge Rodriguez: Dombrowski was key to getting me to Detroit
Saving Detroit Tigers might help Pudge Rodriguez make Hall of Fame
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TEX@OAK: Pudge holds on after collision at plate
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Detroit Tigers on X: Iván “Pudge” Rodriguez, a hall of fame catcher from Puerto Rico, made an impact in the Olde English D. Here's some of his best Detroit moments in honor