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IVAN \"PUDGE\" RODRIGUEZ AUTOGRAPHED GAME USED BATTING GLOVE. This Tigers game used batting glove was worn and signed by Ivan Rodriguez, one of the best catchers of all time. The batting glove comes with a COA from James Spence Authentication (JSA). The glove is game used with Pudge7 on it.
Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed \"Pudge\" is a former Major League Baseball catcher. In his career, he played for the Texas Rangers (on two different tours, comprising the majority of his career), Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals.
Rodríguez was awarded the AL MVP award in 1999. He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time.
Rodríguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers. He is the major league career leader in putouts by catchers. On June 17, 2009, Rodríguez set an MLB record by catching his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68%.[2]
On January 18, 2017, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility, receiving 76% of the votes cast, and was officially inducted on July 30, 2017.
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