Yariel Rodríguez
Cuban baseball player
Yariel Humberto Rodríguez Yordy (born March 10, 1997) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. He has also played in the Cuban National Series for Ganaderos de Camagüey and for the Cuba national baseball team in international competitions.
Professional career
Chunichi Dragons
Rodríguez had previously been linked with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) before signing with NPB's Chunichi Dragons on a development deal on January 26, 2020. Rodríguez recorded a 3–4 win–loss record and 4.12 earned run average (ERA) in 11 appearances in his first year with Chunichi.
In 2021, Rodríguez made 12 appearances with Chunichi's main team, posting a 1–4 record and 3.65 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 61+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2022, he pitched in 56 games for the club, logging a 6–2 record and a 1.15 ERA with 60 strikeouts in 54+2⁄3 innings of work. He was named the Central League Most Valuable Setup Pitcher following the season.
On January 26, 2023, Rodríguez was selected for the Cuban national team for the fifth World Baseball Classic (WBC) with two players from Chunichi Dragons. In the WBC, Rodríguez started two games, pitching a total of 7.1 innings with 2.45 ERA. After Cuba was eliminated by the United States in the semifinals, Rodríguez returned to Cuba.
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