Ivan Rodriguez Rookie Year Game Worn & Signed Rangers Jersey Provenance

  

"RODRIGUEZ" NAMEPLATE ON THE BACK ABOVE #7. AUTOGRAPHED ON FRONT, "IVAN RODRIGUEZ #7". RAWLINGS MLB AUTHENTIC COLLECTION TAG OUTSIDE FRONT LEFT TAIL WITH IVAN RODRIGUEZ CUSTOM 71T SHOWING HIS NUMBER. THIS JERSEY WAS WORN DURING IVAN'S ROOKIE YEAR IN 1991, WHICH HE WAS AN UNAMAMOUS CHOICE AS THE RANGER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND PLACED FORTH IN THE VOTING FOR THE BBWWAA'S A. HE WAS ALSO NAMED AS CATCHER ON THE MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE ALL-STAR TEAM SELECTED BY BOTH TOPPS AND BASEBALL DIGEST.

ALSO, ON THE ORIGINAL TEXAS RANGERS LETTER HEAD DOCUMENT, IVAN RODRIGUEZ SIGNED HIS NAME TO FURTHER CERTIFY THAT THIS WAS HIS GAMEWORN "ROOKIE" ROAD JERSEY. Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed " Pudge ". Is a former Major League Baseball.

He played for the Texas Rangers. (in two separate stints, comprising the majority of his career), Florida Marlins. Rodríguez was awarded the AL. He is widely regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time. Rodríguez won the World Series with the Florida Marlins in 2003.

And also played in the 2006 World Series. 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. (coincidentally also known by the nickname "Pudge").

During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68% (versus a league average of 31%), and he had nine seasons with a caught stealing rate of 50% or higher. 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. PLEASE CONTACT ME WTIH ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING! The item "IVAN RODRIGUEZ ROOKIE YEAR GAME WORN & SIGNED RANGERS JERSEY PROVENANCE" is in sale since Wednesday, December 23, 2020.

This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Game Used Memorabilia\Baseball-MLB\Jerseys". The seller is "gmfillipi" and is located in Pearland, Texas.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Modified Item: No
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Jersey
• Player: IVAN RODRIGUEZ
• Features: Used in Game
• Sport: Baseball
• Team: Texas Rangers