Sean Rodriguez

Sean John Rodriguez (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rodriguez was drafted out of high school by the Anaheim Angels in the third round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2008. He has played in MLB for the Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Atlanta Braves. While primarily a second baseman, Rodriguez has started at every position in his MLB career except for catcher.\n', ' Rodriguez was born in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents. His father, Johnny, was largely responsible for teaching his son the game of baseball. By the age of four, Sean was using a 30-inch bat, weighted with a baseball doughnut. At age eight, he could throw baseballs from the outfield to home plate. Johnny also coached Sean in Little League. Though Sean wanted to play shortstop at the time, his father placed him in the outfield. His father spent the 2014 season as Manager of the Rookie-level Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League, and has coached, managed, and scouted in eight organizations. Sean’s older brother, Robert, was a catcher in the Nationals’ minor league system for five years (2002-06), and is the head coach/instructor at Total Baseball Academy in Clearwater, Florida.\n', ' Rodriguez attended Miami Coral Park High School where he played center field for the baseball team. He transferred after his sophomore year to G. Holmes Braddock High School, where Rodriguez played shortstop for the baseball team.\n', '