Fernando Rodney
| Full Name : | Fernando Rodney |
| Public : | Fernando Rodney |
| Nickname : | F-Rod |
| Country : | United States (USA)  |
| DOB : | March 18, 1977 (Age 33) |
| Place : | Samana, Dominican Republic |
| Height : | 5' 11" |
| Weight : | 170 lbs. |
| Sport : | Baseball - MLB |
| Team : | Detroit Tigers |
| Level : | Professional |
| Status : | Good |
| Detriot Tigers |
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| Pitcher | |
| Jersey # 56 |
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| Bats : Right | Throws : Right |
MLB Team :
Detroit Tigers (2002 - 2003, 2005 - present)
Fernando Rodney is a Dominican professional basebal player currently signed as a closing pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born on March 18, 1977 in Samana, Dominican Republic.
Rodney was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1997. He spent the next few years in the minor league and made his Major League debut for the Tigers on May 4, 2002.
MLB
Detroit Tigers
Rodney made his Major League league debut 2002 at the age of 25 and split his time between the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens and the Tigers from 2002-2005.
In 2005, Rodney became the Tigers closer after Troy Percival went down with an arm injury and his replacement, Kyle Farnsworth, was traded at mid-season to the Atlanta Braves. He was called up from Toledo after Farnsworth was traded, then settled into the closer role, earning nine saves in 39 total appearances, during which he racked up a 2.86 earned run average.
When the Tigers signed closer Todd Jones during the 2006 off-season, Rodney was reinserted into a middle relief/setup role.
On July 3, 2006, at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California Justin Verlander, Joel Zumaya, and Rodney each threw multiple fastballs clocked in at over 100 mph, becoming the first time in MLB history that three pitchers, on the same team, had done so during one game, just five games into the season they became the first MLB team to have three pitchers, the same three, throw over 100 mph in a season.
Rodney started 2008 on the disabled list with shoulder tendinitis. He re-joined the big league club in mid-June. On July 27, Rodney was announced as the Tigers new closer, replacing Todd Jones.
