I-ROD SETS RECORD FOR MOST GAMES CAUGHT

Ivan Rodriguez set a Major League Baseball record for most games caught in a career last week, and it was fitting that he did it in the city where he spent the vast majority of games behind the plate. Rodriguez caught the 2,227th game of his career on June 17 in Arlington’s Rangers Ballpark as his Houston Astros lost a 5-4 contest to the Texas Rangers in 10 innings. He broke the old record held by Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk, which is somewhat ironic because Rodriguez was given the nickname “Pudge” in honor of Fisk, who was also known by that name.


The 37-year-old Rodriguez played the first 12 years of his career with the Rangers, earning ten consecutive All-Star Game selections and Gold Gloves after his 1991 debut. He earned an ovation from over 34,000 fans during a third inning scoreboard video tribute, which he called “unbelievable.”