Luis Orlando Rodriguez ... resides in Tinaco, Cojedes, Venezuela with wife Maria (Leon) and two daughters ... 1997 graduate of Sixto Sosa High School, Cojedes, VZ.
2011
Two stints with Mariners: Opening Day-June 15 and Aug. 8-end of season ... appeared in 44 games with Seattle at four positions: SS - 23 G/21 GS, 3B - 11 G/9 GS, 2B - 7 G/2 GS, 1B - 1 G/0 GS...had pair of walk-off hits: Sept. 14 vs. NYY (solo HR in 12th inning) and April 11 vs. TOR (2-run 1B on 10-pitch at-bat) ... tied career-high with 3 extra base hits (2 2B, HR) Sept. 14 vs. NYY, including walk-off solo HR in bottom of 12th inning (off
Cory Wade) ... game winning sacrifice fly in 10th inning, May 23 at Minnesota...hit HR #1 April 28 at Detroit, a 3-run HR in 8th inning (last: 7/24/09 at WAS w/SD)...hit .290 (9x31) in 7 games at AAA Tacoma...on AAA disabled list with sprained ulnar collateral ligament in right elbow June 18-Aug. 1...appeared in 3 minor league rehab games with rookie-level Everett (.333/3x9, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI.
2010
Spent entire season with Charlotte (AAA) the White Sox organization ... hit .293 (101x345) with 17 doubles, 2 triples, 16 home runs and 56 RBI in 94 games ... previous career-highs (MiLB or MLB) for homers was 8 with New Britain (AA) in 2002...
ranked 8th in the IL with a .493 SLG%...hit .308 (72x234) as a left-handed hitter and .261
(29x111) from the right side...13 of 16 homers were from the left side ... homered in 5 consecutive games July 22-26...saw action at shortstop (44 G), second base (31 G) and third base (10 G) ... was one of the last cuts out of spring training by Cleveland ... signed with Chicago (AL) as a minor league free agent on April 29.
2009
Played in 93 games for the Padres, including 55 starts in the middle infield...Missed time while on the disabled list with a sprained left ankle (5/14-6/12)... Appeared at second base, shortstop and third base, making 30 starts at short and 25 starts at second...Was the club's Opening Day shortstop...Sprained his left ankle on May 13 at Chicago and was placed on the DL two days later (retroactive to 5/14)...Reinstated
June 12 ...went 4-for-14 with a home run in four games as part of a minor league rehab assignment
with Single-A Lake Elsinore...Was hitting .256 (20-for-78) at the time of his injury w/a .396 on-base percentage,
drawing 20 walks in his 30 games before going on the disabled list....Reached base safely via hit or walk in 24
of 30 games...Homered April 17 at Philly, his first long ball since 7/4/07 at NYY as a member of the Twins...286 at-bats
between homers...Scored a career-high three runs in the game.
2008
Played at Triple-A Portland until a July call-up to San Diego...became the Padres primary shortstop for the season's final two months...Started the campaign at Portland and recalled 7/3 and finished the season with the Padres...Appeared at all four field positions, playing 52 games at shortstop (45 starts), seven at second base (four starts), two
at first base (one start) and one at third base...Posted a .987 fielding percentage overall, committing three errors (all at shortstop) in 231 total chances...Became San Diego's shortstop after Khalil Greene went on the disabled list 7/31...Hit .336 (40-for-119) over his last 32 games from 8/20 through the end of the season, tallying 10 doubles, one triple, 10 RBI and 14 runs scored over that stretch...Suffered strained right triceps 9/16 and missed four games in the field...Hit safely in a career-high seven consecutive games 9/4-11, batting .379 (11-for-29) over that span...career-high four hits, finishing 4-for-4 with a walk 9/25 at LA (NL)...With the Beavers, hit safely in each of his first 12 games, going 20-for-43 (.465) from 4/3-19...played 28 games at shortstop...On the disabled list 4/26-6/13 with a broken hamate bone in his right hand.
2007
Played in 68 games for the Twins, batting .219 (34-for-155) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs, 12 RBI and 18 runs scored...appeared in three games at first base, 21 games at second base (12 starts) and 38 games at third base (25 starts), committing four errors in 138 total chances...tallied a .958 fielding percentage at third base, .984 at second and 1.000 at first...began the season with Minnesota and hit safely in four of five games, 4/11-17...homered on 4/14 vs. TB, his first long ball since 6/25/06...was 3-for-5 (.600) in three games, 5/10-13...went 1-for-4 with a homer and season-high two RBI, 7/4 at NYY...optioned to Triple-A Rochester 8/21 and recalled 9/1...notched season-high three hits, 9/4 vs. CLE...recorded season-high four-game hit-streak, going 6-for-16 (.375), 9/4-9...after the season, played second base for the Tigres de Aragua in the Venezuela Winter League and hit .257 (38-for-148) in 41 games.
RED HOT RED WING: In six games at shortstop with Triple-A Rochester, hit at a .421 clip (8-for-19) with a double, RBI and three runs scored...hit safely in four of the six contests including two three-hit affairs.
2006
Hit first career pinch-homer, April 5 at Toronto...hit safely in four of five games, going 5-for-12 (.417), April 5-16...entered the game as a defensive replacement and hit his second homer of the season, June 25 vs. Chicago...was 6-for-12 (.500) in four games, August 11-17...started
at third base and recorded his fourth career three-hit game, August 16 vs. Cleveland...had game winning rbi in the Twins 3-2 win over Kansas
City, September 26...made his fifth start at second base and went 2-for-3, with a walk and a double, September 29 vs. Chicago (AL).
2005
Began season at Rochester . . . was 8-21 (.381) in 6 games, April 10-16 . . . hit safely in 6 of 7 games, April 21-28 . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 10-24 (.417), May 10-16 . . . recalled May 20 . . . made major league debut as defensive replacement, May 21 vs. Milwaukee . . . singled off Derrick Turnbow for first major league hit, May 22 vs. Milwaukee . . . had 3-game hit-streak, going 6-13 (.462), June 5-9 . . . hit first major league homer off Victor Santos, June 26 at Milwaukee . . . hit safely in 4 consecutive games with an at-bat, going 5-13 (.386), June 26-29 . . . career-high 5-game hit-streak, going 8-18 (.444), July 8-18 . . . optioned August 28 . . . had 4-game hit-streak, going 5-15 (.333), September 1-5 . . . recalled September 6 . . . tied career-high 3 hits and career-high 3 rbi, September 29 vs. Kansas City.
2004
Hit safely in 9 of 10 games, going 14-40 (.350), April 11-20 . . . had 7-game hit-streak, going 10-27 (.370), April 27-May 3 . . . season-high 3 rbi, April 29 vs. Buffalo . . . season-high 19-game hit-streak, going 34-75 (.453), May 29-June
19 . . . Twins' Minor League Player of the Week, going 16-30 (.533), June 12-18 . . . was 11-32 (.344) in 8 games, June
25-July 7 . . . named Twins' Minor League Player of the Month for June . . . hit safely in 8 of 10 games, going 15-36 (.417),
July 9-21 . . . season-high 5 hits, August 23 at Syracuse . . . hit safely in 8 consecutive games, going 11-29 (.379), August
29-September 6.
2003
Hit safely in 9 of 10 games, going 12-for-36 (.333), April 9-18...was 8-for-21 (.381) in six games, April 20-25...season-high four rbi,
April 30 vs. Buffalo...hit safely in 12 of 14 games, going 22-52 (.423), May 18-June 1...was 14-for-32 (.438) in eight games, June 25-July 2...was
11-for-15 (.733) in five games, July 18-21...season-high four hits, August 3 at Ottawa...season-high 13-game hit-streak, going 21-for-53 (.396),
August 8-23...was 6-for-15 (.313) with the bases loaded...led club in batting, hits, doubles and on-base percentage and was second in runs and
total bases...was fifth in league in hits...was fourth among Twins' minor leaguers in hits.
2002
Hit safely in 10 of 11 games, going 16-for-46 (.348), April 10-20...season-high four hits, April 28 at Binghamton...season-high 13-game
hit-streak, going 20-for-51 (.392), May 12-24...was 11-for-26 (.423) in eight games, May 28-June 4...hit safely in 11 of 14 games, June 11-28...
had grand slam and season-high four rbi, July 8 at Portland...was 2-for-5 (.400) with one homer and seven rbi with the bases loaded...led club and tied for fourth in organization in walks.
2001
Led Single-A Fort Myers in runs (71), hits (127), doubles (21), RBI (64), walks (82) and on-base percentage (.387)...Finished fourth in the Florida State League in walks.
2000
Played in 106 contests for Quad City...hit .225 (77x342) with 11 doubles...did not commit an error in 25 consecutive games June 12-July 25.
1999
Batted .270 (117x434) with 20 doubles, 3 homers and 50 RBI in 119 games for Quad City (A) in the Midwest League.
1998
With the GCL Twins, led the club in runs (33), hits (50), doubles (11) and walks (22), 2nd in at-bats (180) and T2nd in games (52).
1997
Began his professional career with the Twins Venezuelan Summer League club and hit .308 (33x107) in 51 games.
