Eddie Rodriguez

Eduardo Rodriguez

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.
• School Miami Dade South Junior College
• High School Miami Senior High School

• Born March 11, 1959 in Havana Cuba

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Biographical Information

Eddie Rodriguez played in the minor leagues as an infielder in the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels organizations from 1978 to 1982 and in 1984. He had a long career as a coach and minor league manager after that.

• Coach, Peoria Suns (1983)
• Player/Coach, Waterbury Angels (1984)
• Coach, Quad City Angels (1985-1986)
• Minor League Roving Defense Coordinator, California Angels (1991-1994)
• Hitting Coach,Tempe Rafters in Arizona Fall League (1993)
• Minor League Field Coordinator, California Angels (1995-1997)
• Interim Third Base Coach, California Angels (August 6 - end, 1996)
• Third Base Coach, Toronto Blue Jays (1998)
• Third Base Coach, USA Olympic Team (2000)
• First Base Coach, Arizona Diamondbacks (2001)
• Third Base Coach, Diamondbacks (2002-2003)
• Bench Coach, Montreal Expos (2004)
• Bench Coach, Washington Nationals (2005-2006)
• Manager, Peoria Saguaros in AFL (2005)
• First Base Coach Seattle Mariners (2008)
• Special Assignment Major League Coach Kansas City Royals (2009)
• Manager, Team USA, 2009 Baseball World Cup
• First Base Coach, Kansas City Royals (Start - 5/14/2010)
• Third Base Coach, Royals (5/14/2010 - 2013)
• Coach, Puerto Rican national team, 2011 Baseball World Cup
• Coach, Puerto Rican national team, 2011 Pan American Games
• Minor League Infield Coordinator, San Diego Padres (2014-2015)
• Manager, Puerto Rican national team, 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
• Major League Assistant Coach, Padres (2016)
• Minor League Field Coordinator, Royals (2017-2019)
• Minor League Infield Coordinator, Royals (2020-2021)
• Bench Coach, Quad Cities River Bandits (2022)
• Third Base Coach, Chicago White Sox (2023 - 8/8/2024)

The White Sox fired Rodriguez along with manager Pedro Grifol and two other coaches amidst a disastrous 2024 season.

In addition to his work in professional baseball, Rodriguez served as a coach on the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team that won the gold medal in Sydney, Australia.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
1987	Quad City Angels	Midwest League	47-91	12th	California Angels
1988	Quad City Angels	Midwest League	60-79	10th	California Angels
1989	Quad City Angels	Midwest League	72-63	6th	California Angels
1990	Midland Angels	Texas League	56-80	7th (t)	California Angels
1999	St. Catharines Stompers	New York-Penn League	34-42	10th (t)	Toronto Blue Jays
2000	Queens Kings	New York-Penn League	46-29	3rd	Toronto Blue Jays	lost in 1st round
2007	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	60-79	9th	Seattle Mariners