Miguel Rodríguez (Great Britain)

Miguel Rodríguez Ruiz

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 182 lb.

• School University College London

• Born March 7, 1998

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Biographical Information

Miguel Rodríguez has played for the British national team.

He was born in England to a family from Mexico; his family's love of baseball helped make him a rare baseball player in Britain. He hit .158/.360/.211 for Britain in the 2016 U18 European Championship, fielding .963; he had six walks and six runs in six games. He tied for second in the event with two triples (one behind teammate Richard Brereton and tied for 8th in walks. In the 2017 European Championship U23, he was 2 for 14 with two runs and two RBI, fielding .833. In the 2019 European Championship U23, was 1 for 7 but drew four walks and was hit by a pitch for a .500 OBP; he had two runs, one RBI and 11 chances error-free. He tied Johnny Fretheim for the team lead in walks. In his third (and obviously final) U23 European Championship, he was 3 for 9 with a triple, two runs, RBI and six walks while fielding .909. He tied for 4th in the event in walks.

Rodríguez was a backup on the British team in the 2021 European Championship as Kent Blackstone started at 2B, Aaron Singh at SS and Ben Andrews at 3B. He appeared twice, pinch-running for Singh in a loss to Israel and batting for Nateshon Thomas late in a loss to the Czech national team, striking out against Martin Schneider.