116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Meet The Kernels — Dereck Rodriguez
Name: Dereck Rodriguez
Number: 31
Position: Pitcher
Throws: Right
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 180 pounds
Age: 23
Hometown: Arlington, Texas
Noteworthy: A sixth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins in 2011 out of Monsignor Pace High School in Miami. Spent first three seasons of pro ball as an outfielder, hitting .216 in 100 games. Began pitching career in 2014, going 2-2 with five saves and a 1.05 earned run average for Rookie-level Elizabethton. Converted to starter last season, making two of them for Kernels and 12 for E-town. Son of Ivan Rodriguez, who spent 21 seasons as a major league catcher and was a 14-time all-star.
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