Luis Miguel Rodríguez
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Luis Miguel Rodríguez
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 163 lb.
Luis Miguel Rodríguez has pitched 15 seasons in Cuba through 2008 but did not make his Cuban national team debut until 2008, when he was 35 years old.
Rodríguez, pitching for Holguín, tied for the shutout lead (4) in the 2000-2001 Serie Nacional. He was 13-6 with a 2.94 ERA in 2001-2002, then helped Holguín win their first title. In 2002-2003, he tied for the lead in complete games (10). Two years later, he led with 159 innings pitched. He was 6-9 with a 4.22 ERA in 2005-2006. In 2006-2007, Luis Miguel was 9-9 with a 2.90 ERA, walking only 27 in 124 innings. He tied Norberto González for third in the circuit with 89 strikeouts. Through that campaign, the right-hander was 105-106 with a 3.57 ERA in 14 seasons.
Rodríguez improved to 10-7, 2.69 in 2007-2008. He was 8th in the league in ERA and tied for 8th in wins. Coming off two good years in a row, he was added to the legendary national team for the first time. He was 1-0 during the 2008 Haarlem Baseball Week, throwing 3 scoreless innings, and remained with Cuba for the 2008 Olympics. In Beijing, he struck out 10 in 9 innings and allowed 4 runs (3 earned). He got no decisions and was solid in his lone start, facing Team USA in the round-robin in a game Cuba won in extra innings. Luis helped Cuba take home Silver.
