Iván Rodríguez

Birth Name:

Ivan Rodriguez Torres

Birth Place:

Manati, Puerto Rico

Profession

Actor

Founded the Ivan "Pudge" Rodriquez Foundation in 1993 to benefit underprivileged families and children with life threatening diseases in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Puerto Rico
In 2001, he won the Jim Sundberg Community Achievement Award
Was named the True Value Robert Clemente Man of the Year in 1998 and 2001
Was married to Maribel Rivera from 1991 to 2006 and had one son, Ivan, and two daughters, Ivanna and Amanda
As a teen, he worked at malls passing out flyers to shoppers
Originally started out as a pitcher in baseball, but he threw the ball so hard that his team switched him to playing catcher
Was the youngest player in the Major Leagues when he made his debut in 1991
A catcher who spent the first 12 seasons of his MLB career with the Texas Rangers
Helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series Championship
His nickname on the baseball field was "Pudge․"

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