Endy Steven Rodriguez...Played volleyball and basketball as a youth while growing up in the Dominican Republic... Lists Bryce Harper as his favorite player in MLB.
2023
Made his Major League debut as the starting catcher on 7/17 vs. Cleveland…Singled off Cleveland’s Sam Hentges for first Major League hit on 7/19…Connected off Gerardo Reyes for his first Major League home run on 7/22 at Los Angeles (AL)…Threw out his first baserunner attempting to steal on 7/24 at San Diego (Ha-Seong Kim)… Had two hits, including his first big league triple, and a career-high four RBI on 7/29 vs. Philadelphia (his only multi-RBI game)…Had three hits, including his second home run, on 8/6 at Milwaukee…Produced three-hit games on 8/18 at Minnesota and 8/21 vs. St.. Louis…Connected for his third and final home run on 9/22 at Cincinnati...Underwent surgery to repair the UCL and flexor tendon in his throwing arm on Dec. 12.
2023 MiLB SEASON: Was selected to participate in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Seattle on 7/8; started at first base for the National League and walked twice in two plate appearances while also scoring a run…Began season with Indianapolis...Was the Opening Day starting catcher and homered in his first at bat…Was placed on 7-day injured list on 4/21 with a right forearm strain…Returned to action as the DH on 4/29 vs. Columbus…Hit safely in 10 straight games from 5/29 thru 6/10 (16-for-43, .372)… Was hitting .333 (11-for-33) in eight games in July and .268 with 16 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 38 RBI in 67 games overall at Indianapolis when he was recalled to Pittsburgh on 7/17….Made 54 starts behind the plate and eight at first base while playing with Indy.
2022
Was named the organization's Honus Wagner Player-of-the-Year after leading all Pirates Minor Leaguers in batting average (.323), OBP (.407), slugging (.590), OPS (.997), hits (148), doubles (39), extra base hits (68) and total bases (270) in a combined 125 games between Greensboro, Altoona and Indianapolis...At the end of the season, emerged as one of the industry’s top 100 prospects by both Baseball America (Was 95th) and MLB Pipeline (97th)...Was also recognized by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline as a first-team All-Star at catcher at the conclusion of the season...Began the season with Greensboro, where he ranked second in the South Atlantic League in slugging (.544) and OPS (.936), seventh in batting (.302), fifth in OBP (.392) and tied for second in both doubles (23) and extra base hits (42) at the time he was promoted to Altoona...Was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team as a catcher, the league’s Most Valuable Player and as the league’s top MLB prospect as voted on by South Atlantic League managers... Was the second straight Pirates minor leaguer to take home South Atlantic League MVP honors after Matt Fraizer did so in 2021...One of just two players in all of Minor League Baseball to take home MVP honors in each of the last two seasons after doing so last year in the Florida State League (also Jonathan Aranda of the Rays organization, Southern League MVP in 2021 and International League MVP in 2022)...Became the fifth player in Curve history to homer from both sides of the plate after doing so on 9/1...Was promoted to Indianapolis on 9/20 and hit .455 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and eight RBI in six games...Ended the season ranked fifth among all qualified full-season catchers in MiLB in OPS (.997) and tied for ninth in total bases (270) at that position.
2021
Entered season ranked as Pittsburgh’s 22nd-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline...Was named the Low-A Southeast League Most Valuable Player; the third player in Marauders history to take home MVP honors (also Josh Bell in 2014 and Alex Dickerson in 2012)...Became the first Low-A Pirates farmhand to be named MVP since Hickory’s Jorge Cortes was named the South Atlantic League’s Most Valuable Player in 2003...Was also named to the Southeast League’s post-season All-Star team as a catcher...Became the first Marauders player to lead the league in hitting since Josh Bell paced the Florida State League with a .335 average in 2014...Hit safely in 15 of his first 18 games from 5/4-27...Finished tied for second among all Southeast League batters with 30 hits during the month of July...Hit .438 (14-for-32) with five doubles, one triple, two home runs and 13 RBI during a nine-game hitting streak from 8/17 to 9/2...Was named the Low-A Southeast League Player-of-the-Week for the week of 9/6-12...Recorded 17 RBI during the month of September, which ranked second among all Southeast League batters...Ranked first in the Southeast League in extra base hits (46), total bases (193) and runs scored, second in RBI, doubles, slugging, OPS and hits, tied for third in triples and home runs and fourth in OBP...Allowed one hit in 0.2ip while making his first professional pitching appearance on 5/23 vs. Lakeland (the Marauders lost 20-7)...Hit safely in 20 of his final 23 games of the regular season (34-for-94, .362) before going on to hit .462 (6-for-13) with a double and RBI in the Low-A Southeast League championship series...Had four hits in game one of the Low-A Southeast League championship series on 9/21 vs. Tampa...Ranked fifth among all Pirates minor leaguers with at least 300 plate appearances in batting average and fourth in RBI...Made 54 starts behind the plate, 18 appearances (15 starts) at first base and four starts) in left field...Hit 12 of his 15 home runs off right-handed pitchers.
