Married, wife's name is Madison. The couple got married in Dec. 2023...Earned the nickname "The Butcher" at Double-A Bowie after choosing white uniforms on his start days because butchers wear white...Enjoys hunting in the offseason...Prefers to pitch on the road because he loves hearing the opposing fans boo him...Participated in the 2024, 2023 and 2020 Birdland Caravan...Is a big Ravens fan and got a helmet from kicker Justin Tucker.
2023
Opened the season with Triple-A Norfolk after being optioned during Spring Training on 3/27. Recalled on 4/5 and made his MLB debut that day. Optioned to Norfolk 5/27. Recalled on 7/17 for the remainder of the season...Went 7-4 with a 4.35 ERA (59 ER/122.0 IP), 121 hits (16 HR), 62 total runs, 42 walks, two hit batters and 129 strikeouts in 23 games (all starts) in his rookie season. Recorded seven quality starts...His 9.52 K/9 was the best by a rookie in team history (min. 100.0 IP). His 129 strikeouts were sixth-most by an O’s rookie. The 129 punchouts through his first 23 career starts are the most by an O’s hurler in that span in franchise history (since 1954)...Made his MLB debut 4/5 at TEX after Kyle Bradish was placed on the injured list after being hit by a comebacker on 4/3. Did not factor in the decision after allowing two runs on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings. Both runs, two hits and the lone walk came in the first inning. Retired nine of the final 10 batters faced...Became the first of six Orioles (two pitchers and four position players) to make his big-league debut, the first Oriole to start his MLB debut since DL Hall on 8/13/22 and the youngest O’s hurler (23-140) to start his debut since Kevin Gausman (22-137) on 5/23/13 at TOR...After being recalled from the Tides on 7/17, went 5-2 with a 2.58 ERA (22 ER/76.2 IP) in his final 13 starts. During that time ranked among qualified AL pitchers in ERA (third), opponent slugging percentage (third, .306), OPS (sixth, .590), batting average (eighth, .227) and WHIP (10th, 1.10)...Threw 22 pitches of at least 100 mph in 2023, the most by an O’s starter in the pitch-tracking era (since 2008). No other Orioles starting pitcher has thrown more than one such pitch per Baseball Savant. The 22 pitches were the fourth-most among starters...Tossed a career-high 8.0 scoreless innings on 9/16 vs. TB, tied for the longest outing by an Oriole in 2023. At 23 years and 304 days old became the youngest O’s starter to work 8.0 scoreless frames since Zack Britton (23-141) tossed a shutout on 5/12/11 vs. SEA and the youngest rookie right-hander to do so since Brad Bergesen (23-257) worked 8.0 scoreless on 6/9/09 vs. SEA...Tallied at least six strikeouts in five straight starts from 8/28-9/21, the longest such streak by an O’s rookie in team history (since 1954) per the Elias Sports Bureau...Recorded a career-high nine strikeouts on 4/29 (G2) at DET. At 23 years and 164 days old became the youngest Oriole with nine punchouts in a game since John Parrish (22-241) also fanned nine batters on 7/24/00 vs. NYY...Worked 5.0 shutout innings on 4/23 vs. DET and 4/29 at DET to become the youngest O's pitcher (23-164) to toss 5.0-or-more scoreless innings in back-to-back games since Dave Ford (21-259) from 9/2-14/78 and the youngest O's starter to accomplish the feat since Jack Fisher (21-188) did so in three straight starts from 8/29-9/8/60...Made his postseason debut on 10/8 vs. TEX and took the loss after allowing five runs on six hits and four walks in 1.2 innings...Was 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA (9 ER/41.1 IP) in eight combined starts in two stints with the Tides.
2022
Began the season with Triple-A Norfolk; placed on the 7-day Injured List on 6/4 and transferred to the 60-day IL on 8/6 (right lat strain); started a rehab assignment with High-A Aberdeen on 8/31; reinstated from the IL and transferred to Double-A Bowie on 9/6 and back to Norfolk on 9/11, where he finished the season...Combined to go 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA (22 ER/75.2 IP) with 47 hits, two home runs, 28 walks, one hit batter, and 109 strikeouts in 17 starts between three levels...Earned International League Post-Season All-Star honors...Earned IL Pitcher of the Month in May after going 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA (8 ER/32.0 IP) and 20 hits, 11 walks, one hit batter, and 48 strikeouts in six starts...Named IL Pitcher of the Week on 5/30 after tossing seven scoreless innings on two hits with 10 strikeouts on 5/27 vs. Gwinnett...Exited his start on 6/1 vs. Jacksonville in the sixth inning due to right lat discomfort; missed the next three months...At the time of his injury, led the IL in games started (11), ERA (2.09), innings pitched (56.0), batting average against (.168), WHIP (0.84), and strikeouts (80); the strikeouts were 19 more than any other Triple-A pitcher; among all MiLB pitchers at the time, ranked second in strikeouts and third in ERA, innings pitched, opponent average, and WHIP...Made one rehab start for Aberdeen on 9/1 vs. Hickory (1.1 IP, H, 2 BB, K)...Threw at least 5.0 scoreless innings in five starts, all with the Tides...Struck out a Triple-A high 11 batters, tied for second-most in his career, in 5.1 innings on 5/17 at Charlotte...Made his Triple-A debut in the Tides' fourth game of the season on 4/8 vs. Charlotte...Ranked as the No. 4 overall prospect and the top pitching prospect at midseason by MLB Pipeline and Baseball America; entered the season ranked No. 6 overall and the No. 1 pitching prospect by both outlets...Added to the 40-man roster on 11/15.
2021
Participated in the team's Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla...Named the Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year...Led all O's Minor League pitchers with 161 strikeouts...Made 23 starts between High-A Aberdeen and Double-A Bowie, going 9-1 with a 2.36 ERA (27 ER/103.0 IP)...Promoted to Double-A Bowie on June 1 where he finished the season, going 6-1 with a 2.60 ERA (23 ER/79.2 IP) and 121 strikeouts to 22 walks...Named the High-A East Pitcher of the Month for May; named the High-A East Pitcher of the Week for the week of 5/23...Named a Baseball America Minor League All-Star...Named a 2021 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star...Ranked as the Orioles' No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline's end-of-season rankings.
2020
Added to the 60-man player pool on 7/29 and participated in the team's Alternate Training Site at Prince George's Stadium in Bowie, Md...Participated in the team's Fall Instructional League camp at the Ed Smith Stadium complex in Sarasota, Fla... Entered the season ranked as the No. 2 Orioles prospect, according to Baseball America...Finished the year ranked as the No. 31 overall prospect Baseball America's Top 100.
2019
Finished the season as the No. 45 overall prospect in Baseball America's Top 100, and rated as the No. 2 prospect in the Orioles system in the publication's 2020 Preseason Top 10...Named the Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League Co-Pitcher of the Year (with RHP Mike Baumann) after finishing the season with Class-A Delmarva with a 10-4 record, 2.68 ERA (28 ER/94.0 IP), and a team-leading opponent average of .171 (57-for-333) while striking out a team-leading 129 batters...Named the 2019 South Atlantic League Most Outstanding MLB Prospect and a SAL Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star; made the start for the Northern Division in the 2019 SAL All-Star Game at West Virginia...Represented the American League in the 2019 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, along with fellow Orioles prospect LHP DL Hall...Rodriguez entered the game to pitch the eighth inning with a runner at second base to begin the extra frame; he retired all three batters faced on 11 pitches to keep the game tied...Named to the Baseball America All-Star team...Named the Orioles Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April after posting a 3-0 record with a 0.54 ERA (1 ER/16.2 IP), an opponent average of .123 (7-for-57) with 28 strikeouts in three starts...Earned the season's first SAL Pitcher of the Week (4/4-14) honors.
2018
Led the GCL Orioles with a 1.40 ERA (3 ER/19.1 IP).
