Ivan Rodriguez was 19 when the Texas Rangers promoted the fresh-faced catcher with a cannon for an arm to the major leagues midway through the 1991 season.
Now he's caught more games than anybody else -- and fittingly, he set the record in Texas.
Rodriguez, now with the Houston Astros, caught his 2,227th game Wednesday night against the Rangers, a night after matching Carlton Fisk -- a Hall of Fame catcher also nicknamed "Pudge".
Rodriguez got a standing ovation before his first at-bat.
"To be able to play so many games behind the plate, it's unbelievable," Rodriguez said. "I love this game." source>>>
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