DATE: 1990s ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original - Printed from the original negative in the time period in which it was shot TEAM: Texas Rangers SUBJECT: Ivan Rodriguez ISSUER: Currie Press APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5" to 9"x12" MARKS / STAMPING: One postcard has a partial postmark (on the front?!). Also includes a hand sketch of an unidentified Detroit Tigers player on an old autograph album page (no autograph though). NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 2 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Ivan (Torres) Rodriguez (Pudge, I-Rod) was born in 1971 in Manati, Puerto Rico. He played major league baseball from 1991 to present as catcher and DH for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and the Houston Astros, appeared in the 2003 and 2006 World Series, was selected 14 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2017. He was the 1999 American League MVP, and has earned 13 Gold Glove Awards and 7 Silver Sluggers. To date, Rodriguez has caught more games than anyone in major league history. SKU: L20421
Item: L20421
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