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Grayson
Gr ayson
21 RODRIGUEZ

Bats Throws Height Weight
RHP LEFT RIGHT 6-6 240
BORN: NOV. 16, 1999 OPENING DAY AGE: 26
BIRTHPLACE: NACOGDOCHES, TX RESIDES: NACOGDOCHES, TX
MLB SERVICE: 2 YEARS, 129 DAYS
ACQUIRED: FROM BALTIMORE FOR OF TAYLOR WARD, NOV. 18, 2025
SIGNED THRU: 2026; UNDER CLUB CONTROL; 1/3 OPTIONS USED

RODRIGUEZ’S LIFETIME PITCHING RECORD
Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB IBB SO WP BK BAA RODRIGUEZ
2018— GCL Orioles 0-2 1.40 9 8 0 0 0 0 19.1 17 6 3 0 0 7 0 20 1 0 .236
2019— Delmarva 10-4 2.68 20 20 0 0 0 0 94.0 57 30 28 4 6 36 0 129 6 0 .171
2020— DID NOT PLAY — Participated at Orioles Alternate Training Site
2021— Aberdeen 3-0 1.54 5 5 0 0 0 0 23.1 11 4 4 2 3 5 0 40 1 0 .138
Bowie 6-1 2.60 18 18 0 0 0 0 79.2 47 26 23 8 3 22 0 121 3 0 .165
2022— Norfolk 6-1 2.20 14 14 0 0 0 0 69.2 44 17 17 2 1 21 0 97 2 1 .178
Aberdeen 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .250
Bowie 0-1 9.64 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.2 2 5 5 0 0 5 0 11 1 0 .125
2023— Norfolk 4-0 1.96 8 8 0 0 0 0 41.1 26 12 9 4 1 19 0 56 4 0 .178
BALTIMORE 7-4 4.35 23 23 0 0 0 0 122.0 121 62 59 16 2 42 0 129 4 0 .259
2024— BALTIMORE 13-4 3.86 20 20 0 0 0 0 116.2 109 52 50 15 5 36 0 130 6 0 .243
2025— BALTIMORE INJURED — DID NOT PLAY
MAJOR TOTALS 20-8 4.11 43 43 0 0 0 0 238.2 230 114 109 31 7 78 0 259 10 0 .251
MINOR TOTALS 29-9 2.40 77 76 0 0 0 0 333.1 205 100 89 20 14 117 0 475 18 1 .173
Disabling Injuries: 2025 — Right elbow inflammation; disabled March 27 (retro to March 24) - end of season
2024 — Right lat/teres discomfort; disabled Aug. 7 (retro to Aug. 4) - end of season
Right shoulder inflammation; disabled April 30 - May 18
2025 SEASON
◆ Was on Orioles injured list for entire season...Placed on IL on March 27 (retro to March 24) with right elbow
inflammation...Was transferred to 60-day IL on April 28 with a right lat strain...Underwent right elbow surgery
in August to remove bone spurs.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
◆ Made Major League debut on April 5, 2023 at Texas.
◆ Named by MLB Pipeline as #1 overall pitching prospect in 2021 and 2022.
◆ Two-time Orioles Jim Palmer Minor League Pitcher of the Year (2019 and 2021)...Participated in 2019 Futures
Game.
MAJOR LEAGUE SUMMARY
2024
◆ Made first career Opening Day roster with Orioles...Went 13-4 with a 3.86 ERA (116.2 IP - 50 ER) and 130
strikeouts across 20 starts.
◆ Baltimore went 4-0 across his first four starts on the year; he earned three of the four wins and produced a 2.63
ERA (24.0 IP - 7 ER) with 27 strikeouts.
◆ Tossed 13.1 consecutive scoreless innings spanning four starts from April 23 to May 23
◆ Did not suffer a loss in a home regular season game from May 26, 2023 to May 28, 2024...Streak was snapped
May 28 vs. Boston, but set a career high with 10 strikeouts in the game.
◆ Became first Orioles pitcher to win at least 13 of their first 20 outings to begin a season since Chris Tillman in
2016 (also 13).
◆ Before being placed on the injured list with right lat/teres discomfort on August 7, his 13 wins were tied for the
Major League lead with Atlanta’s Chris Sale and Kansas City’s Seth Lugo...His 259 career strikeouts at the time of
the IL placement were the most in an O’s pitcher’s first 43 games with the team in club history.

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