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Former World Series champion Fernando Rodney has signed a contract to play baseball in Ontario
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Three time all-star and World Series champion Fernando Rodney has announced that he has signed on to play baseball for the Hamilton Cardinals.
Rodney played had a 17 year career in the MLB in which he was a three time all-star, AL saves leader in 2014 for the Seattle Mariners and a World Series champion in his final major league season with the Washington Nationals in 2019.
Fernando Rodney announced that he has signed with the Hamilton Cardinals at 47 years old
The Hamilton Cardinals of the Intercounty Baseball League of Southern Ontario announced that they signed 47 year old pitcher and World Series champion Fernando Rodney to a contract for the 2025 season.
The Hamilton Cardinals have made a "significant" addition to their lineup with the signing this week of former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Fernando Rodney for the 2025 season. -Brown
Rodney will not be the other player that in this league that has played pro baseball as the Cardinals owner Eric Spearin stated that the league has many players that have played in the minor leagues but non with Rodney's experience.
"Our league is typically made-up of baseball players that may have made the major leagues, like the Blue Jays so the fact that we signed Fernando Rodney is significant," Spearin told CBC Hamilton via telephone from the Dominican Republic - Rodney's home country. -Brown
Apparently it is thanks to one of the Cardinals assistant coaches, Luis Bernardo, who helped land Rodney for Hamilton as the two have know each other for years since Bernardo is from the Dominican Republic like Rodney.
Spearin said team member and assistant coach Luis Bernardo, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, has known Rodney for a number of years, and was "very instrumental" in helping to get him to sign with the Cardinals. -Brown
It will interesting to see how Rodney does since he is now 47 years old but in his prime he was an incredible pitcher which means he should still be able to throw some heat.
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