José Rodríguez
Full name: José Ramón Rodríguez Menéndez
Also known as: El Hombre de Goma · El Mago del Mascotín · Joseito · Pepito
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1894-02-23 · La Habana
- Died
- 1953-01-21
- Debut
- 2011
José Rodríguez is a Cuban pitcher. His full name is recorded as José Ramón Rodríguez Menéndez. He is also listed as El Hombre de Goma. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 13 seasons in the Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2010 and 2025. He appears throughout for Camagüey. He appears in 2 postseason campaigns.
He is credited with 55 wins against 45 losses, an earned run average of 3.63, and 505 strikeouts. His best recorded season earned run average was 2.57, in 2024 (63.0 IP). His most wins in a season was 11, in 2021-22.
Career summary
- Seasons 13 (2010–2025)
- Leagues Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Camagüey - ERA 3.63
· Innings 827.1
Pitching
| Season | Team | League | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2.610 |
| 2012-13 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 1 | 5.96 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 63 | 40 | 34 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 1.580 |
| 2013-14 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 1 | 1.74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1.400 |
| 2014-15 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 4 | 6.14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 1.740 |
| 2015-16 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1 | 4 | 5.65 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 | 43 | 30 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 1.420 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 8 | 2.72 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 119.0 | 97 | 41 | 36 | 4 | 57 | 61 | 1.290 |
| 2017-18 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 2 | 5.49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1.760 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.000 |
| 2019-20 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020-21 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 2 | 4.81 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 58.0 | 63 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 1.410 |
| 2021-22 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 3 | 3.64 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 101.1 | 112 | 45 | 41 | 8 | 24 | 76 | 1.340 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0 | 0 | .50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .830 |
| 2023 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 6 | 4 | 3.94 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 64.0 | 66 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 51 | 1.360 |
| 2024 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 3 | 2.57 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 63.0 | 54 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 1.020 |
| 2025-26 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 2 | 2 | 3.86 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 1.760 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 55 | 45 | 3.63 | 177 | — | — | 4 | 827.1 | 870 | 395 | 334 | 56 | 266 | 505 | 1.370 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 51.1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 20.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 29.1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 36.2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | .941 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 119.0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 58.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 101.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 18.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 64.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 63.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Camagüey | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 827.0 | 41 | 129 | 7 | 13 | .960 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
Frequently asked questions
When was José Rodríguez born?
José Rodríguez was born on 1894-02-23 in La Habana.
Which teams did José Rodríguez play for?
José Rodríguez appears for Camagüey across 13 recorded seasons.
What position did José Rodríguez play?
José Rodríguez is recorded as P.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
