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Starlin Rodriguez Named Florida State League Player of the Week

Published on April 21, 2014 under Florida State League (FSL1)
Palm Beach Cardinals News Release


JUPITER, FL - The Florida State League has announced that Palm Beach Cardinals outfielder Starlin Rodriguez is the Player of the Week for the period April 14-20.

Rodriguez had a big week for the Cardinals at the plate, going 8-for-21 with three home runs, three doubles, seven RBI, and six runs. The 5-10 slugger boasted a .381/.480/.952 slash line for the week and is hitting at a .347 clip (17-for-49) overall this season.

Rodriguez, 24, led the Cardinals to two comeback victories over the last two games against the Charlotte Stone Crabs at Roger Dean Stadium. He clubbed two homers on April 18, including a three-run shot in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and propel Palm Beach to an 8-3 victory. The following night on April 19, Rodriguez connected on his third long ball in two games, recorded three RBI, and tallied three runs to pace the Cardinals offense in a 13-9 win over the Crabs.

In the final two games of the week alone, Rodriguez went 5-for-9 with three home runs, a whopping seven RBI, and five runs to help the Cardinals improve to 8-8 on the year.

The Dominican Republic native is second in the Florida State League with a .694 slugging percentage and his 10 extra-base hits are the second most in the league this season.

Rodriguez, who has played in 207 games for Palm Beach over parts of the last four seasons, owns a .305 average (237-for-777) while recording 124 runs and 93 RBI. He was named to the Florida State League All-Star team in 2012.

Rodriguez was signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on October 28, 2009.

The Cardinals and St. Lucie Mets will begin a two-game series tonight at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. The two teams will return to Jupiter for a two-game series at Roger Dean Stadium starting on Wednesday night at 6:35 p.m. For more information on Rodriguez and the Cardinals, visit www.palmbeachcardinals.com or call (561) 799-1391.

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