Rougned Odor, Second Base, San Diego Padres

Date of Birth: 2/3/1994
Birthplace: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Nicknames: Stink, Stinky, Roogie

Rougned Odor, second baseman for the San Diego Padres, was signed by the Texas Rangers in January, 2011. He played in the Rangers' minor league system from 2011 through part of 2014. In 329 games in the minors, he had 365 hits, 75 doubles, 171 RBIs, 67 stolen bases, and a .280 batting average.

Odor finished the 2014 season with 100 hits, 14 doubles, 48 RBIs, 71 strikeouts to 17 walks, and a .259 batting average in 114 games. As a second baseman, he made 275 assists, 70 double plays, 194 putouts, and 9 errors in 110 games.

Odor played in 120 games with the Rangers in 2015. He finished the season with 111 hits, 21 doubles, 16 home runs, 61 RBIs, and a .261 batting average. As a second baseman, he made 350 assists, 97 double plays, 207 putouts, and 17 errors in 119 games. He batted .278 in 18 at-bats in 5 postseason games and he had 5 hits, including a double and a home run, and 2 RBIs.

Odor batted .271 in 150 games with the Rangers in 2016. He finished the season with 164 hits, 33 doubles, 33 home runs, 14 stolen bases, and 88 RBIs. Defensively, as the Rangers' second baseman in 146 games, he made 428 assists, 129 double plays, 283 putouts, and 22 errors. In the postseason, he batted .200 with 2 hits, including a home run, and 2 RBIs in 10 at-bats in 3 games.

Odor signed a six-year, $49.5 million contract extension with the Rangers on March 30, 2017. He finished the 2017 season with 124 hits, 21 doubles, 30 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 75 RBIs, 162 strikeouts to 32 walks, and a .204 batting average in 162 games. Defensively, as the Rangers' second baseman in 158 games, he made 429 assists, 129 double plays, 321 putouts, and 19 errors.

Odor finished the 2018 season with 120 hits, 23 doubles, 18 home runs, 63 RBIs, 127 strikeouts to 43 walks, and a .253 ERA in 129 games. Defensively, as the Rangers' second baseman in 127 games, he made 336 assists, 96 double plays, 218 putouts, and 9 errors.

Odor batted .205 in 145 games in 2019. He had 107 hits, 30 doubles, 30 home runs, 93 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, and 178 strikeouts to 52 walks. Defensively, as a second baseman in 137 games, he made 294 assists, 85 double plays, 246 putouts, and 15 errors.

Odor played in 38 games in 2020. He finished the season with 23 hits, 4 doubles, 10 home runs, 30 RBIs, 47 strikeouts to 7 walks, and a .167 batting average. Defensively, he played 37 games at second base.

The Rangers traded Odor to the New York Yankees on April 6, 2021. He spent time on the IL in 2021. He finished the season with 65 hits, 15 home runs, 39 RBIs, 100 strikeouts to 27 walks, and a .202 batting average in 102 games. In the postseason, he had no hits in 2 at-bats in 1 game.

Odor became a free agent on November 23, 2021. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles on November 30th.

Odor became a free agent on November 6, 2022. He signed a minor league contract with the Padres on March 1, 2023.

Career batting statistics for Odor through 2021 include:

• 960 games played
• 814 hits
• 158 doubles
• 161 home runs
• 497 RBIs
• 899 strikeouts to 220 walks
• .234 batting average

Career fielding statistics for Odor at second base through 2021 include:

• 908 games played
• 2,338 assists
• 653 double plays
• 1,612 putouts
• 104 errors
• .974 fielding percentage

Personal Life

Odor's younger brother, who is also named Rougned, signed with the Rangers on February 19, 2015.

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Rougned Odor
ESPN - Rougned Odor