Ivan Rodriguez, nicknamed "Pudge," played for the Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. Rodriguez was awarded the AL MVP award in 1999. He is also regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time. Rodriguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers. On June 17, 2009, Rodriguez set a MLB record by catching his 2,227th game, passing Carlton Fisk. During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any major league catcher, at 45.68%. Ivan Rodriguez has hand signed this Official Rawlings Major League Baseball (Selig) with #7 inscription.Item includes a numbered tamper-evident authentication hologram and Certificate of Authenticity with online verification. Nice full blue sweet spot signature.