Henry a rodriguez biography

Dominican baseball player (born )

For the other Major League Baseball players named Henry Rodríguez, see Henry Rodríguez (pitcher) and Henry Rodríguez (infielder).

Baseball player

Henry Anderson Rodríguez Lorenzo (born November 8, ) is a Dominican former professional baseballoutfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Florida Marlins from to

Rodríguez was a member of the National League (NL) All-Star team as a member of the Expos, hitting a career high 36 home runs that year; which was the Expos team record at the time. He was voted the Montreal Expos Player of the Year in

Rodríguez was a key player on the Cubs Wild Card winning team, and the addition of his bat into the cleanup slot in the Cub lineup helped give slugger Sammy Sosa, who hit third, an advantage, as Sosa slugged 66 home runs in

In Montreal, it became a tradition to throw Oh Henry! bars onto the field after a Rodriguez home run. "Oh Henry" was a popular home run call from Expos broadcaster Rodger Brulotte.

In , while playing for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League, Rodriguez led the league with a batting average.

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Dr. Henry Rodriguez is the Founding Director of the Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research at the National Cancer Institute, NIH. Dr. Rodriguez is also a member of NCI’s Senior Leadership. Recently, he served as the Assistant Director for Strategic Health and Cancer Sciences, in the Executive Office of the President at the White House.

A cell and molecular biologist with a background in business, Dr. Rodriguez’s biomedical research has focused on mechanisms of cancer in basic and clinical science to better inform novel diagnostics and therapeutics, and the development of measurement science, standards, and technology. Previously, Dr. Rodriguez served as Acting Deputy Director of the Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives at the NCI, and held multiple roles at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce), including Founding Director of the Cell and Tissue Metrology Research Group; Health Sciences Program/Policy Analyst in the Office of the Director that involved coordination with leadership in the Department of Commerce, Congress, and the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetic, Health and Society; and Principal Investigator in the DNA Technologies Group. Accomplishments made in healthcare by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during his tenure include the reignition of the Cancer Moonshot, launch of ARPA-H, and modernizing clinical trials to make them more efficient and equitable to all Americans.

Dr. Rodriguez has authored more than  original research papers, including co-editing a best-selling book on oxidative stress and aging. Dr. Rodriguez earned his A.A. in biology from Miami Dade Community College, B.S. in biology/chemistry and M.S. in biology from Florida International University, Ph.D. in cell and molecular biology from Boston University, and M.B.A. in finance and management from Johns Hopkins Unive

Venezuelan baseball player (born )

For the other Major League Baseball players named Henry Rodríguez, see Henry Rodríguez (outfielder) and Henry Rodríguez (infielder).

Baseball player

Henry Alberto Rodríguez (born February 25, ) is a former professional baseballpitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.

Professional career

Oakland Athletics

Rodríguez began his professional career in , with the Arizona League Athletics. With them, he went 5–2 with a ERA in 15 games (four starts), striking out 59 batters in &#;3 innings of work.

In , he went 6–8 with a ERA in 20 games (18 starts), striking out batters in &#;3 innings for the Kane County Cougars. He split the season between the Stockton Ports and the Midland RockHounds, finishing with a 4–10 record and a ERA in 34 games (22 starts), while striking out batters in innings of work.

He made his major league debut in the 8th inning of the September 21 game against the Texas Rangers, where he gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 1.

Washington Nationals

On December 16, , Rodríguez, along with outfielder Corey Brown, was traded to the Nationals in exchange for Josh Willingham. Rodríguez appeared in 59 games in the season and earned a 3–3 record with a ERA and 70 strikeouts.

Rodríguez was given an opportunity to close games for the Nationals in with regular stopper Drew Storen on the disabled list, but bouts of wildness led manager Davey Johnson to move Rodríguez out of the role by the end of May. He continued as a reliever, and pitched in 35 games in , finishing with a record, a ERA, and 9 saves.

After pitching in 17 games with a ERA in , Rodriguez was designated for assignment on June 4,

Chicago Cubs

On June 11, , Rodriguez was traded to the Chicago Cubs for right handed pit