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| 1 | - | H.R. No. 148 | |
| 1 | + | By: Stickland H.R. No. 148 | |
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| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | R E S O L U T I O N | |
| 5 | - | WHEREAS, Former Texas Ranger Ivan "Pudge" | |
| 5 | + | WHEREAS, Former Texas Ranger Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez is being | |
| 6 | 6 | inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a member of the | |
| 7 | 7 | Class of 2017, and this honor provides recognition for an athlete | |
| 8 | 8 | who is one of the best catchers in history; and | |
| 9 | 9 | WHEREAS, born on November 27, 1971, in Manati, Puerto Rico, | |
| 10 | - | Mr. | |
| 10 | + | Mr. Rodriguez learned baseball at an early age. Mr. Rodríguez | |
| 11 | 11 | attended Lino Padron Rivera High School, where he was discovered by | |
| 12 | 12 | scout Luis Rosa. Rodríguez signed a contract with the Texas Rangers | |
| 13 | 13 | in July 1988, at the age of 16, and began his professional baseball | |
| 14 | 14 | career; and | |
| 15 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 16 | - | Texas Rangers at the age of 19 on June 19, 1991. Mr. | |
| 15 | + | WHEREAS Mr. Rodriguez made his Major League debut with the | |
| 16 | + | Texas Rangers at the age of 19 on June 19, 1991. Mr. Rodriguez | |
| 17 | 17 | immediately established himself as one of baseball's best | |
| 18 | 18 | all-around players--equally as formidable behind the plate playing | |
| 19 | 19 | defense as he was offensively at the plate; and | |
| 20 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 20 | + | WHEREAS over his 21 season career, Mr. Rodriguez played a | |
| 21 | 21 | majority with the Texas Rangers, including one season with the | |
| 22 | 22 | Houston Astros, leading him to become a favorite athlete of | |
| 23 | 23 | baseball fans of all ages all over Texas; and | |
| 24 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 24 | + | WHEREAS during his career, Mr. Rodriguez was a 14-time | |
| 25 | 25 | All-Star; 13-time Gold Glove Award winner; 7-time Silver Slugger | |
| 26 | 26 | Award winner; AL MVP in 1999 with the Texas Rangers; and a World | |
| 27 | - | Series Champion in 2003 with the Florida Marlins | |
| 28 | - | WHEREAS | |
| 29 | - | catchers of all time, Mr. | |
| 27 | + | Series Champion in 2003 with the Florida Marlins. | |
| 28 | + | WHEREAS while widely regarded as one of the best defensive | |
| 29 | + | catchers of all time, Mr. Rodriguez finished in career in the | |
| 30 | 30 | top-ten in runs scored, home runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles, | |
| 31 | 31 | and career batting average among catchers in baseball history; and | |
| 32 | - | WHEREAS, Mr. Rodríguez was not only a wonderful teammate and | |
| 32 | + | WHEREAS | |
| 33 | + | Mr. Rodriguez was not only a wonderful teammate and | |
| 33 | 34 | ballplayer, but also great ambassador of the game and beloved | |
| 34 | - | philanthropist; | |
| 35 | + | philanthropist; and | |
| 35 | 36 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | |
| 36 | - | Legislature hereby congratulates Ivan "Pudge" | |
| 37 | + | Legislature hereby congratulates Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez on his | |
| 37 | 38 | election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame; and, be it further | |
| 38 | 39 | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | |
| 39 | - | prepared for Ivan "Pudge" | |
| 40 | + | prepared for Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez as an expression of high regard | |
| 40 | 41 | by the Texas House of Representatives. | |
| 41 | - | Stickland | |
| 42 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 43 | - | Speaker of the House | |
| 44 | - | I certify that H.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on | |
| 45 | - | February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | |
| 46 | - | ______________________________ | |
| 47 | - | Chief Clerk of the House |