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Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez Retires: Assessing Catcher's Hall of Fame
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Sellout crowd welcomes Hall of Famer Pudge Rodriguez home
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Ivan Pudge Rodriguez is inducted into the Hall of Fame
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Pudge' Rodriguez inducted into Rangers HoF
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Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez's No. 7 gets retired by Rangers
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Ivan Rodriguez inducted into Hall of Fame
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Rangers retire Ivan Rodriguez's No. 7 jersey
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Ivan Rodriguez holds his plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Former Texas Rangers player Ivan Rodriguez kisses his Hall of Fame
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Ivan Rodriguez back in Texas, this time to retire - Deseret News
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Pudge's No. 7: Rangers retire Hall of Fame catcher's jersey
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Pudge Rodriguez becomes the 3rd Texas Ranger to have his jersey