La Vida Baseball

Congrats, Pudge!

By La Vida Baseball

Catcher. Ranger. MVP. Puerto Rican.

And now, Hall of Famer.

Only the second catcher and fourth Puerto Rican to enter the Hall of Fame, Iván Rodríguez will join Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines in the class of 2017.

Just watch this moment when Pudge got the call. Pure joy.

Pudge is an inspiration to countless players — Carlos Beltrán and Edgar Martínez, to name just two. Hear what they, and others, had to say about Pudge’s career and life in the video above.