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 Gold Glove Award Baseball. Certificate of Authenticity from Athlon Sports Collectibles. Nice blue signature on side panel.