Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Rougned Roberto Odor was born on February 3, 1994, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He is a second baseman in the MLB.

He played for the team's minor league affiliates from 2011 until he was called up to the MLB team in 2014. Odor began playing baseball at the age of two. He played in the 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship. He was named to the tournament's all-star team as a second baseman.

Odor signed with the Texas Rangers as an international free agent in 2011, receiving a $425,000 signing bonus. The Rangers aggressively assigned him to the Spokane Indians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League. He was the youngest player in the Northwest League and had a .262 batting average on the season. In 2012, Odor batted .259 with the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League.

On May 12, against Houston Astros pitcher Brad Peacock, Odor hit a single for his first major league hit. He hit his first grand slam on August 27, in a 12-4 decision against the Seattle Mariners. Odor was the youngest player in the MLB during his rookie season.

On April 6, 2021, the Rangers traded Odor to the New York Yankees for Josh Stowers and Antonio Cabello.

Odor signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles on November 30, 2021.

On March 1, 2023, Odor signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training. He had his contract selected on March 30, 2023.