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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Fernando Rodriguez Jr. has earned great distinction |
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by becoming the first El Paso native to take the field for the El |
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Paso Chihuahuas minor league baseball team; and |
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WHEREAS, This milestone comes five years after the Chihuahuas |
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played their inaugural season in 2014; the ball club is a Triple-A |
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affiliate of the San Diego Padres and competes in the Pacific Coast |
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League; and |
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WHEREAS, Signed by the Padres on January 22, 2019, Fernie |
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Rodriguez took part in the club's extended spring training program |
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before joining the El Paso roster; the 34-year-old right-handed |
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relief pitcher debuted with the Chihuahuas on April 9, striking out |
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four batters in two scoreless innings of work at Tacoma; and |
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WHEREAS, A standout player at Franklin High School and El |
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Paso Community College, Mr. Rodriguez was chosen by the Anaheim |
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Angels in the 2003 draft; he went on to appear in a total of 216 |
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major league games with the Angels, Houston Astros, and Oakland |
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Athletics, notching 242 strikeouts in 231.2 innings; he is working |
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his way back to the big leagues after being sidelined by injuries in |
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2017 and 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Fernie Rodriguez has pursued his goals with |
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remarkable drive and an enduring commitment to excellence, and he |
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may take great pride in becoming the first hometown athlete to play |
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for El Paso's minor league team; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Fernando Rodriguez Jr. on becoming |
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the first native of El Paso to play for the El Paso Chihuahuas |
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baseball team and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1263 was adopted by the House on Apri |
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26, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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