Juan "Chico" Rodriguez - Saraperos de Saltillo Manager 2015

Juan Francisco "Chico" Rodriguez played 2nd base in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol for 19 years. He compiled a .293 batting average in 1,924 games with 1,948 hits, 7 times hitting better than .300. Rodriguez drew 841 walks while striking out just 345 times. He also stole 196 bases.

During 15 years of play in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico, Chico saw action in 885 games and delivered 837 hits. Rodriguez scored 420 runs, drove in 225 and stole 93 bases.

Rodriguez' managerial career began in 1997 with the Rieleros de Aguascaliente. He managed the Broncos de Reynosa, the Acereros de Norte Monclova, the Sultanes de Monterrey, the Rieleros de Aguascaliente, the Tuneros de San Luis Potosi and the Dorados de Chihuahua before being named manager of the Vaqueros de la Laguna in 2011. 

Rodriguez as Vaqueros Manager

The Saraperos named Rodriguez their field manager in 2013 and Chico led the team to a 63-50 record with a second place finish in the LMB Championship that year.

Saraperos Manager 2013-2015

Juan has also coached in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico for a number of years with several teams. In 2015 he will head the Caneros de los Mochis, the team he led to the LMP Championship in 2002-2003. For his efforts that year, Rodriguez was named as the Manager of the Year in the LMP.

In 2003, Rodriguez managed the Mexican National team to a Bronze Medal in the Pan American Games.

His outstanding career as a player and then manager for both the LMB and the LMP culminated in induction to the Salon de Fama in September of 2012.