CLEVELAND, OHIO - MAY 22: Relief pitcher Fernando Rodney #56 of the Oakland Athletics leaves the game after giving up a two run home run during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on May 22, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
One could be forgiven for thinking that Fernando Rodney had retired. The well traveled former Oakland A’s reliever has not appeared in the majors since 2019, when the Nationals plucked him off of the scrap heap and added him to their bullpen. As Rodney had struggled with the A’s that season, leading to his release, watching him lift the World Series trophy was all the more frustrating.