Wilking José RodrÃÂguez Carrasco (born March 2, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. In 2007, RodrÃÂguez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
On February 26, 2007, RodrÃÂguez signed with the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent. RodrÃÂguez made his professional debut in 2007 in the Venezuelan Summer League and posted a 1.95 ERA in 17 appearances. He returned to the Venezuelan Summer League Rays the following year and pitched to a 3.71 ERA in 10 games. In 2009, RodrÃÂguez played for the rookie-level Princeton Rays and recorded a 1-6 record and 3.21 ERA in 13 starts with the team. RodrÃÂguez spent the 2010 season with the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods, pitching to a 4-10 record and 4.23 ERA with 93 strikeouts in innings of work. He split the 2011 season between Bowling Green and the Low-A Hudson Valley Renegades, accumulating a 1-4 record and 5.00 ERA in 11 appearances between the two teams.
On November 18, 2011, RodrÃÂguez was added to the Rays' 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Before the 2012 season, he ranked as the Rays' 20th best prospect, RodrÃÂguez played for the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs in 2012, logging an 0-4 record and 5.56 ERA in 7 starts. On October 20, 2012, RodrÃÂguez was outrighted off of the 40-man roster. He played in 8 games for the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Rays in 2013, missing a portion of the year due to injury, and pitched 9 scoreless innings for the team. On November 4, 2013, RodrÃÂguez elected free agency.
On November 23, 2013, RodrÃÂguez signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization. He was assigned to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals to begin the 2014 season and later received a promotion to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
On June 2, 2014, the Royals selected RodrÃÂguez's contract from Triple-A, and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. RodrÃÂguez made 2 appearances for the Royals, pitching 2 scoreless innings, before he was optioned back down to Omaha. He was placed on release waivers by the Royals on August 11.
On August 18, 2014, RodrÃÂguez signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. He was invited to spring training with the Yankees for the 2015 season, but did not make the team and was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders to begin the season. On April 15, 2015, RodrÃÂguez was suspended 80 games for a PED violation. In seven appearances for Scranton, RodrÃÂguez registered a 2-0 record and 1.69 ERA. He became a free agent on November 6, 2015.
On January 1, 2020, after spending the past 4 seasons out of affiliated ball, RodrÃÂguez signed with the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. RodrÃÂguez did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 28, 2021, RodrÃÂguez re-signed with Aguascalientes. RodrÃÂguez recorded a 3.86 ERA in 13 appearances with the Rieleros.
On July 18, 2021, RodrÃÂguez was signed off waivers by the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He made 12 appearances for Dos Laredos down the stretch, posting a 1-1 record and 3.77 ERA with 19 strikeouts in innings pitched. In 2022, RodrÃÂguez pitched in 46 games for the team, recording a 6-2 record and 2.01 ERA with 73 strikeouts and 17 saves in innings of work.
On August 30, 2022, Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees. However, he did not appear in a game for the organization.
On December 7, 2022, the St. Louis Cardinals selected RodrÃÂguez from the Yankees in the Rule 5 draft. During spring training, RodrÃÂguez competed for a middle-relief role, and logged a 4.26 ERA and 6:3 K:BB over innings pitched. On March 23, it was announced that he would begin the season on the injured list with right shoulder tightness. On May 3, it was announced that RodrÃÂguez would miss 4âÂÂ6 months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder. Following the season on November 13, RodrÃÂguez was removed from the 40âÂÂman roster and sent outright to the TripleâÂÂA Memphis Redbirds; he subsequently elected free agency.
On November 21, 2023, RodrÃÂguez reâÂÂsigned with the Cardinals on a minor league contract. In 13 games split between the SingleâÂÂA Palm Beach Cardinals and TripleâÂÂA Memphis, he accumulated a 6.17 ERA with 17 strikeouts across innings pitched. RodrÃÂguez was released by the Cardinals organization on September 26, 2024.
On December 13, 2024, RodrÃÂguez signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He made 27 appearances for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in 2025, posting a 2-1 record and 3.20 ERA with 36 strikeouts across innings pitched. RodrÃÂguez elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2025.
On January 12, 2026, RodrÃÂguez signed with the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League.