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Puerto Rico Celebrates New Hall Of Famer Ivan Rodriguez

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CBSMiami/AP) — Students shouted “Ivan! Ivan! Ivan!” as Pudge visited his former elementary school on Friday, part of a three-day celebration Puerto Rico planned for the newly elected Hall of Fame catcher.

BRONX, NY – OCTOBER 25: Catcher Ivan Rodriguez #7 of the Florida Marlins is on base against the New York Yankees during game six of the Major League Baseball World Series on October 25, 2003 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. The Marlins won 2-0. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Ivan Rodriguez, the 14-time All-Star, waved as he posed for pictures in his hometown of Vega Baja.