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Ivan 'Pudge' Rodriguez's Son Dereck Called Up by Giants

The San Francisco Giants are calling up the son of a Hall of Famer.

ESPN.com reported the Giants called up pitcher Dereck Rodriguez on Monday to join their bullpen and sent utility man Miguel Gomez to Triple-A to clear space on the roster. Rodriguez is the son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who expressed how proud he was in a Twitter message:

Ivan Pudge Rodriguez

Congrats son very proud of you and welcome to the big show God bless you #prouddad felicidades hijo DTB y sabes que eres el mejor ud83dudc4dud83cudffbu26beufe0fud83cuddf5ud83cuddf7 @DereckrodRF3 @SFGiants @MLB https://t.