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Q&A: A’s pitcher Fernando Rodney takes us under his crooked cap

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It’s safe to say Fernando Rodney is comfortable in his own skin. What else would you expect from the game’s eldest statesman and the No. 2 pitcher on the active saves leader list?

If 45-year-old Bartolo Colon retires, the 42-year-old Rodney will assume the mantle of MLB’s most senior citizen.

Playing for 10 different teams over 16 seasons, the right-handed, three-time All-Star has amassed 325 saves — second only to Craig Kimbrel (333).

The Dominican native took time to talk about his favorite native food, his recent U.