The San Francisco Giants called up pitcher Dereck Rodriguez on Monday.
Rodriguez's father is Hall of Fame catcher Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, who said in a video message posted to Twitter that he was proud of his son.
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 pic.twitter.com/joUtfVHxG1
Dereck Rodriguez, 25, is 4-1 with a 3.40 ERA in nine starts for Triple-A Sacramento.