Carlos Rodón

His father immigrated from Cuba in 1967, when he was five years old, and his mother is a Cuban-American.

The family moved to Holly Springs, North Carolina, when he was a child.

Rodón attended Holly Springs High School, and played for the school's baseball team.

Carlos Antonio Rodón (born December 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He has previously played MLB for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.

Rodón is a two-time MLB All-Star.

During his junior year in 2010, he threw a no-hitter, two one-hitters, and four shutouts.

He had a 10–1 win–loss record with a 0.80 earned run average (ERA) and 115 strikeouts and was named all-state by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association.

In 2011, he went 11–0 with a 1.40 ERA and 135 strikeouts, leading Holly Springs to the North Carolina 4A state championship over national powerhouse T. C. Roberson High School.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Rodón in the 16th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

However, he decided not to sign as to attend North Carolina State University.

As a freshman for the NC State Wolfpack, in 2012, Rodón went 9–0 with a 1.57 ERA, while setting the NC State freshman record with 135 strikeouts (2nd for the season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to Marcus Stroman's 136), with 43 walks in 117 innings pitched.

He was the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman Pitcher of the Year and an All-American.

He was the first-ever freshman to be named the Atlantic Coast Conference's pitcher of the year, and he was named freshman of the year after leading the NC State Wolfpack to a super regional.

In addition, he was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award and was named the Louisville Slugger's National Freshman Pitcher of the Year.

He led the ACC in ERA (1.57), innings pitched (114 2⁄3), complete games (2), and opponent's batting average (.176), finishing second in the conference and third nationally in strikeouts.

In the 2013 season, Rodón led NC State to their first College World Series since 1968.

In his sophomore season, Rodón went 10–3 with a 2.99 ERA in 19 starts.

He had 184 strikeouts, leading NCAA Division I; the prior four pitchers to lead the Division with that many strikeouts, three of whom were future major league Cy Young Award winners, were Tim Lincecum, David Price, Stephen Strasburg, and Trevor Bauer.

He also gave up 45 walks and led the ACC with 16 hit batsmen, and his 12.54 strikeouts per 9 innings led NCAA Division I. He threw three complete games in 132 1⁄3 innings pitched.

Rodón's sophomore performance set the NC State single-season record with 184 strikeouts.

He was also named ACC Pitcher of the Week back-to-back after recording career-highs of 14 and 16 strikeouts against Florida Atlantic University and La Salle University.

He won the USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Player of the Year Award in 2013.

As a junior, Rodón was 6–7 with a 2.01 ERA, and 117 strikeouts in 98 2⁄3 innings, with an ACC-leading 15 hit batsmen.

After his sophomore year, Team USA listed him as a top prospect, and Rodón spent the summer of 2013 playing for Team USA.

In two seasons on Team USA, Rodón was 5–0, allowed only three earned runs over 36 innings (0.75 ERA), and contributed 42 strikeouts.

Rodón played college baseball at North Carolina State, and was drafted by the White Sox in the first round, with the third overall pick, of the 2014 MLB draft.

He broke the NC State school record for career strikeouts, which had previously been 386, during an April 11, 2014, game against the Duke Blue Devils.

He finished his career with 436 strikeouts.

After his freshman year, Rodón earned a spot on USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team.

Originally, he almost turned down the offer because his coach at North Carolina State University, Elliott Avent, wanted to shut him down for the summer.

However, Rodón joined the team because he would have had the opportunity to play in Cuba, where his family is from.

The Chicago White Sox selected Rodón in the first round, third overall, in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

He signed with the White Sox on July 11, for a signing bonus of $6.582 million.

He made his professional debut on July 22 with the Arizona League White Sox, for whom he pitched three innings.

He made his MLB debut with the White Sox in 2015.

On April 14, 2021, Rodón pitched the 20th no-hitter in White Sox history, against the Cleveland Indians.

He entered free agency after the 2021 season, and signed with the Giants.

Opting out of his contract with San Francisco after one season, Rodón signed a six-year contract with the Yankees after the 2022 season.

Rodón was born in Miami, Florida.