1. He was born on September 5, 1975, in Ontario, California. He shares a birthday with major leaguer Randy Choate and actress Rose McGowan.2. His full name is Rodrigo Richard Barajas
3. Stands 6'2" and weighs 230 pounds
4. Wears jersey number 2
5. Is married, wife's name is Stacie (phillies.com)
6. Has one daughter, Aunalilia, and four sons, Andrew, Bryce, Rod Jr. and Jace (phillies.com)
7. Earned first team all-conference honors at Santa Fe Springs High School and repeated the honor at Cerritos Junior College, where he was also team MVP
8. He is owned in .1 percent of ESPN's fantasy baseball leagues
9. He will make $2.5 million this year, down from the $3.2 million he made last season
10. Has career earnings of $8.773,000
11. He is not Canadian, as we have joked
12. He made his major league debut on September 25, 1999. He recorded his first hit two days later in a 10-3 home win over the Colorado Rockies.
13. His "most similar batters" are Chris Widger and Jason LaRue (baseball-reference.com)
14. His career postseason batting average is .333, and his playoff slugging percentage is 1.000
15. Hit a career-high 21 home runs for the Texas Rangers in 2005
16. Has appeared at only catcher and first base throughout his career
17. Reneged on a deal with his hometown Toronto Blue Jays in November after switching agents. He now splits time in Philadelphia with Carlos Ruiz.
18. His next walk will be his 100th career free pass. Twelve have been intentional.
19. Has never competed in the Masters golf tournament, been nominated for an Oscar, or run for elected office
20. Had a perfect stolen base percentage in 2002
21. Has one career stolen base
22. Has two career grand slams; most recent was last May 26th against the Oakland A's
23. Is not related to Barry Bonds
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