The New York Yankees will start the 31-year-old Cuban American left-handed pitcher for Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Rodon has started three games this postseason including Games 1 and 5 against the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series.
Overall, he’s 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 14⅓ innings in October.
He gave up just three runs in 10⅔ innings against Cleveland in the ALCS.
During the regular season, Rodon was better at home than on the road, posting a 4.69 mark away from Yankees Stadium compared to a 3.11 ERA in New York.
Righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto will oppose Rodon in Game 2.
Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole face each other in Game 1 on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
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