UTL Sean Rodriguez made his fifth start this month on Wednesday, as he finally settles into the so-called super utility role he played while hitting 18 homers with Pittsburgh last season. He went 1-for-4 with a walk. So far, he's started three times at 3B and once each at 2B and RF. After signing with the Braves in November, Rodriguez he and his wife sustained significant injuries in late January when their car was struck by a stolen police cruiser. Rodriguez needed left rotator cuff surgery and extensive rehabilitation, and he wasn't activated by Atlanta until July 17.

UTL Sean Rodriguez was acquired in the offseason to give the Braves a valuable role player who can play almost any position and hit for power. Now, with the season nearly two-thirds gone, they finally saw that player. Rodriguez, previously 1-for-14, drilled a two-run pinch-hit homer deep into the left field seats during a 10-2 loss in Arizona on Monday night - his first homer since Sept. 21 with Pittsburgh. He had 18 homers a season ago, but needed rotator cuff surgery after being injured in a crash with a stolen police car in late January. His wife, Giselle, broke two leg bones, a wrist and three ribs in the wreck. Rodriguez wasn't activated until July 17 and didn't get his first hit with Atlanta until Saturday. "That's a big hit, we were right there at the time," manager Brian Snitker said of a homer that temporarily cut Arizona's lead to 4-2.

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez was activated from the disabled list on Monday. He was in the starting lineup and went 0-for-3 with a walk. Rodriguez signed a two-year contract as a free agent in November but was involved in a serious car accident in January and had to undergo left shoulder rotator cuff surgery. Rodriguez can play second base, shortstop, third base and all three outfield spots.

INF Sean Rodriguez (left shoulder surgery) went 1-for-3 with Triple-A Gwinett in his rehab assignment Saturday. He was 2-for-15 in his first five minor league rehab games on an assignment that began July 1. He was put on the 60-day DL on Feb. 25 and has missed 87 games. The Miami native, 32, was drafted in the third round by the Angels in 2003 and made it to the majors five years later.

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez could be ready to come off the 60-day disabled list before the end of the month, well ahead of the original timetable after he suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder in a January auto accident. "I'd be real surprised, if things go right, if he's not back sooner (than August)," manager Brian Snitker said. Rodriguez played Tuesday with Class A Rome and is expected to move up to Triple-A Gwinnett this weekend.

UTIL Sean Rodriguez, on the 60-day disabled list recovering from shoulder surgery, began his road back to the major leagues with a rehab assignment in Class A Rome on Tuesday. Rodriguez can play all infield and outfield spots and was expected to be a regular contributor when his season was sidetracked by a car accident in January.

2B Sean Rodriguez was sent on a rehab assignment to GCL Braves. He had been placed on the 60-day disabled list April 4, retroactive to Feb. 25. He went 1-for-3 Saturday for the Braves. Rodriguez is expected to miss the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair damage to his rotator cuff, labrum and biceps tendon he sustained when he and his family were involved in a car accident Jan. 28.

INF Sean Rodriguez (left shoulder) was placed on the 60-day disabled list Sunday, retroactive to Feb. 25. Rodriguez is expected to miss the entire season after undergoing surgery to repair damage to his rotator cuff, labrum and biceps tendon he sustained when he and his family were involved in a car accident Jan. 28. The Braves signed Rodriguez to a two-year deal last November.

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez was arguably one of the most effective and versatile depth players in baseball. He played every position except pitcher and catcher. He started and came off the bench. He hit .270 with 18 homers in a career-high 140 games.

SS Sean Rodriguez, getting a chance to bat third, went 0-for-2 with a walk before being pulled as part of a double-switch before the bottom of the seventh. Rodriguez was 16-of-44 in his last 11 road games before Saturday with six home runs and 15 RBIs. His 18 home runs are a career high, far surpassing the 12 he hit in 2014 with Tampa Bay.

INF Sean Rodriguez is the Pirates' hottest hitter down the stretch, getting two more hits Wednesday -- a double and a single -- while scoring three runs. He is hitting .377 (23-for-61) with six homers and 17 RBIs in his past 17 games.

SS Sean Rodriguez extended his hitting streak to eight games with his 17th home run in the sixth inning Sunday. "He's aggressive in the strike zone and does that about as well as anyone," manager Clint Hurdle said. Rodriguez has set career highs with 17 home runs and 51 RBIs. He has made 52 starts (14 at second base, 13 at shortstop, 13 in right field, six at third base, five at third base, and one in left field).

SS Sean Rodriguez's home run in the third inning of the first game was the 237th allowed by Reds' pitchers, a single-season club record. It is two shy of a National League record and four short of the major-league mark.

INF Sean Rodriguez connected on his second career pinch-hit home run to give the Pirates a much-needed 5-3 win in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Rodriguez's three-run blast came with runners on second and third and nobody out in the top of the ninth inning. He has a career-high 13 home runs.

OF Sean Rodriguez went 3-for-4, including his 12th home run of the season on Sunday, an estimated by 407 foot shot by MLB.com. Rodriguez has hit safely in 18 of his last 22 starts and tied a career high with four RBIs. His 12 homers tie his career best set in the 2014 season.

1B Sean Rodriguez was a defensive replacement in the eighth inning, but it was hit bat that made the difference. He hit a 413-foot walk-off homer to lead off the ninth. It was his 11th homer this season, his second career walk-off homer. "It's another cool thing for him this year," manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's done a lot of good things for us. He's tough on himself. He expects a lot of good things to happen." Rodriguez was on an 0-for-10 streak but was not holding back against Ross Ohlendorf. "I'm taking an aggressive swing," he said. "When I try to be too passive, that's when I swing and miss a lot."

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez went 0-for-4 on Wednesday. Still, Rodriguez, who is hitting .272, has shown impressive versatility. He started at shortstop on Monday and then started his third game of the year in right field on Wednesday. He has played every position in the majors except pitcher and catcher.

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez was 2-for-7 with a double and two RBIs while starting at second base Sunday. He started at three infield positions and played the fourth in the three-game Arizona series. Rodriguez opened at third base before moving to first in a double-switch on Friday and played shortstop Saturday. "It's definitely something you pride yourself in," Rodrgiuez said of his ability to play different spots. "It's part of your repertoire. It's fine to get the opportunity. If that's what it takes, that what it takes." Rodriguez uses one fielder's glove when he plays the left side of the infield, another when he plays second base and a third when he plays the outfield. He carries a first baseman's mitt and keeps a catcher's mitt at home.

INF/OF Sean Rodriguez homered in his second straight game and had three homers in most recent 12 plate appearances when he hit an opposite-field homer off Arizona RHP Rubby De La Rosa in the second inning on Saturday. Rodriguez made his first start of the season at shortstop after homering his first start of the season at third base on Friday.

UTL Sean Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and an RBI single while making his second start of the season at third base. He moved to first base in a double switch in the sixth inning. Rodriguez has started eight games at first base and one in right field, and also has played left field and shortstop.