 On August 18 , 2009 , Rodríguez was traded to the Texas Rangers for minor league reliever Matt Nevarez and two PTBNL . Teammate David Murphy switched his uniform number to # 14 so Rodríguez could wear the # 7 he previously wore with the Rangers . In his first game with the Rangers , Rodríguez went 3 @-@ for @-@ 4 with an RBI double and two singles . He hit his first home run with the Rangers since 2002 on August 29 , a solo shot against Minnesota Twins reliever José Mijares . 
