 Rodríguez announced his retirement on April 18 , 2012 . He signed a one @-@ day contract with the Rangers on April 23 , retiring as a member of the team . Rodriguez also threw out the ceremonial first pitch during the Rangers home game against the New York Yankees . Instead of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch from the mound , he went to his usual position behind the plate and threw from behind home plate to second base to Michael Young . Rodriguez was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on February 27 , 2014 . He also joined FOX Sports Southwest in 2014 as an analyst for pre and postgame television coverage . 
