 In 2000 , Rodríguez suffered a season @-@ ending injury in a game against the Anaheim Angels . While trying to make a throw to second base , his thumb made contact with the swing of Mo Vaughn 's bat . He fractured his right thumb and underwent surgery the next day . This injury caused him to miss the rest of the season . Rodríguez appeared in just 91 games , which was the fewest that he appeared in since his first season in the league , 1991 . His nine home runs in April matched a team record that was shared ( through 2008 ) with Alex Rodriguez ( 2002 ) , Carl Everett ( 2003 ) , and Ian Kinsler ( 2007 ) . Even though he was injured , he was still named to the second @-@ team of Baseball America 's Major League Baseball All @-@ Star Team . 
