 In the 1998 season , Rodríguez led the Texas Rangers in batting average at .325 , which placed eighth in the American League . He also had 75 multi @-@ hit games and 186 hits , finishing seventh and ninth in MLB respectively . He finished second on the Rangers in hits , total bases , triples , and slugging percentage . Rodríguez was third on the team in doubles , home runs , and stolen bases , and fourth in runs batted in . He had his 1000th hit in a game facing the Cleveland Indians on May 10 of that season . Rodríguez also became the first catcher in the history of Major League Baseball to have two or more seasons with 40 or more doubles . He was selected to the American League All @-@ Star Team again , and he was also named to all @-@ star teams by the Associated Press , The Sporting News , and Baseball America . 
