 In preparation for the 2009 World Baseball Classic , Rodríguez returned to the Puerto Rico Baseball League ( formerly LBPPR ) during the offseason , following ten years of absence . Playing for the Criollos de Caguas , he gathered a batting average of .370 with three runs batted in and one home run in six games during the regular season . Upon leaving the team on vacation , Rodríguez noted that his intention was to return to action if the Criollos advanced to the playoffs . He returned to action in a " sudden death " game for the final postseason space , but the team lost and was eliminated . On January 8 , 2008 , the Leones de Ponce reclaimed Rodríguez in the last turn of a special post @-@ season draft , where players from eliminated teams were selected to reinforce those that qualified . In the first week of December 2009 , Rodríguez re @-@ joined the Criollos de Caguas in the <unk> . 
