▁Rod rig uez ▁( born ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁nick named ▁" A - R od ", ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁short stop ▁and ▁third ▁bas eman ▁who ▁played ▁ 2 2 ▁seasons ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁( ML B ). ▁He ▁played ▁seven ▁seasons ▁with ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers , ▁three ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁and ▁twelve ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁Rod rig uez ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sport ' s ▁most ▁highly ▁tout ed ▁prospect s , ▁and ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁baseball ▁players ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁Rod rig uez ▁am ass ed ▁a ▁. 2 9 5 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁( 6 9 6 ), ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁( R BI ), ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁hits , ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁the ▁only ▁player ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁achieve ▁all ▁of ▁those ▁fe ats . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁ 1 4 - time ▁All - Star , ▁winning ▁three ▁American ▁League ▁( AL ) ▁Most ▁Val u able ▁Player ▁( M VP ) ▁Awards , ▁ten ▁Silver ▁Sl ug ger ▁Awards , ▁and ▁two ▁Gold ▁Glo ve ▁Awards . ▁Rodríguez ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁career ▁record ▁holder ▁for