▁in ▁his ▁final ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁the ▁following ▁Friday , ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁against ▁the ▁R ays ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁would ▁sign ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁that ▁would ▁keep ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁organization ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁instruct or ▁and ▁ad visor . ▁In ▁the ▁off season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁would ▁join ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁front ▁office ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁ad visor . ▁The ▁club ▁comm emor ated ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁final ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁Yan kee , ▁thank ing ▁him ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁sold - out ▁crowd ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁with ▁a ▁t ribute ▁of ▁highlight s ▁on ▁the ▁stad ium ▁vide ob o ard , ▁a ▁presentation ▁of ▁a ▁fr amed ▁number ▁ 1 3 ▁j er sey , ▁and ▁a ▁base ▁aut ograph ed ▁by ▁team m ates . ▁This ▁was ▁in ▁stark ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁year - long ▁fare well ▁tour ▁given ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁Yan kee ▁team mate ▁D erek ▁J eter . ▁At ▁the ▁plate , ▁he ▁batt ed ▁third ▁and ▁started ▁as ▁the ▁designated ▁h itter , ▁going ▁ 1 - for - 4 ▁with ▁an ▁R BI ▁double . ▁In ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning , ▁he ▁was ▁brought ▁onto ▁the ▁field ▁at ▁third ▁base ▁for ▁one ▁batter ▁− ▁his ▁only ▁def ensive ▁appearance ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁−