▁River a ▁convinced ▁Rod rig uez ▁to ▁contact ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁ownership . ▁He ▁contact ed ▁them ▁directly , ▁by pass ing ▁Bor as ▁( B or as ▁also ▁apolog ized ▁for ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁the ▁announ cement ). ▁Sub sequently , ▁Rod rig uez ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁his ▁website , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁Rod rig uez ▁agreed ▁on ▁the ▁" basic ▁framework " ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year , ▁$ 2 7 5   mill ion ▁contract ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁him ▁playing ▁until ▁he ▁is ▁ 4 2 . ▁The ▁contract , ▁final ized ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁included ▁various ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁breaking ▁career ▁home ▁run ▁mil est ones . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his ▁ 5 4 9 th ▁home ▁run ▁in ▁a ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays . ▁The ▁oppos ing ▁manager ▁object ed ▁that ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁f oul , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ML B ▁history , ▁instant ▁re play ▁( a ▁process ▁officially ▁introduced ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁earlier ) ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁review ▁the ▁play ▁and ▁u ph old ▁the ▁u mp ires ' ▁r uling . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of