▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁facing ▁serious ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁illegal , ▁under ground ▁pok er ▁games . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁games ▁reported ly ▁turned ▁violent ▁and ▁c oca ine ▁was ▁open ly ▁used . ▁However , ▁Rod rig uez ▁denied ▁through ▁a ▁representative ▁that ▁he ▁ever ▁participated ▁in ▁illegal ▁pok er ▁games . ▁An ▁ML B ▁Executive ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁indeed ▁proven ▁guilty , ▁he ▁may ▁face ▁a ▁susp ension ; ▁ML B ▁had ▁war ned ▁Rod rig uez ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁not ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁such ▁games . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁playing ▁third ▁base ▁against ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tw ins , ▁going ▁ 0 - for - 4 . ▁He ▁sust ained ▁another ▁injury ▁with ▁a ▁jam med ▁thumb ▁while ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁play ▁in ▁that ▁game . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁going ▁ 2 - for - 4 ▁with ▁ 2 ▁singles ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁for ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁over ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁home ▁run ▁since ▁coming ▁off ▁the ▁disabled ▁list , ▁a ▁solo ▁shot ▁off ▁Baltimore ▁Ori oles ▁pitch er ▁Tommy ▁Hunter . ▁He ▁concluded ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁ 1 6   home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 6 2   R B Is ▁in ▁ 9 9   g ames , ▁ending