3 ▁short st ops ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁hit ▁ 4 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁His ▁ 4 3 . 9 ▁Power - speed ▁number ▁was , ▁through ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁highest ▁single ▁season ▁Power / Speed ▁Number ▁ever . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁Play ers ▁Cho ice ▁AL ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁Silver ▁Sl ug ger ▁Award , ▁and ▁finished ▁nin th ▁in ▁the ▁M VP ▁voting . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁a ▁. 3 1 0 ▁average , ▁ 4 2 ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁ 1 1 1 ▁R B Is , ▁despite ▁missing ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁games ▁with ▁an ▁injury ▁and ▁playing ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁at ▁Saf ec o ▁Field , ▁a ▁consider ably ▁less ▁h itter - friend ly ▁ball park ▁than ▁the ▁King d ome . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est - ever ▁player ▁to ▁record ▁ 1 0 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁st olen ▁bases , ▁at ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁and ▁ 3 0 9 ▁days ▁of ▁age . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mike ▁Tr out ▁reached ▁the ▁same ▁mil estone ▁at ▁ 2 3 ▁years ▁and ▁ 2 5 3 ▁days ▁old . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁entered ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁the ▁corner stone ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁franch ise , ▁which ▁had