lias ▁Sports ▁Bureau , ▁trailing ▁A aron ), ▁third ▁( ML B , ▁trailing ▁A aron ▁and ▁Ruth ), ▁or ▁fourth ▁player ▁( Base ball - Reference . com , ▁trailing ▁A aron , ▁Ruth , ▁and ▁Cap ▁An son ) ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁att ain ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁R B Is . ▁Rod rig uez ' ▁next ▁home ▁run ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 th ▁career ▁hit , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁ 2 9 th ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁mil estone . ▁He ▁hit ▁it ▁against ▁the ▁Tig ers ' ▁Justin ▁Ver land er ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 – 2 ▁win , ▁joining ▁W ade ▁Bog gs ▁and ▁J eter ▁– ▁both ▁former ▁Yan ke es ▁– ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁players ▁to ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁for ▁his ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 th ▁hit . ▁With ▁his ▁next ▁hit ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁sur pass ed ▁Roberto ▁Clement e , ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁player ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁to ▁have ▁recorded ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁hits . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁against ▁the ▁Tw ins ▁in ▁Minnesota , ▁and ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁ 4 0 th ▁birth day , ▁Rodríguez ▁became ▁the ▁fifth - old est ▁player ▁to ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁one ▁game . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁ 9 5 ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁ 2 4 ▁hom ers ▁and ▁produced ▁an