ke es ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁ 7 – 3 ▁for ▁their ▁ 2 7 th ▁World ▁Series ▁Championship , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁career . ▁Having ▁revers ed ▁his ▁post season ▁mis fortun es , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁Award ▁winner ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁post season ▁M VP , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁batt ed ▁. 3 6 5 ▁with ▁six ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁R BI . ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 2 ▁On ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 - year ▁anni versary ▁of ▁his ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁home ▁run , ▁Rod rig uez ▁became ▁the ▁sevent h ▁player ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history ▁to ▁hit ▁ 6 0 0 ▁home ▁runs , ▁hitting ▁number ▁ 6 0 0 ▁off ▁Sh a un ▁Marc um ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays , ▁becoming ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁at ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁and ▁ 8 ▁days ▁old . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th , ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁first , ▁a ▁solo ▁d inger ▁to ▁left ▁center . ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th , ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁second , ▁a ▁two - run ▁shot ▁to ▁dead ▁center . ▁In ▁the ▁top ▁of