▁OP S ▁of ▁. 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁m ired ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 2 - at - bat ▁sl ump ▁without ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁until ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁against ▁the ▁Tw ins , ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁ 2 5 th ▁home ▁run ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁ 2 5 th ▁career ▁grand ▁sl am , ▁extending ▁his ▁major ▁league ▁record . ▁The ▁home ▁run ▁also ▁drove ▁in ▁the ▁go - a head ▁runs ▁for ▁an ▁ 8 – 4 ▁Yan ke es ▁win . ▁ ▁From ▁August ▁ 1 ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 5 6 ▁games , ▁batt ing ▁. 1 9 1 , ▁. 6 7 8 ▁OP S , ▁nine ▁home ▁runs , ▁and ▁struck ▁out ▁ 5 9 ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 ▁at - b ats . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁base ▁experiment ▁yield ed ▁two ▁total ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 3 3 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 8 6 ▁R BI , ▁ 1 3 1 ▁hits , ▁and ▁a ▁. 2 5 2 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁home ▁runs , ▁on - base ▁percentage , ▁sl ug ging ▁percentage , ▁on - base ▁plus ▁sl ug ging , ▁and ▁bases - on - ball s . ▁Rod rig uez ▁reached ▁ 3 0 + ▁home ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁t