1 8 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁strike outs ▁against ▁right - hand ed ▁pitch ers . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁. 1 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁AL CS . ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁AL CS . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁under w ent ▁ar th ro scop ic ▁surg ery ▁in ▁his ▁hip ▁to ▁repair ▁a ▁torn ▁lab rum . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁four ▁years ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁surg ery , ▁although ▁this ▁operation ▁was ▁more ▁serious ▁than ▁before . ▁Rod rig uez ▁began ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 0 - day ▁disabled ▁list . ▁ ▁While ▁re h abil it ating ▁his ▁hip , ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁negative ▁head lines : ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁central ▁figure ▁of ▁the ▁Bi ogen esis ▁baseball ▁sc andal ▁and ▁ML B ' s ▁investigation ▁into ▁his ▁possible ▁connection ▁to ▁performance - en han cing ▁dru gs ; ▁addition ally , ▁after ▁Rod rig uez ▁announced ▁on ▁Twitter ▁that ▁his ▁doctor ▁had ▁med ically ▁cleared ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁games , ▁Yan ke es ▁general ▁manager ▁Brian ▁C ash man ▁soon ▁revealed ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁doctor ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁such ▁authority ▁to ▁clear ▁him . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁played ▁his