- time ▁grand ▁sl am ▁record , ▁formerly ▁held ▁by ▁Lou ▁Ge hr ig . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁played ▁in ▁only ▁ 4 4 ▁games ▁batt ing ▁. 2 4 4 ▁with ▁ 7 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁R BI . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Sus p ension ▁from ▁the ▁Bi ogen esis ▁sc andal ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁susp ension ▁that ▁was ▁announced ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁but ▁delayed ▁pending ▁an ▁appeal , ▁was ▁u ph eld ▁for ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁post season . ▁He ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁viol ated ▁the ▁league ' s ▁Performance ▁En han cing ▁Dru gs ▁policy , ▁specifically ▁through ▁the ▁" use ▁and ▁possession ▁of ▁numerous ▁forms ▁of ▁prohib ited ▁performance - en han cing ▁subst ances , ▁including ▁Test oster one ▁and ▁human ▁G row th ▁H orm one , ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁multiple ▁years " ▁and ▁" att empt ing ▁to ▁cover - up ▁his ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁Program ▁by ▁eng aging ▁in ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁conduct ▁intended ▁to ▁ob struct ▁and ▁fr ustr ate ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ' s ▁investigation ." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season , ▁Brian ▁C ash man ▁announced ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁every day ▁third ▁bas eman ▁after ▁the ▁team ' s ▁signing ▁of ▁Ch ase ▁Head ley