▁and ▁depart ed ▁the ▁field ▁to ▁a ▁" ra uc ous ▁ov ation " ▁from ▁the ▁fans . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁granted ▁him ▁his ▁un cond itional ▁release . ▁ ▁Rum ors ▁sw ir led ▁regarding ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁future ▁in ▁baseball ; ▁the ▁Miami ▁Mar l ins ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁signing ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁first ▁base ▁until ▁his ▁sp okes man ▁Ron ▁Ber kow itz ▁e ma iled ▁the ▁media ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁said ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Rod rig uez , ▁" I ▁want ▁to ▁put ▁all ▁this ▁talk ▁to ▁rest ▁about ▁Alex ▁playing ▁for ▁any ▁team ▁this ▁season . ▁It ' s ▁not ▁happening . ▁Like ▁he ▁said ▁Friday ▁night , ▁he ▁is ▁happy ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁take ▁some ▁time ▁to ▁relax ▁and ▁hang ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁friends ." ▁Rod rig uez ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁playing ▁ 6 5 ▁games ▁with ▁a ▁. 2 0 0 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁ 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁R B Is . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁sp okes man ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁play ▁for ▁any ▁other ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁year , ▁and ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁" special ▁ad visor " ▁to ▁Yan ke es ▁owner ▁Hal ▁Stein br en ner . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁un success ful ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁post se asons ▁from ▁