3 ▁to ▁ 1 3 ; ▁he ▁had ▁worn ▁ 3 ▁his ▁entire ▁career , ▁but ▁that ▁number ▁is ▁retired ▁by ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁B abe ▁Ruth . ▁This ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁ML B ▁history ▁that ▁a ▁reign ing ▁M VP ▁was ▁trad ed , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁coming ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁when ▁Edd ie ▁Collins ▁was ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁from ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁for ▁c ash ▁consider ations . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁. 2 8 6 ▁with ▁ 3 6 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 0 6 ▁R B Is , ▁ 1 1 2 ▁runs ▁scored ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁He ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁players ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁history ▁to ▁compile ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 5 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁R B Is ▁in ▁seven ▁consecutive ▁seasons , ▁joining ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fam ers ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁and ▁J imm ie ▁Fox x . ▁The ▁ 1 1 2 ▁runs ▁marked ▁the ▁nin th ▁straight ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 ▁runs , ▁the ▁longest ▁such ▁stre ak ▁in ▁the ▁Major ▁Le agues ▁since ▁H ank ▁A aron ▁did ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 3 ▁straight ▁seasons ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁the