▁ML B ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁susp ended — p ending ▁an ▁appeal — ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Bi ogen esis ▁sc andal . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁home ▁run ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁off ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁pitch er ▁Justin ▁Ver land er . ▁With ▁the ▁home ▁run , ▁Rod rig uez ▁passed ▁Stan ▁Mus ial ▁for ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁career ▁R B Is . ▁Rod rig uez ▁continued ▁to ▁fe ud ▁with ▁Yan ke es ▁management ▁following ▁his ▁return , ▁as ▁his ▁law y ers ▁accused ▁the ▁team , ▁and ▁specifically ▁Christopher ▁S . ▁A hm ad , ▁of ▁m ish and ling ▁his ▁hip ▁injury ▁in ▁several ▁ways ; ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁with h eld ▁the ▁injury ▁from ▁him ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁despite ▁his ▁health , ▁and ▁that ▁team ▁president ▁R andy ▁Lev ine ▁told ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁hip ▁sur geon ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁feel ▁el ated ▁if ▁Rod rig uez ▁never ▁played ▁again . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁accus ations , ▁C ash man ▁said , ▁" I ' m ▁not ▁comfortable ▁talking ▁to ▁Alex ▁about ▁this ▁because ▁we ▁feel ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁a ▁lit ig ious ▁environment . ▁Hello ▁and ▁good bye , ▁that ' s ▁about ▁it ." ▁He ▁added , ▁" It ' s ▁not ▁just ▁Yan ke es '