ying ▁A aron ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁ 3 0 - home - run ▁seasons ▁in ▁history . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁player ▁to ▁make ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁plate ▁appearances . ▁On ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁placed ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 - day ▁disabled ▁list ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁right ▁ham string ▁stra in . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁sent ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁re hab ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Tr ent on ▁Th under , ▁and ▁activ ated ▁him ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁hit ▁his ▁ 3 0 th ▁career ▁home ▁run ▁at ▁Trop icana ▁Field , ▁which ▁tra ve led ▁an ▁estimated ▁, ▁as ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁defeated ▁T ampa ▁Bay , ▁ 4 – 1 . ▁ ▁However , ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁not ably ▁strugg led ▁to ▁ade qu ately ▁produce , ▁end uring ▁prolong ed ▁sl umps ▁as ▁his ▁role ▁dw ind led ▁from ▁every day ▁designated ▁h itter ▁to ▁pin ch ▁h itter . ▁In ▁July , ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁extra ▁base ▁hits , ▁including ▁his ▁ 6 9 6 th ▁career ▁home ▁run . ▁▁ ▁At ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁play