Editing Alex Rodriguez (section)

====2008====
[[File:Alex Rodriguez 2008-04-19.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rodriguez at bat in 2008]]
Rodriguez hit his 549th home run in a September 3, 2008, game against the [[2008 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]]. The opposing manager objected that the ball was foul, and for the first time in MLB history, [[Instant replay#Baseball|instant replay]] (a process officially introduced a few days earlier) was used to review the play and uphold the umpires' ruling.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chastain|first=Bill|date=September 4, 2008|title=MLB official site: Instant replay used for first time|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&content_id=3412816&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906205739/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080903&content_id=3412816&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=September 6, 2008|access-date=August 4, 2010|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> He was one of only four batters in the AL to have at least 18 home runs and 18 stolen bases in both 2007 and 2008, along with [[Torii Hunter]], [[Ian Kinsler]], and [[Grady Sizemore]]. Rodriguez hit a home run every 14.6 at-bats in 2008, the second-best ratio on the team behind [[Jason Giambi]].<ref name="100random">{{cite web|last=Chuck|first=Bill|date=April 2, 2009|title=100 random things about the Red Sox, Rays, and Yankees|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405072934/http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/100_random_things_2009/|archive-date=April 5, 2009|access-date=May 2, 2009|website=[[Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Rodriguez played 138 games during the 2008 season with a .302 average, 35 home runs, 103 RBI, and an AL best .573 slugging percentage.<ref name="b-r" />