Alex Rodriguez's Yankees career ended the way it began a dozen years ago, with a game against the Rays in which he went 1-for-4 with a double.

The evening began with a thunderstorm that descended upon the Bronx just as a ceremony commemorating A-Rod's years was about to begin. The storm forced the participants, who included Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera and Hal Steinbrenner, to scramble for cover from the lightning and torrential rains barely five minutes after it had begun.

Friday night's 6-3 Yankees win ended with the most unlikely sight: Rodriguez heading out for the ninth inning with a fielder's glove on his left hand, sent out to play one final inning at third base, a position he had not started at in a game since April 27, 2015.