As he walked back from the outfield after wrapping up his pre-game fielding practice, fans found him, ran down to the first row of the stands and yelled, "Tuffy! Give me your autograph!"
Rhodes reacted to them, waving his hand and casting affable smiles.
And when one of the youngsters said to him, "I want to see your home run," a smiling Rhodes in fluent Japanese responded, "Bokumo (Me, too)."