Rhodes, 38, has been traded by the Mariners to Florida for pitching prospect Gaby Hernandez.
On Wednesday, with the Mariners’ game against the Rangers tied at 3, Rhodes (2-1) loaded the bases in the eighth with one-out walks to David Murphy, Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd, all on full counts.
After the go-ahead run scored, Rhodes was being removed from the game by manager Jim Riggleman. As he walked toward the dugout, Rhodes yelled at home plate umpire Paul Nauert because Rhodes didn’t get two close pitches on 3-2 counts, and Nauert ejected Rhodes.
Rhodes, in his 17th season, has a 2.86 ERA in 36 games for the Mariners this season with 26 strikeouts in 22 innings. Left-handed hitters are hitting just .200 against him in 2008.
The 21-year-old Hernandez went a combined 5-8 this season with a 6.47 ERA in 17 starts for Triple-A Albuquerque and Double-A Carolina.