In April, he was fined by the team after an outburst following a loss to the Yakult Swallows.
"I hate the Giants," the Nikkansports newspaper quoted the former major leaguer as saying at the time. "Everybody is lousy, I hate this."
Phone calls to Rhodes on Friday before he left Japan went unanswered.
Rhodes, a 10-year veteran of Japanese baseball, signed with the Giants in 2004 after eight successful seasons with the now-defunct Kintetsu Buffaloes.
He hit 45 homers last season for the Giants and had 55 homers in 2001, tying Sadaharu Oh's single-season record for the most home runs.
Before coming to Japan, Rhodes played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros. He leads all foreign players in the history of Japanese baseball with 360 homers.
Palmeiro scratched
Rafael Palmeiro was scratched from the Baltimore Orioles' lineup Wednesday because of a sprained right ankle, a day after he had two hits in his second appearance since coming back from a 10-day steroid suspension.
Palmeiro said he injured the ankle on his sixth-inning infield single during Tuesday's 4-3 win over Oakland. He felt a twinge underneath the bone while pushing off out of the batter's box and running to first.
"That's what I get for not playing two weeks, I guess," he said. "I was ready to come back out today. I'm anxious to be playing every day ... I don't think it's anything serious."
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