Alex Rodriguez’s tempestuous relationship with New York Yankees fans comes to an end Friday when he plays his last game in pinstripes.
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By the time Alex Rodriguez collects his last payment as a player from the Yankees next year, he will have received $317,368,852 from NY, according to a review of his contracts by The Associated Press.
Yankees starter Nathan Eovaldi has been removed after one inning from a game against the Red Sox with right elbow discomfort.
Rodriguez flied out, but the Yankees turned the tables in the inning, scoring five runs to turn a 4-1 deficit into a 6-4 lead, en route to a 9-4 win.
“He told me what the plan was and I said, ‘Well, any chance I could play third base on Friday?’ He just said no”. He and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner met last Wednesday to discuss a proposal that Rodriguez would have a farewell game before being released and assuming an advisory role in the front office. He hasn’t played the field this season.
Fans say he will equally be remembered for a season-long suspension for using performance-enhancing drugs and frequent appearances in the tabloids for episodes involving late-night poker games, his divorce and reputed interludes with Madonna, movie stars and a stripper.
“There are certain situations that I’m going to use him as a pinch hitter, and I liked it”, Girardi said. The team announced last weekend that after the game, he will be released and then become an adviser and instructor for the club.
Ortiz crumpled to the ground after fouling a 99 miles per hour fastball from New York Yankees closer Dellin Betances off the middle of his right shin.
Ortiz batted third Thursday and hit a ground-rule double in the first inning.
It could have been a bigger loss for Boston: David Ortiz fouled a ball off his right knee in the ninth inning and fell to the ground in pain before being helped off the field.
Before Wednesday’s game, Girardi said it is not in his job description to run “a farewell tour”, and he apologized for his initial comments about Rodriguez’s playing time. “We’ve just got to have guys step up”.
A-Rod has two hits, both homers, in 15 at-bats against Archer.
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“I was looking for a three-run homer so I went to him”, Girardi said of A-Rod. I said that. But what I’m saying is I made a mistake.
