Alex Rodriguez Injury Update
The usually dependable Alex Rodriguez was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with a strained quadriceps in his right leg. While the injury isn’t considered major, it could possibly keep the New York Yankees third baseman out for a few games.
As of now, the Yankees are saying Rodriguez is day-to-day.
“Originally, he thought it was a cramp,” said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. “We’ll see how he is Tuesday. If he’s okay, great. If he’s not, then we’ll find a way.”
In the sixth inning, Rodriguez reached base on a fielder’s choice. Although he stayed in the game initially, Yankees first base coach Tony Pena and Rodriguez called for the trainer and Rodriguez was replaced by Morgan Ensberg.
Said Rodriguez: “I give Tony a lot of credit. He knew that if I had to go first to third on a double that perhaps I could have hurt it very seriously.”
With Rodriguez out, expect Ensberg to get the call at third base.
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Around the Majors: Baseball Odds and Ends
Apr 23, 2008 at 2:41 am
[…] Rodriguez Sits New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a strained quadriceps and missed New York’s game on Tuesday. However, Rodriguez also would have likely missed the […]
derek LaPerle
May 13, 2008 at 8:02 am
Play him for DH because yankees need him really bad. He’s not going to be in the all star game if he is going to be injured the whole season. So play him as DH for a month then put him at third.
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