New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez expected to back on Thursday – MLB News
The New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez is expected to play against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday, August 18 should things go as planned. He appeared at Tampa on Sunday, August 14 to play in a game for rehabilitation.
Rodriguez will go for a day off on Monday to seek some rest before making an appearance the next day at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. This will obviously pave the way for finding out if he is completely fit for the bigger tasks ahead.
The New York Yankees’ third baseman has all plans to set for grappling the challenges. “I’m looking forward to the next step and just staying one day at a time,” Rodriguez said.
The first baseman Mark Teixeira was tremendously delighted to hear the news. For him, Alex Rodriguez means a lot more force added into the New York Yankees to deal with the competing teams.
"It makes our lineup so much deeper. . . . It gives us more options late in games or maybe if we need to rest a guy here or there. It makes our team much better."
Given the fact that the New York Yankees now stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Boston Red Sox in the MLB ranking underscores the necessity of Rodriguez being in the side once again.
With the Milwaukee Brewers performing consistently well, being fourth in the ranking with 71 wins, the Yankees winning game with consistence requires the presence of equally strong players.
That comes at a time when the Philadelphia Phillies rule the roost with 78 wins, apparently having no big contenders in the near future to outrival them--- if only things don’t go wrong.
Alex Rodriguez, who is missing since July 11 when he had right knee surgery, is now expected to fill the void his absence had created. “The timetable's still the same," manager Joe Girardi said yesterday. "I expect to see him sometime in Minnesota."
New York Yankees have taken extra care to arrange a safe return of Rodriguez. As the returning date approaches, he was given a practice at Tampa as a designated hitter.
With the rigorous practice that Rodriguez is having, he seems all the more comfortable now. Seeming confident, he thinks he will be able to play the game against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday which is of huge significance.
It will now be of great interest to see how Alex Rodriguez adds more force with his plays to the already strong New York Yankees. Rodriguez’s performance would be of great importance because the Yankees want to clear past the Boston Red Sox which is the
strongest contender against Yankees in the league.
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