September 20, 2013—that's the last time Alex Rodriguez hit a home run in a New York Yankees uniform. (Or any uniform, for that matter.) It was a grand slam, which seems somehow fitting. A-Rod doesn't do anything half way.
The drought ended, sort of, on Wednesday, when Rodriguez launched one over the left-center field wall against the Boston Red Sox, which also seems somehow fitting.
I said "sort of" a second ago because, well, it's spring.
The home run doesn't add to Rodriguez's official career tally (654 and counting) just as his hot ...
The New York Yankees are just a week into spring games, but several players have already started to create some buzz in camp.
The "buzz" we'll look at here is good buzz, of course. No A-Rod bashing, no harping on health issues, just standout performances that are starting to gain some extra notoriety.
Though there are a number of very deserving candidates, I narrowed this list down to six players who have all put up exemplary performances down in the Grapefruit League.
The group features a nice mix of pitching and offense, but ...
Alex Rodriguez will probably never be so much as a replacement-level defender for the rest of his career. That much is clear. But if his solid offensive start to the spring continues, the New York Yankees could still recoup some value on his onerous contract.
Playing third base for the first time since arriving in Florida, Rodriguez went 1-for-2 at the plate before leaving in the sixth inning with the Yankees ahead, 2-1.
The former MVP drilled his first extra-base hit of the spring in the second inning, taking Nationals starter Doug Fister ...
In the same way athletes have forever admired actors, actors too have traditionally held athletes in high esteem.
Of course, while many sports superstars can actually experience and try their hand in acting, most actors have to simply settle for courtside seats.
Not so surprisingly, in some instances, these peripheral admirers take their passion for sport to the absolute extreme.
Take Bill Murray, for example, who not only watches his favorite teams but actually owns several of them. Or Billy Crystal, who took his love for Yankee baseball to the field itself, signing a ...
Officially, Alex Rodriguez is more than one week into his return. Unofficially, we have learned nothing.
Rodriguez returned to New York Yankees spring training camp—and Major League Baseball—last week after a yearlong suspension stemming from his involvement with Biogenesis. He has been in camp for about two weeks, but Yankees position players did not have to officially report until Feb. 25.
Since making his way to the team’s complex in Tampa, Florida, A-Rod has angered the brass by not telling them he was arriving at camp, acknowledged his use of performance-enhancing drugs, ...
The New York Yankees are pitching toward disaster. Get it? Because "pitching" means "to fall forward or headlong," but also because...never mind. You get it.
It's going to be a long, sordid season in the Bronx. Alex Rodriguez is the main event, back from a yearlong performance-enhancing drug suspension and ready to take aim at some iconic home-run milestones. (Don't pretend you won't shed a tear when he passes Willie Mays on the all-time list.)
The Yankees' pitching staff, though, is a close second in the dysfunction department, particularly the starting rotation.
Let's ...
At long last, we have an excuse to stop talking about Alex Rodriguez the lightning rod and to start talking about Alex Rodriguez the baseball player.
In our defense, there hasn't been much else to talk about in the last two years. Fighting and eventually serving a yearlong performance-enhancing drug suspension has taken up a lot more of A-Rod's time than, you know, actual baseball. Entering this week, he hadn't played in a game since 2013.
But that changed Wednesday. Rodriguez took part in the New York Yankees' 3-1 exhibition loss against the ...
Love him or hate him, Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez is back in spring training, per Paul White of USA Today Sports, and he's looking to defeat expectations and make an impact on an aging roster in New York.
When the Yankees took on Philadelphia in an exhibition game earlier in the day, Rodriguez took his first at-bat in nearly two years against Kevin Slowey.
Though he fell behind 0-2 on his first at-bat, the 39-year-old would find his swing on the third pitch, singling into left field. It was followed by a moment many ...
Alex Rodriguez's long-awaited, much-anticipated 2015 debut for the New York Yankees happened on Wednesday at George Steinbrenner Field in a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He had three at-bats, going 1-for-2 with a walk before being pulled in the sixth inning.
It's going to be easy for fans and analysts to overreact to Rodriguez's performance Wednesday, but it's crucial to remember that he hasn't faced live pitching in a game situation since the end of 2013 and is 39 years old.
Another aspect to consider is Rodriguez's nerves. He admitted ...
Stop me if you've heard this one before: The New York Yankees' work in the international free-agent pool netted them another top prospect.
The system has seen this before—recently, in fact. Just last year, the Bronx Bombers added prized international free agent Masahiro Tanaka, but prior to that, in 2012, the club signed a 17-year-old Dominican Republic native to a much more modest contract.
In three seasons of play since signing on with the Yankees, Luis Severino has created a world of hype surrounding his name and has inserted it into discussions ...