A-Rod back in Yanks uniform — while helping prospects

NEW YORK — Seven weeks to the date of his final game in a Yankees uniform, Alex Rodriguez was back in his pinstripes on Friday, working with instructional league prospects at the team’s Minor League complex in Tampa, Fla.

Rodriguez spoke with top prospects Clint Frazier, Blake Rutherford and Jorge Mateo after early hitting drills on Derek Jeter Field, according to The Associated Press, wearing a No. 13 uniform while in the dugout during Friday’s game against a Blue Jays farm club.

“It still fits. That’s a good thing,” Rodriguez told The AP with a smile. “It feels great to be back in pinstripes.”

Rodriguez, 41, played his final game at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 12, and the team released him a day later, absorbing the remaining $27 million on his contract through 2017. Rodriguez has agreed to serve as a special Yankees instructor and advisor through next season, reporting directly to managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner.

“We owe the game,” Rodriguez said. “In many ways, it’s our …

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