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A-Rod has oblique stiffness; MRI negative
- Updated: April 24, 2016
NEW YORK — Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez exited Sunday’s 8-1 loss to the Rays at Yankee Stadium with stiffness in his left oblique. He underwent an MRI after the game, which came back negative. Rodriguez will travel with the team to Arlington for the series against the Rangers.
After the game that closed a 3-6 homestand, manager Joe Girardi was worried he might be without his slugger for a prolonged period.
“Anytime anyone leaves with an oblique you’re not really optimistic because they take a while, depending on the severity of it,” Girardi said. “Sometimes even when players physically feel ready I don’t think they have the strength they had before. It takes some time to get that back.
“So yeah, I worry. Hopefully whatever it is is really, really minor. He said he didn’t feel that bad when he left to do the MRI, but the MRI will tell us a lot more.”
Girardi said he was made aware of Rodriguez’s condition when the right-handed hitter …
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