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- Updated: May 24, 2016
TRENTON, N.J. — Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez saw his first game action on Tuesday night since being placed on the disabled list on May 3 with a strained right hamstring. The 14-time All-Star began a rehab assignment with Double-A Trenton at ARM & HAMMER Park and went 2-for-4 with an RBI as the team’s designated hitter against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
“I think the good thing about coming down here is that you get the chance to experiment and get stronger,” Rodriguez said. “I have said all along that when I come back, I want to come back good.”
Rodriguez came to bat in the first inning and immediately had an opportunity to impact the game with a runner in scoring position and one out. New Hampshire starter John Anderson was able to get Rodriguez to weakly pop up his 2-2 offering to the second baseman.
In the third inning, Rodriguez would have his chance for redemption against Anderson. After the New Hampshire right-hander fell behind 3-1, Rodriguez took the fifth pitch of the at-bat and rifled it through the middle of the infield and into center field for an RBI single to plate the first run of the game.
With two outs and a runner on first base, Rodriguez …
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