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A-Rod’s workload expected to be further reduced
- Updated: August 3, 2016
8:41 PM ET
NEW YORK — The 12-year association between the New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez appears to be reaching its end game.
In separate interviews Tuesday at CitiField, A-Rod delivered what at times sounded like a farewell address, and manager Joe Girardi acknowledged what has been obvious for the past month, that the 41-year-old DH’s playing time, already drastically cut, is about to be further reduced.
“In maybe the near future, do I see him getting a ton of at-bats? No, I probably don’t because of some of the changes that we’re possibly going to make here,” Girardi said. “We’re going to take a look at probably some younger players here a little bit, see if we can add to some of the struggles we’ve had offensively and see if they can be some big bats in the lineup.”
”No matter what happens I’m at peace with myself,” said Rodriguez, who was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Mets and has started only one game since July 22. “I think I still can contribute. I think I can help out in the clubhouse. But If not I have two beautiful daughters waiting for me in Miami.”
Talk of an impending release of Rodriguez, who has one more year and $20 million left on his contract, heated up Monday when a New York tabloid, citing unnamed sources, said Rodriguez “could be released” before the end of the season.
And owner Hal Steinbrenner, appearing on “The Michael Kay Show” on 98.7 ESPN FM, did not deny the report while saying that the Yankees had not yet discussed Rodriguez’s fate.
“We have not discussed anything about what we’re going to be doing in the hours and days to come,” Steinbrenner said. “We’ve just been focusing on trades. I’ve seen the articles. I don’t know where they’re coming from but none of that has been discussed with me.”
“I hope not. I hope not,” Rodriguez said in the visitor’s clubhouse Tuesday evening when asked if he believed the Yankees were about to release him. “I spoke to [GM Brian] Cashman. He said they haven’t had a conversation, they haven’t thought about it. Again, that’s out of my control.”
He then launched into what sounded like a retrospective of his …
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