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- Updated: August 10, 2016
BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez arrived at Fenway Park on Tuesday night thinking he would be in the Yankees’ starting lineup as the designated hitter against the club’s old nemesis, the Red Sox, in what turned out to be a 5-3 loss.
He wasn’t. Instead, he had a meeting with manager Joe Girardi, who informed him that he won’t be in the starting lineup until Thursday night against Boston knuckleballer Steven Wright.
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Wright’s velocity was one of the reasons Girardi gave for the decision. The other cut to the heart of the matter and is the reason this is the final road series of A-Rod’s 22-year career.
“I came to the stadium hoping to play all three games, maybe two out of three,” A-Rod said. “[Girardi] just said, ‘We’re trying to win games.'”
The reality of what’s happening is certainly surreal to the right-handed power hitter, who is four home runs shy of becoming the fifth player in Major League history to hit 700 and may not get an opportunity to do it.
“It’s surprising and shocking,” A-Rod said. “He has his opinion and I have mine. But as I’ve said since I came back from my suspension, it’s up to Joe, and I’ll definitely do what he wants.”
A-Rod never did get in the game even though the crowd of 38,089 began chanting, “We want A-Rod, we want A-Rod,” as a New York rally fell short against hard-throwing Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel and Matt Barnes in the top of the ninth.
Asked his reaction, Girardi said: “I don’t know. I mean, how am I supposed to react? It’s part of it. I’m sure I’m going to hear it. But I’ve got to do what I think is best.”
A-Rod will certainly play …
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