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In final Bronx game, A-Rod doubles, plays 3B
- Updated: August 13, 2016
NEW YORK — The final afternoon of Alex Rodriguez’s Yankees career included a slow drive along Broadway through the neighborhoods of Harlem, during which the slugger said that he reflected on his 12 seasons commuting to his office in The Bronx.
Rodriguez said that he seemed to be handling the emotions of the day well, launching several batting-practice home runs on a steamy afternoon at Yankee Stadium. He smiled, having spotted his name in the No. 3 spot against Rays right-hander Chris Archer.
“I’m excited — you never really prep for this day, but here it is,” Rodriguez said. “Hopefully, I get to enjoy it. I know I’m going to savor every moment, every at-bat.”
That moment when @AROD walks out to third base pic.twitter.com/hQfaurt1oT
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) August 13, 2016
That moment when @AROD walks out to third base pic.twitter.com/hQfaurt1oT
Perhaps the loudest cheers all night came in the top of the ninth inning against the Rays, with the Yankees leading, 6-3, when Rodriguez took the field to play third base, the position he played throughout his Yankees tenure. After the first out, Rodriguez left the game to raucous applause and hugs from teammates.
The Yankees honored Rodriguez’s career in a pregame ceremony that was interrupted by Mother Nature, delaying the start of Friday’s game by about 25 minutes. Managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner and his wife, Christina, presented Rodriguez with a framed and matted No. 13 jersey, while general partner/vice chairperson Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal offered Rodriguez a base signed by the 2016 roster. The inscription on the frame read, “Presented to Alex Rodriguez in commemoration of your final game with the New York Yankees. August 12, 2016. Yankee Stadium.”
That sky: https://t.co/junRLTF6q0 pic.twitter.com/ponF0n4fce
— MLB (@MLB) August 13, 2016
That sky: https://t.co/junRLTF6q0 pic.twitter.com/ponF0n4fce
Following a tribute video that included messages from Lou Piniella and Edgar Martinez, Reggie Jackson escorted Rodriguez’s mother, Lourdes, to an area behind home plate with his siblings. To loud cheers, Mariano Rivera emerged with Rodriguez’s daughters, Ella and Natasha. Public-address announcer Paul Olden then thanked Rodriguez …
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