Rodriguez to Bat Eighth as Torre Shuffles Lineup
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Alex Rodriguez, the reigning American League most valuable player, will bat eighth today. Jason Giambi moves to the bench and Melky Cabrera will occupy left field.
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com. Kevin Brown may return to the mound sooner than expected, as Joe Torre said Friday that the right-hander is in the mix to start on Sunday afternoon against Curt Schilling and the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
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ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Even though Francisco Rodriguez faltered, Garret Anderson was there to bail him out. Anderson drilled a two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning to snap a
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Hard-hitting Alex Rodriguez of the New  York Yankees headlines the American League squad for the 78th  All-Star Game to be played in San Francisco on July 10, Major  League Baseball announced on Sunday.
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Even Joe Torre says Alex Rodriguez was out of line. The New York Yankees manager concluded A-Rod shouldn't have distracted a Toronto fielder this week during a popup, joining a chorus of baseball people who said the two-time AL MVP broke the sport's unwritten code.
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Alex Rodriguez is about to do in November what he hasn't been able to do in October: Produce some real eye-popping numbers.
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Alex Rodriguez hits 50th and 51st home runs on Saturday, helping to lead the Yankees to an 11-5 drubbing of the Kansas City Royals.
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Alex Rodriguez earned a curtain call at Yankee Stadium for the second straight game. A day after breaking out of his slump, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in three runs Friday night in New York's 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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Alex Rodriguez is not in a full-fledged hitting streak yet, but he may finally be on his way, with two home run Friday night to lead the Yankees rout of the Twins.
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Alex Rodriguez rejoined the Yankeesâ lineup and showed off All-Star form Friday night, hitting a home run that tied him with Lou Gehrig on the career list and leading the Yankees to a wild win.
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Alex Rodriguez earned a curtain call at Yankee Stadium for the second straight game. A day after breaking out of his slump, Rodriguez homered twice and drove in three runs last night in host New York's 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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Alex Rodriguez caps a six-run eighth inning with a tiebreaking single off Jonathan Papelbon, and the Yankees overcome a five-run deficit to beat the Red Sox, 8-7, Friday night.
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The Yankee Stadium fans aren't booing A-Rod anymore. Alex Rodriguez homered twice and drove in three runs Friday night, earning a curtain call for the second straight game in New York's 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.
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The closest race in the American League is for the wild card. Alex Rodriguez pushed the Yankees further ahead in those standings by talking his way into the lineup and homering twice to help New York open a three-game lead on Seattle. Meanwhile, Detroit moved just a half-game further back with a big win over Chicago when Timo Perez singled off the right-center field wall with two outs in the 11th inning for a 2-1 Tigers win Wednesday night.
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So who's pitching the most important game of the year for the Yankees tonight? Manager Joe Torre wasn't saying last night.
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Alex Rodriguez and Gary Sheffield hit consecutive home runs in the fourth inning of Saturday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Sheffield will play first base in the postseason and Jason Giambi will be the designated hitter.
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A resurgent Alex Rodriguez hit two   home runs and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees   thumped the Minnesota Twins 8-1 on Friday.