NEW YORK (AP) -Yankees manager Joe Girardi says the team is being cautious with Alex Rodriguez’s ailing right hip because he had some problems with it last year.
Girardi said the 33-year-old slugger had some stiffness but no pain a day after playing for the Dominican Republic in a tuneup for the World Baseball Classic.
The team announced on Tuesday that Rodriguez would get his hip checked by Dr. Marc Phillipon in Vail, Colo., on Wednesday afternoon.
Girardi said: “We just thought it was best because he had some minor issues last year with it.”
An exam Saturday revealed a cyst in the hip
Rodriguez’s status for the WBC was uncertain. The Dominicans’ first game is Saturday against the Netherlands in Puerto Rico.
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