ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -Alex Rodriguez’s strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing him to miss this weekend’s series against the crosstown rival New York Mets.
“It’s still not where it needs to be. I don’t see him playing this week,” New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. “You can’t afford to have him come back for two days and lose him again for six weeks.”
Rodriguez, eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list on Thursday, had an MRI exam Monday, then worked out the Yankees’ minor league complex in Tampa for an hour. He took batting practice, fielded ground balls and ran for about eight minutes in the outfield.
“Taking it one day at a time,” he said.
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