NEW YORK (AP) β New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi says returning third baseman Alex Rodriguez will have to show in spring training that he can still play.
Rodriguez served a season-long suspension for violations of baseball’s drug agreement and labor contract. The three-time AL MVP turns 40 on July 27.
Turning his attention to next season at a Yankee Stadium news conference Monday, Girardi said he expected Rodriguez to be a starter at third but cautioned, “We’ve got to see where he’s physically at.”
Rodriguez is signed for three additional seasons for a total of $61 million.
New York missed consecutive postseasons for the first time since 1992 and ’93.
