A-Rod announces retirement
Alex Rodriguez’s 22-year baseball career will come to an end on Friday when he plays his final game for the New York Yankees, and then assumes a special advisor role with the club, the Yankees announced Sunday.
The Yankees and Rodriguez held a news conference Sunday attended by teammates to signal the end of a complex and undeniably dominant career. Rodriguez is still owed $21 million in $2017 and $7 million for the remainder of this year; the Yankees will release him following Friday’s game and he’ll continue in a role as advisor through 2017. The new deal will presumably ensure Rodriguez receives most, if not all of that bounty.
His final game will come Friday (Aug 12th) night at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays, the final chance to add on to a resume that includes 696 home runs, fourth in baseball history.
Alex Rodriguez’s 22-year baseball career will come to an end on Friday when he plays his final game for the New York Yankees, and then assumes a special advisor role with the club, the Yankees announced Sunday.
The Yankees and Rodriguez held a news conference Sunday attended by teammates to signal the end of a complex and undeniably dominant career. Rodriguez is still owed $21 million in $2017 and $7 million for the remainder of this year; the Yankees will release him following Friday’s game and he’ll continue in a role as advisor through 2017. The new deal will presumably ensure Rodriguez receives most, if not all of that bounty.
His final game will come Friday (Aug 12th) night at Yankee Stadium against the Tampa Bay Rays, the final chance to add on to a resume that includes 696 home runs, fourth in baseball history.
