Alex Rodriguez Ahead of Schedule?

Alex Rodriguez’s rehab from his offseason hip surgery is going well. So well, in fact, that his surgeon thinks that Rodriguez can be back on the field within the next ten days. The plan all along has been for Rodriguez to return to the New York Yankees by May 15th.

“He’s looking good,” says Dr. Marc Philippon, “looking awesome.”

In a simulated game, Rodriguez recently hit against Kai Liu and Christian Garcia — both minor leaguers. Not only is Rodriguez swinging the bat, he’s also running and sliding.

Sources close to the Yankees insist that Rodriguez looks very good swinging the bat. Once he returns, Rodriguez will likely go directly to third base, although he might spend a few games at DH to get him back into the groove of things.

Rodriguez, who has won three American League Most Valuable Player awards in his career, is desperately needed by the Yankees. Currently, New York is 11-10 and in third place in the very competitive AL East.

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