Alex Rodriguez Injury Update
April 20, 2008 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Injuries
The usually dependable Alex Rodriguez was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with a strained quadriceps in his right leg. While the injury isn’t considered major, it could possibly keep the New York Yankees third baseman out for a few games.
As of now, the Yankees are saying Rodriguez is day-to-day.
“Originally, he thought it was a cramp,” said Yankees manager Joe Girardi. “We’ll see how he is Tuesday. If he’s okay, great. If he’s not, then we’ll find a way.”
In the sixth inning, Rodriguez reached base on a fielder’s choice. Although he stayed in the game initially, Yankees first base coach Tony Pena and Rodriguez called for the trainer and Rodriguez was replaced by Morgan Ensberg.
Said Rodriguez: “I give Tony a lot of credit. He knew that if I had to go first to third on a double that perhaps I could have hurt it very seriously.”
With Rodriguez out, expect Ensberg to get the call at third base.
Play him for DH because yankees need him really bad. He’s not going to be in the all star game if he is going to be injured the whole season. So play him as DH for a month then put him at third.