Found October 29, 2009 on Babes Love Baseball: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Well, not really. But the New York Yankees shortstop appeared on NBC's The Biggest Loser this week in an effort to pump up the contestants.


We'll see who the biggest losers are after Game 2 of the World Series at 7:57pm ET tonight, where old schooler Pedro Martinez takes the hill for the Philadelphia Phillies against Yankees righty A.J. Burnett. Enjoy!
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