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Alex Rodriguez hits home run 568 to extend the Yankees lead to 5-1 over the Angels. That puts A-Rod one home run behind Rafael Palmeiro for 10th on the all-time list. He’ll be very young when he joins the top ten.
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July 11, 2009
Alex Rodriguez smashed two home runs for the New York Yankees on Saturday, however those two homers weren’t enough for the Yankees to beat the Los Angeles Angels. In a slugfest, the Angels powered their way to a 14-8 victory.
In the top of the first inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run blast off of Jered [...]Post from: Knuckle Curve
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July 12, 2009
With two homers last night, A-Rod now has 570 in his career, moving past Rafael Palmeiro's 569, and resting at 10th place all-time.
The next mark for him is Harmon Killebrew's 573. If A-Rod can stay healthy and maintain his production, he'll l...
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July 11, 2009
Alex Rodriguez is preparing for his first All-Star break in a decade. A-Rod hasn't missed a Midsummer Classic since 1999, but the 12-time All-Star was not selected this year.
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July 11, 2009
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July 09, 2009
The president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) feels MLB “isn’t taking the issue of doping seriously” and called for changes by the league and the MLBPA in the wake of Manny Ramirez return from a 50 game suspension for being in violation of the league’s drug testing policy, as well as Alex Rodriguez’ admission that he used steroids from 2001-03 while playing for the...
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July 11, 2009
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July 08, 2009
Jeff Wheeler/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCTAlex Rodriguez delivers a single in the fifth inning to score Derek Jeter with the eventual winning run in the Yankees' 4-3 victory over Minnesota. Starter A.J. Burnett didn't have great stuff, but finds a way to...
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July 11, 2009
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July 12, 2009
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July 12, 2009
(Originally posted for Baseball Digest) When the Yankees began their series in Anaheim on Friday, they were tied for first place in the AL East. Now as they head into the All-Star break, they are three games behind the Boston Red Sox after getting swept at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees lost Sunday’s game by the score of 5-4. The Yankees had...
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July 11, 2009
Through the fourth inning on Friday night, everything looked peachy. Yankees had four runs on the board (2 of them scored by Derek Jeter), thanks to an RBI double by Alex Rodriguez and RBI singles by Nick Swisher and Johnny Damon.
Meanwhile, a ...
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July 11, 2009
Sometimes, as a pitcher, you don't actually pitch all that badly, but your defense plays, well, shoddy baseball.Last night was a rare instance in which both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter committed errors; although these errors did not directly lead to Anaheim Los Angeles runs, they did continue the innings for Angels' bats and ultimately culminated in two three-run home...
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