Morrissey Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090405&content_id=4132360&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb A-Rod could rejoin Yanks before May Slugger feeling 70 percent healthy during his rehab By Tom Singer / MLB.com 04/05/09 4:50 PM ET Alex Rodriguez is making such a quick recovery from his March 9 hip surgery that he could rejoin the New York Yankees well ahead of the original May 15 target date. Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, who speaks daily with the third baseman who is rehabilitating in Colorado, told the New York Post that A-Rod has begun to take batting practice and is "feeling 70 percent." The newspaper also cited an unnamed team official as speculating that Rodriguez could be back on the field by late April. Rodriguez is scheduled to change his training base to Tampa, Fla., on April 13, which would give Yankees brass a perfect opportunity to evaluate his progress. The Yankees will visit the Tampa Bay Rays for a three-game series beginning on the same day. Said general manager Brian Cashman: "Everything is going well. He's working extremely hard. Everything is going as planned." Long reported that Rodriguez is also lifting weights, riding a stationary bike, working out in a pool and doing range-of-motion drills. In his absence, Cody Ransom will be the Yankees' Opening Day third baseman, after batting .280 with two homers and nine RBIs in 28 spring games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 That's good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I can't wait 'til A-Rod gets back...watching the Yankees focus on baseball for a change has gotten pretty boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PS17 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Maybe he should come back this week. Cody Ransom: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 VERY good news. The sooner the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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