New York Yankees: Former Teammates Commend Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez received some kind words from former New York Yankees teammates prior to his final game in the show.

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ure, Alex Rodriguez had some bad hiccups, effectively diminishing respect from his name. However, he was still a constant presence in the Bronx for 12 years.

Being around and producing for a long period of time truly does mean something in today’s day and age, particularly with fellow teammates.

Multiple ex-teammates — and ex-Yankees, for that matter — issued statements honing in on the man with 696 career homers:

Yankees release statements from Derek Jeter, Joe Torre, Jorge Posada, Rivera, Pettitte and Robinson Cano on A-Rod pic.twitter.com/vXVtQvZCQZ

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) August 12, 2016

[sc name=”Alex Rodriguez Player Page” ]One of those statements was from former Yankee manager Joe Torre, who notoriously batted the iconic slugger eighth in a playoff game due to terrible struggles. As expected, he spun their supposed rocky relationship into genuinely kind words for a day as meaningful as this one.

Tonight’s happenings should be intriguing to follow, but the three-time AL MVP, at the very least, will walk away knowing that he gave the organization everything he had.

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