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A-Rod's Meeting With MLB On Hold?

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez believes that he will face the Reds in a spring game on Sunday, which might mean he'll miss a reported meeting with Major League Baseball.

"I should be, unless I hear otherwise," Rodriguez said. "I'm on the road trip -- 9 o'clock bus."

Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that Rodriguez is looking to push the date of the meeting back.

Via MLB.com


Sore Shoulder Forces Posada Out Of Lineup

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was forced out of the starting lineup on Saturday after feeling soreness in his surgically repaired right shoulder.

Both Posada and manager Joe Girardi called the move precautionary.

"It's a little bump in the road," said Posada. "I'm not concerned about it. It's going to be fine."

Posada will not throw for at least two days after feeling the unusual soreness on Saturday morning.

Via Star-Ledger


A-Rod, Investigators To Meet Sunday

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with investigators for Major League Baseball on Sunday.

The investigators want to find out more information from Rodriguez regarding how he obtained performance-enhancing drugs and whether or not his supplier had access to team clubhouses.

Via New York Times


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