Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez finally made his polarizing 2013 debut on Tuesday night after being sidelined with a hip injury...but it wasn't for the New York Yankees.

Introducing Porter Fischer, the latest key witness for Major League Baseball in the league's ongoing investigation into the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drugs scandal.

The road back to the New York Yankees has officially begun for Alex Rodriguez, as the third baseman played his first rehab game for Single-A Charleston on Tuesday evening.

Rodriguez recorded two at-bats, grounding into a double play in his first at-bat and striking out looking on a 2-2 fastball in his second at-bat. Not exactly the best results for A-Rod, but it could have been worse.

The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez returned to baseball Tuesday night, making his first rehab start since undergoing hip surgery in January. Most of the fans here in Charleston showed up mainly for the novelty of one of baseball's great players coming to town. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I was much more interested in watching how well his hip rotated with each swing of the bat or when chasing ground balls.

Alex Rodriguez is in the building.

A-Rod arrives at Charleston RiverDogs' ballpark. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/d7I5TOyCKU

When Alex Rodriguez looks back on his early Twitter days, he's not going to be able to say he wasn't warned.

The headline on CBS Sports: "This is probably a bad idea: Alex Rodriguez has joined Twitter."

Carlos Marmol was a big distraction for the Chicago Cubs before being demoted Tuesday.

"Do you miss me now?"

I can't help but imagine that Alex Rodriguez is out there somewhere, saying that very thing with a wry smile on his face. He has to know that the New York Yankees are going through some hard times. This has cast a new light on his road back from a January hip operation.

The Yankees suddenly have a strong need for A-Rod.

New York Yankees fans are beginning to get fed up with two players—one because of his play and the other because of, well, himself.

Phil Hughes is one of the most inconsistent pitchers in baseball. That alone makes him difficult to watch, as you never know what kind of performance he'll bring with him to the mound on any given night. When he's on, he's one of the more dominating pitchers in the American League East.

This is a confusing time in baseball's history. ESPN's Outside the Lines is reporting that Major League Baseball is prepared to suspend roughly 20 players for their alleged association with Miami-based "wellness" guru Tony Bosch and his now-defunct business Biogenesis. Some of the players, including Ryan Braun and Alex Rodriguez, could each face a 100-game suspension—some without ever failing a test.