New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his left knee after undergoing an MRI on Tuesday.
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A-Rod Has Bone Bruise, Still Playing
Tuesday, Sept. 15
Rodriguez, 40, suffered the injury in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, per George A. King III of the New York Post. He was in the lineup again Monday after the team traveled to Tampa Bay, knocking in a game-tying RBI as the Yankees pulled off a ninth-inning comeback against the Rays. New York listed him as the designated hitter for Tuesday night.
While still one of the most controversial players in the sport, Rodriguez has been a revelation for the Yankees in 2015. He's hitting .257/.359/.501 with 31 home runs and 82 RBI heading into Tuesday night—both numbers at or near the team lead. The former All-Star has also kept a low-profile demeanor for most of the season, something he and the Yankees needed after a whirlwind 2014.
The former MVP missed the entire 2014 regular season because of a performance-enhancing drug suspension. He was limited to just 44 games in the two seasons prior to 2015 because of the suspension and a degenerative hip condition.
Once viewed among the best players in baseball history, Rodriguez's injury issues and actions off the field had turned him into a pariah throughout the sport—even in his own clubhouse.
Now, the Yankees clubhouse likely realizes how much it needs him. With Mark Teixeira out for the remainder of the season, Rodriguez is arguably New York's most dangerous hitter. If you told fans that at the beginning of the season, they'd most likely be envisioning a doomsday scenario.
With A-Rod at the center of a team in contention for a division crown, however, their fingers are crossed that this injury doesn't linger.
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