Alex Rodriguez Was Thinking About Retirement
At the beginning of the 2009 season, Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez was forced to do some serious soul searching.
A preseason steroids admission, a history of playoff slumps and a serious hip injury that needed major surgery in March had him “staring at retirement.”
“It was a commitment that I wanted to do for the team, and it was very scary,” Rodriguez said. “But I felt that with the team at hand it was, it was a risk worth taking.”
Rodriguez went on to hit 30 homers and 100 RBIs during his injury-shortened regular season. Then he was the Yankees’ best top hitter in the playoffs, batting .365 with six home runs and 18 RBIs.
A more extensive procedure in the offseason had been expected, but an MRI test last month showed the three-time MVP had properly healed, and further surgery wasn’t needed.
Posted on January 29, 2010 in ourBaseballcategory.