Alex Rodriguez announces retirement, will play final game Friday

Alex Rodriguez’s 22-year baseball career will come to an end on Friday when he plays his final game for the New York Yankees, and then assumes a special advisor role with the club, the Yankees announced Sunday. The Yankees and Rodriguez held a news conference Sunday to signal the end of a complex and undeniably dominant career. Rodriguez is still owed $21 million in $2017 and about $7 million for the remainder of this year; the Yankees will release him following Friday’s game and he’ll continue in a role as advisor through 2017. General manager Brian Cashman confirmed that Rodriguez will receive his...

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