Alex Rodriguez has had his share of ups and downs in recent years, and I’m not here to make an apologies for him. After a season-long PED suspension in 2014, ARod returned in 2015 to hit .250/.356/.486 with 33 homers. Clearly, there’s still some life in the bat of the now 40-year-old.
And he showed it off today on the first swing of his first Spring game:
ARod made sure to enjoy his work, too:
https://vine.co/v/igYzitdEI0g
First swing of #NYYSpring? #SeeYa pic.twitter.com/VMQsTPK0br
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 3, 2016