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May 19, 2008

A-Rod set to rejoin Yankees tomorrow

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez is set to rejoin the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday night after finishing his rehabilitation of a strained right quadriceps.

"I'm excited to get back into Yankee Stadium and playing baseball. It's where I belong," Rodriguez said after going 2-for-6 in an extended spring training game Monday.

Rodriguez, sidelined since April 28, doubled and singled in six at-bats against Philadelphia minor league right-hander Reginal Simon. He also reached on error, struck out and flied out twice, making him 3-for-10 with a homer in two extended spring training games.

New York, last in the AL East at 20-24, has struggled without the three-time AL MVP. The Yankees are hopeful Rodriguez will provide a spark.

"We'll see," Rodriguez said. "No predictions."

Rodriguez fielded three grounders - including two he had to charge in on - during five innings at third base.

"I wanted to go left, I wanted to go right defensively. I wanted to come forward on some slow rollers, and I got every one of them," Rodriguez said. "I'm happy about that. I got a chance to slide a few times, and swing the bat well."

Notes: One of the Yankees' top starting pitching prospects, RHP Alan Horne, threw 26 pitches over two scoreless innings. On the disabled list with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with a biceps injury, Horne is scheduled to throw 50 pitches in an extended spring game Thursday. ... 17-year old Dominican OF Kelvin DeLeon is playing with the extended spring team and homered Monday. ... The Yankees' May 11 rainout at Detroit has been rescheduled for Sept. 1 at 1:05 p.m.

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