A-Rod returns to Yankees (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was back in the starting lineup Saturday after missing six games with a left thumb injury. A-Rod sprained his left thumb at the end of August and hadn't completely recovered, but he has begun using a bat with a piece of tape wrapped...

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A-Rod (thumb) won’t return before Friday (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hasn't been the same since returning from knee surgery, but that has as much to do with the thumb injury he suffered in his first game back on Aug. 21 as anything else. Rodriguez's sprained left thumb, which he injured while...

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A-Rod shut down 3-4 days with sore left thumb (AP)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been shut down for at least three days because of a troublesome left thumb that has been hindering him for the past three weeks. "I'm not sure what happened. It's just sore to a point where I can't do real damage out there to help the team win," Rodriguez told reporters at his locker before Saturday night's game against the...

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MLB Notebook: Rodriguez, Lee back; Escobar jams wrist (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was back in the lineup Saturday after missing the previous six games with a sprained left thumb. Rodriguez returned to his cleanup spot and entered the day with a .289 average, 14 homers and 53 RBI.

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A-Rod returns to Yankees lineup (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was back in the lineup Saturday after missing the previous six games with a sprained left thumb. Rodriguez returned to his cleanup spot and entered the day with a .289 average, 14 homers and 53 RBI.

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Yankees’ A-Rod out against Red Sox? (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez aggravated an injury to his left thumb Sunday and didn't...

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A-Rod sent home for MRI; Jeter’s knee still hurts (AP)

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez returned to New York on Monday to have an MRI on his left thumb, and the result "came out good," according to manager Joe Girardi. Rodriguez sat out Sunday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles after playing in the first half of the split-doubleheader.

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Rodriguez meets with MLB officials about gambling (AP)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez met with a group of Major League officials Friday to discuss allegations that he participated in illegal poker games. Rodriguez said the meeting, which was held in Baltimore and lasted around two hours, "went well." "They asked questions and I answered them," he said.

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A-Rod meets with MLB officials regarding poker games (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said he was encouraged after meeting with Major League Baseball officials for two hours Friday to discuss his involvement in illegal high-stakes poker games. "They asked me a lot of questions.

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Yankees’ Rodriguez back playing third base (Yahoo! Sports)

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was activated from the 15-day disabled list Sunday after missing more than a month rehabbing from knee surgery. Rodriguez was back at third base Sunday, a good sign for the Yankees as there was talk he would be eased back into the...

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