Yankees stand by Rodriguez after 211-game suspension

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August 8, 2013

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Source: Agencies | August 8, 2013, Thursday |

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The New York Yankees have pledged to stand by embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez while he fights his 211-game suspension for alleged doping offenses.

Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said Rodriguez, who has filed an appeal against the ban, would remain in the lineup as long as he was fit.

“If he’s healthy, he’s definitely going to be, by far, better than what we’ve been running out there,” Cashman said yesterday.

For the second night in a row Rodriguez was back in the team and playing against the Chicago White Sox.

He also got the support of closer Mariano Rivera, one of the game’s most revered figures.

“Alex is my friend and definitely it’s hard when you see all this stuff...,” Rivera said. “It’s hard, but it is what it is.”

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