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YANKEES: New York third baseman Alex Rodriguez will skip the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium later this month, choosing to protect his finely tuned swing.
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Rodriguez to skip Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium
Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez will skip the All-Star Home Run Derby at Yankee Stadium next month, choosing to protect his finely tuned swing.
The reigning AL MVP participated in three derbies before he joined the Yankees in 2004 and he feels the made-for-TV event held the night before the July 15 All-Star game can have an adverse affect on a batter’s mechanics.
‘Always has for me,’ Rodriguez said Tuesday before the Yankees lost to the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez spoke briefly on the subject on a day rumors about his personal life were published on a celebrity-gossip magazine’s Web site.
