CHICAGO (AP) - Alex Rodriguez has a sore left shoulder. How sore is hard to tell.
Rodriguez downplayed an ESPNNewYork.com story Sunday night that said the Yankees slugger is playing with strained shoulder. The website, citing an unidentified clubhouse source, reports the All-Star third baseman has been dealing with the injury for several weeks.
“You go through regular bumps and bruises in a long season,” he said. “I think that’s just another small example of it. But for the most part, I feel pretty good.”
Rodriguez had three hits and scored three times during New York’s 10-4 victory at the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. He is batting .289 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 66 games this season.
He said he has been getting treatment on his shoulder for about 10 days, but called it “nothing out of the ordinary.”
“It feels OK,” he said.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Rodriguez is playing with a sore shoulder, not a strain.
“Guys are sore and a little beat up,” he said. “No doubt about it. … No, it’s not a strain.”
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