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"I try to stay away from that," Rodriguez said. "My responsibility is to the New York Yankees. I need my swing to be at its best." Yankees Manager Joe Girardi claims that he has no problem with players participating. "I don't really have a problem with it. My biggest thing is, just don't get hurt," Girardi said. "If a player feels it messes with his swing, I understand him not wanting to do it. But if a guy wants to do it, I'm not going to say no." |
Alex Rodriguez will skip this month's Home Run Derby because he feels as though it messes with his swing, according to The New York Daily News.