Just a day after being benched for Game 5 of the ALDS, Alex Rodriguez will hit sixth on Saturday in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Rodriguez will play third base. In the ALDS, he went 2 for 16 with nine strikeouts. He did not have a hit in 11 at-bats against righties.
"This is a guy that we really need to get going," Joe Girardi said. "This is a guy that, 2009, you think about what he did throughout the playoffs, I just believe in my heart that he's ready to go. I believe he's going to contribute. We're going to put him back in there."