Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez briefly addressed questions concerning the presence of his banned cousin in the lobby of the team hotel in San Francisco this week. Yuri Sucart is banned from all team-related locations by the Yankees for his role in helping A-Rod procure steroids a few years back. "There's no rules that are being broken," Rodriguez said. "The team is fully aware. He stays at his own place, he's not on the team bus, he's not on team planes, he's not in the clubhouse, he's not in the stadiums, so we're complying with all the rules. One thing I learned a few years ago is my responsibilities, and they're very clear." Asked if he had been contacted by Major League Baseball or by team officials to explain his relationship with Sucart, whose presence in the team hotel was first reported by the New York Daily News, Rodriguez said: "No, there's nothing to talk about. Everyone's kosher with everything. There's nothing to investigate. Very kosher."