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Even before Alex Rodriguez arrives, his looming return dominates spring training for the New York Yankees. After missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in two decades, the Yankees open their first spring training since Derek Jeter's retirement with an aging roster in transition, questions about key starting pitchers and intense focus on A-Rod's return at age 39 from a yearlong drug suspension. During manager Joe Girardi's opening 33-minute news conference Friday, which was televised live back to New York, nine of 36 questions were about Rodriguez, including seven of the first 21. ''If you're with the New York Yankees, you have to learn how to handle situations like this because it's going to happen.
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