Yankees bench slumping A-Rod for 2 days (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Slumping Alex Rodriguez has been benched for two days by the New York Yankees. The three-time AL MVP had been set to play his first regular-season games in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins. He is batting .145 (8 for 55) in June. The third baseman is in an 0-for-15 slump, and is hitting .212 with nine homers and 26 RBIs.

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