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Yankees' Alex Rodriguez: Activated, hitting fifth Thursday

Rodriguez (hamstring) was activated from the DL and will hit fifth as the Yankees' DH on Thursday against the Blue Jays, the Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond reports.

Analysis:

His return was pushed back almost a week, as it took him a while to get comfortable running the bases, but the Yankees now have their regular DH back in the mix. With Mark Teixeira ailing, Rodriguez brings a much-needed power threat back to the middle of the order. He is unlikely to come close to last year's unforeseen production, but he's also unlikely to be as bad as he was before hitting the DL, as his .191 BABIP indicates.

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