A-Rod's reaction to batting 2nd Thursday vs. Blue Jays: 'You're kidding me!'
Alex Rodriguez is clearly moving into New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi's good books.
A-Rod will bat second Thursday versus the Toronto Blue Jays and serve as the designated hitter.
Yankees lineup vs. TOR: Ellsbury cf Rodriguez dh Beltran rf Teixeira 1b Headley 3b Young lf Murphy c Petit 4 Gregorius ss Sabathia p
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"You're kidding me!" Rodriguez exclaimed when learning news of his promotion.
"Wow. I like it," he told Newsday's Anthony Rieber.
Rodriguez is 1-for-6 with a walk and has struck out twice. He hit seventh for the first two contests of the three-game set with the Blue Jays.
A-Rod's promotion is likely because Toronto is sending rookie southpaw Daniel Norris to the mound, prompting Girardi to leave many of his left-handed bats - such as Stephen Drew, Brian McCann, Garrett Jones and Brett Gardner - off his card.