ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez is the first one to admit it. He is surprised by his start this season after missing all of last year while serving a drug suspension.
Rodriguez is batting .344 with four homers and 11 RBIs through his first 10 games with the New York Yankees.
"It's kind of cool," Rodriguez said before Saturday night's game at Tampa Bay.
Rodriguez, who turns 40 in July, homered twice and drove in four runs in Friday night's 5-4 win over the Rays. The slugger's 61st multihomer game ran his career total to 658 home runs — just two shy of Willie Mays for fourth place.