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Alex Rodriguez Swats Away Doubts in Yankees Victory

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manager Joe Girardi had become increasingly agitated about having to answer questions about whether Alex Rodriguez would be his everyday designated hitter when he returned from the disabled list.

He snapped, he furrowed his brow, and he groaned over the repeated queries about moving the 39-year-old Carlos Beltran back to right field from the designated hitter role he had thrived in while Rodriguez spent three weeks nursing a hamstring injury.