Alex Rodriguez gives shoutout to Derek Jeter and former teammates with 3-word message

Former New York Yankees MVP Alex Rodriguez bid farewell to baseball nearly a decade ago, but the Yankees legend has not been able to keep himself away from the sport.

Following his retirement, Rodriguez has featured as an MLB analyst for Fox during the postseason, joined by former teammate Derek Jeter and Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz.

On Tuesday, the former All-Star infielder remembered his playing days with the Bronx Bombers, giving a shoutout to his former captain, Derek Jeter and teammates Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira.

"Miss my guys," Rodriguez captioned an image with the four former Yankees players donning the Pinstripes during a game.

The three-time MVP joined the Yankees in 2004 and played for the Bronx Bombers for more than a decade over two stints. He won the World Series along with Jeter, Cano and Teixeira in 2009.

Last week, Alex Rodriguez stepped into the baseball lab for the first time in nine years. The Yankees legend reminisced about his playing days in an Instagram post.

"America’s favorite pastime. Mine too! Got back in the lab for the first time since Aug 12, 2016. Man I miss the feel of the bat on my hands. And the SOUND!! Magic! Wish I was back in the Bronx wearing #13 in my pinstripes."

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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