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Is Alex Rodriguez’s last game on TV?

By Phillip Barnard

Aug 7, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez addresses the media during a press conference announcing his retirement prior to the game between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez will play his last game on Friday August 12, 2016. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 7, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez addresses the media during a press conference announcing his retirement prior to the game between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Rodriguez will play his last game on Friday August 12, 2016. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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The long career of Alex Rodriguez winds down this week, and ESPN will broadcast the Yankees-Red Sox on Wednesday night.

On Sunday morning, the New York Yankees and Alex Rodriguez held a press conference. It was announced that A-Rod will be retiring as an active player on August 12. But fans will get one more chance to possibly catch him in action, as ESPN before he hangs up the cleats for good.

On Wednesday, August 10, ESPN will broadcast their weekly “Wednesday Night Baseball,” as the Yankees will travel to Boston to take on the Red Sox. The game is set to begin at 7:00 P.M. Eastern. It should be a huge event, as the current designated hitter winds down his illustrious career with the Yankees.

His last official game as a player will be on August 12, when the Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Following that, he will be unconditionally released as a player and will be brought back on as a special advisor and instructor with the team through 2017. In a statement released by the team, team owner Hal Steinbrenner offered his appreciation for Rodriguez.

"After spending several days discussing this plan with Alex, I am pleased that he will remain a part of our organization moving forward and transition into a role in which I know he can flourish.”Baseball runs through his blood. He’s a tireless worker and an astute student of the game. Alex has already proven to be a willing and effective mentor to many players who have come through our clubhouse, and I am confident that this next phase of his baseball life will bring out the best in Alex and the next generation of Yankees."

ESPN has broadcast a large majority of his career with the Yankees, which started in 2004 when he was traded from the Texas Rangers. He wraps up a 22-year career that began in the strike-shortened 1994 season, and has been the center of triumph and controversy for most of the journey. You can bet that Fenway Park will be packed for the TV cameras, and Yankee Stadium will be twice as electric for his final game as a player this week.

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