"That's a good sign," Rodriguez said. "I laugh when people say, 'You can't hit a ball in the mid-90s.' I couldn't hit it in my prime when I was 28, certainly not consistently. When a guy's throwing 95, 96 and he's spotting, maybe Mike Trout or some of those great young superstars can hit it, but not me."
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Rodriguez's collection of 654 home runs would suggest otherwise, but the Yankees' concern is with what he can do for them on the field this season. Rodriguez cracked out of a 1-for-14 funk with the homer, producing easy grounders in his other two at-bats on Friday, and is batting .269 (7-for-26) this spring.
"It's a real good sign," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "I thought he made the adjustment after his first two at-bats, and he put a really good swing on a ball and hit it a long way."
There was some initial confusion on the homer, as it appeared to strike the top of the fence and ricochet back into play after hitting a palm tree. Rodriguez scampered back to first base, unsure of what had happened, before first-base umpire Jerry Layne instructed him to circle the bases.
Asked what he has been surprised about this spring, Rodriguez replied, "That I hit that ball today, that way. And that it went over. I thought it was going to be a long single."
Rodriguez said that his body has reacted better than he would have thought, noting that he was "very curious" to see how he would bounce back after a night game on Thursday in Tampa, Fla. He added that he was "pleasantly surprised" by the answer, and is looking forward to his assigned workload for Sunday and Monday, when he and Carlos Beltran are scheduled to rack up at-bats at the Yanks' Minor League complex.
"I just feel like my body's getting in better shape, and feel like I'm running a little bit better," Rodriguez said. "Every day, you just want to get a little bit better."
Rodriguez declined to comment when asked about a report published on Friday that stated that Rodriguez's cousin, Yuri Sucart, is expected to plead guilty to distribution of testosterone and human growth hormone when he appears in U.S. District Court later this month.
"Guys, we have so many good things to talk about, but that's not one of them," Rodriguez said. "We'll keep it baseball. Have a good weekend."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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