Rodriguez says he at peace with his Yankees exit

By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Rodriguez, one of Major League Baseball's greatest sluggers, said on Friday before his last game in pinstripes that he was "at peace" despite the abrupt nature of his exit from the New York Yankees. "When you start playing as a little boy, you don't think about the end," said 41-year-old Rodriguez, who learned from Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner last week that he was going to be released after Friday's home game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The stunning announcement was made at a news conference last Sunday following a dismal campaign in which Rodriguez has struggled to a .199 batting average with just nine home runs.

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