One last hit for A-Rod in finale

His pre-game tribute ended by a storm, Alex Rodriguez soaked in repeated cheers during his final game in pinstripes, getting one more hit for the New York Yankees and returning to third base one last time. On a night filled with nostalgia, baseball’s most notorious star of the last two decades drove a 96 mph fastball into the right-centre field gap in the first inning of New York’s 6-3 win Friday. And with the sellout crowd of 46,459 chanting “We want A-Rod!” A-Rod trotted to third base at the start of the ninth inning as the organist played Thanks for Memory.