Several swings into his first Yankees workout, Alex Rodriguez already had done damage—to a car parked too close behind the center-field fence, that is.
Early into Saturday's session, New York's newest star launched a long drive that was followed by a loud bonk. The home run ball left a 2-inch dent and blue smear on the hood of a silver Mazda, a rental driven by a reporter from Japan.
"I didn't think Alex would be hitting today," Masanori Hirose said. "My mistake."
The shot was one of 10 balls Rodriguez hit over the fence in 65 swings.
ESPN, 2/21/04 |