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MLB Legend Alex Rodriguez Excitedly Counts Down to New York Yankees’ Season Opener Using His Jersey Number

Published 03/18/2023, 8:45 AM EDT

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With the 2023 MLB regular season starting soon, fans and followers are excited to watch their favorite teams play. This includes baseball legend Alex Rodriguez, who will look forward to some MLB action after a long off-season break. Rodriguez seems to be excited to watch the New York Yankees play, in particular. 

The Yankees will be an exciting team to watch in 2023, with newly appointed captain Aaron Judge leading the way. Most recently, A-Rod referenced his jersey number while counting down the days to the Yankees’ first regular season game.

Alex Rodriguez is counting down the days to the Yankees’ Opening Day

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Alex Rodriguez is looking forward to seeing the New York Yankees play again. The former Bronx legend recently shared an Instagram story counting down the days till the Yankees’ Opening Day. In the post, he referenced his jersey number 13. This was pointing to the fact that there are 13 days till the Yankees play their first game. This was a nice way for the Yankee legend to reference his own playing days with the team. 

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The Yankees finished the 2022 season at the top of the AL East with 99 wins. But their postseason ended in the ALCS where they were knocked out. This season, they will hope to have a similarly great regular season but also win the World Series. 

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Spring Training has not been kind to the Yankees, with several key players sustaining injuries. These injured stars are doubted to be ready for Opening Day and the Bronx Bombers will be severely depleted. A-Rod will still enjoy the game as a former Yankee, but he will be more than a former player while watching games. 

A-Rod will be an analyst once again this season

Over the last couple of seasons, Alex Rodriguez has worked as an MLB analyst for Fox Sports. That will continue this season as the former legend further establishes himself in the world of broadcasting. Furthermore, his former teammate and legendary shortstop Derek Jeter will join him, but for fewer games, than you think

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Jeter will only appear for select games alongside Rodriguez and others. But it will be interesting to see how the Yankees’ Opening Day goes. Are you looking forward to seeing the MLB season start again? Kindly share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Pranay Mukherjee is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. On completing his Bachelor’s in Mass Communication, he followed his passion for writing and started working as a content writer. His passion for sports has led him to sports journalism.
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