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Baseball Insider: Can A-Rod stay on the field?

Alex Rodriguez smiles while rounding third to score

Photo credit: Getty Images | Alex Rodriguez smiles while rounding third to score a run against the Texas Rangers. (May 25. 2009)

There seemed one obvious question to ask Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long, who spoke Friday at the World Baseball Coaches Convention at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. One query that every Yankees fan has for the overseer of this potent offense:

How is Alex Rodriguez doing?

"He's great. He looks good," Long told Newsday Stretch. "We'll see how he does in spring training. If we can keep...

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