"I love this game and I love this team," an emotional Rodriguez said at a press conference at Yankee Stadium. The New York Yankees announced Sunday that A-Rod will play in his final major league game Friday at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays. After the game, the 41-year-old Rodriguez will be released from his player contract and become a special adviser and instructor with the Yankees through December 31, 2017. He was suspended for the final weeks of that season and all of the 2014 season before rejoining the Yankees last year. He was voted to the All-Star Game 14 times and signed a $275 million contract with the Yankees in 2007 -- then the richest deal in baseball history.

Source: CNN August 07, 2016 17:26 UTC