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You want to give the proper sendoff, Girardi said in a packed pregame press conference.
You just hope the situation is created where you’re free to do that.
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Thats a memory that I will own forever.
I wish I couldve given him everything.
It was emotional and odd, soundtracked by thunder before the game and standing ovation after standing ovation throughout.
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He walked back to the dugout, where his family was waiting.
He hugged his two young daughters with tears in his eyes.
He tipped his cap a few more times for the fans still left in the stands.
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Then he descended the dugout steps and disappeared into the Yankees clubhouse.
But there was no mistaking that it belonged to Alex Rodriguez.
