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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Yankees expect Alex Rodriguez to play third base next season but want the suspended star to prove during spring training he deserves to have his position back after a one-year absence.Rodriguez hasnt played an injury-free season since 2007, turns 40 on July 27 and missed all of this year while serving his penalty for violating baseballs drug agreement and labour contract. Hell have to show his body is up to the rigours of a major league schedule.Weve got to see where hes physically at, and if he can play the field, how many days he can play the field and how many days he needs to DH, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said at a news conference Monday. I dont think really any of us know about him until we actually get him into games in spring training.New York missed consecutive postseasons for the first time since 1992 and 93. While beloved captain Derek Jeter is retiring, the much-maligned Rodriguez will be returning. The three-time AL MVP is signed for three additional seasons for a total of $61 million, part of his record $275 million, 10-year contract.He hasnt played in a year. Thats not easy to do, to sit out a year, Girardi said. Do we expect him to be a player on our team? Absolutely. Do we expect him to play third base? Yes. But in fairness I think you have to see where hes at.As for whether the Yankees will ask Rodriguez to take grounders at first base, where he could back up the oft-injured Mark Teixeira, Girardi said thats something that we have not talked about yet.After playing 155 games or more each year from 2001-07, Rodriguez made six trips to the disabled list in six seasons for a strained right quadriceps (2008), right hip surgery (2009), a strained left calf (2010), right knee surgery (2011), a broken left hand (2012) and left hip surgery (2013).Girardi kept in contact with Rodriguez through text messages.Have not talked a ton about baseball. Ive talked more about how hes just doing and his family. It was, I dont know, once, twice a month, the manager said. Obviously that will pick up now that were through the season and I dont have nearly as much to do, just to see where hes at physically, and encouraging him, and to see what his thoughts are.Girardi doesnt expect A-Rod will have clubhouse issues with teammates but anticipates fans will remind him of the suspension.Our teammates enjoy Alex, his presence in the clubhouse, the way he likes to teach the game and talk about the game. So I dont think that will be an issue, Girardi said. Will he have to deal from some angry fans? Yeah, but well help him get through that. When was the last time Alex hasnt had to deal with that? So its not like its something that hes not used to, and sometimes players thrive on that. Sneakers Canada Sale . A wide-eyed 18-year-old visiting North America for only the second time in his young life, Caboclo immediately noticed the "big tower" his new home is best known for. Wholesale Sneakers Canada . RAPTORS STRUGGLING: The bottom line is the true test in sports isnt just how you handle failure, but how you handle success. http://www.sneakerssalecanada.com/ . Jacobs scored two in the first end, but Jahr briefly took charge with two in the second end and two more in the third. Jacobs, from Sault. Marie, Ont., gave Canada some breathing room, following his big fourth end by adding two more points in the fifth to go up 7-4. Cheap Sneakers Canada Online . His absence against the Celtics comes a day after he scored 43 points in the Heats 100-96 win at Cleveland. Clearance Shoes Canada . And it showed Thursday night. The Canadiens, playing in their second game in as many days, however, got a good performance in the end from their backup goaltender as he filled in for an injured Olympic gold medallist .Rolando McClain wants to return to the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens activated the linebacker off the reserve-retired list. McClain worked out with the Ravens earlier in the week and according to reports it didnt go well. McClain showed up late to the workout and failed to complete his conditioning tests. Its unknown whether the Ravens, who said they would welcome back McClain if he shows thhat he has matured, activated the linebacker so that he could participate in the teams off-season team workouts or so that they could release him.dddddddddddd McClain, a top 10 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, was a bust with the Oakland Raiders. The team finally released him in 2012 after three arrests in an 11-month span, before the Ravens signed him to a low risk contract last year. ' ' '