Twitter Reaction: Alex Rodriguez calls it a career

Alex Rodriguez played his final game for New York and went out a winner as the Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays.

New York Yankees third basemen Alex Rodriguez ended his 12-year baseball career at Yankee Stadium on Friday. The Yankees beat the Rays 6-3 but the bigger story was Rodriguez.

Before the game, however, mother nature had other ideas:

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The game resumed after a short rain delay Rodriguez hit an RBI doubled in his first at bat.

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After grounding out to short Joe Girardi played him at third base for one last time and pulled him after the first out.

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After the game players and fans all had something to say about his polarizing career.

https://twitter.com/JustinSobieski/status/764296220890243076

https://twitter.com/AngelTheGreat2/status/764296776509566977

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