for more on yankees fans reaction to today's announcement, let's go live to yankee stadium and cbs2's brian conybeare. >> reporter: mark, a rod's announcement cotton off a lot of fans off guard. by surprise here at the stadium today. but despite all his drama, the huge contracts, the steroid scandal, most of them say they're going to miss when he's gone. >> it's sad to see him go. i mean morning today. >> i've been a yankees fan all my life. and probably my favorite player would be him. >> reporter: yankees fans young and old seemed as sad as alex rodriguez himself was when the 14 time all-star announced his retirement earlier in the day. but he is staying with a team as a special advisor and instructor. >> if it's not working out for and comers is awesome. >> i like that he's staying with the organization. he turned his reputation around quite a bit. >> reporter: that was targeted -- tarnished by a steroid scandal and suspension in 2014. the question on many fans minds, will that keep a-rod out of the hall of fame? >> if anybody takes steroids, it's going to hurt you automatically. >

the yankees announced a new role for the slugger next season. we have two reports on this surprising announcement tonight. we start with sports paniccor laura behnke at -- anchor laura behnke at yankee stadium. as a teacher. after weeks of uncertainty alex rodriguez and the yankees have finally figured out a way to move on. >> the last four weeks have not been fun. it's been very painful and embarrassing to sit on the bench. it's been awkward. so from that sense i'm very happy that we found a solution. >> reporter: that solution, to play a final game friday before becoming a special adviser and instructor for the yanks next spring training. and mentor every step of the way. so at the end of the day i think that we'll benefit from that. >> i was incredibly humbled and flattered that he wanted me to spend time with the next generation of yankees. >> reporter: the yankees will pay rodriguez the remainder of his contract, roughly $27 million. >> he gets everything he deserves, the contract that he negotiated in full force. >> reporter: rodriguez is

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and now the yankees will try to finish out this game. betances goton out and -- one out and needs two more. a swing and a miss from cory dickerson. >> it won't hit home now or in the press conference. only when his body is ready to do something that he is not doing. creatures of habit of the baseball game. that's all he's known. alec's family there. his daughters. his mom behind them. he was so ecstatic to have them here to watch him play for a final time. will fire it down, but not in time. the rays have a base runner here in the ninth. you said it won't hit home. what is he thinking right now? >> a lot of flashing moments joe will want to watch in replay. a lot of flashing moments of all the times he had to go through both good and bat. every athlete goes through a time when they go through the unwritten story. it's the times in the gym when you come back from surgery, the hip surgery. the moments you don't know if you can play any more and reproving it to yourself. those are the moments he will sit back and go i did it. i did it at a

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yankees up 6-ley. trying to keep pace in this wild card race. adam warren, he goes to the cubs in the trade for castro. he was terrible in chicago and it just didn't work. he comes back in the aroldis chapman trade and since he has come back has been really good. this hit to left and one away. >> he has really good stuff. i like his action and the way he throws. and to the degree where you are familiar with the pitching coach and you try to impress too much when you go somewhere else. maybe he fell into a little bit of that and no again still in the thick of things. it was difficult to leave a team you know is going to the play-offs. >> right. >> and come to a team you hope maybe can get to the play-offs. >> he turned into the eighth inning man for the yanks. remember they had chapman and miller and betances. betances is closing so at least the early indication joe girardi used him as the eighth inning matt duffy is the hitter. duffy skies one to center. and it's two away. >> he is just sneaky quick enough. radar readings won't show high velocit

that was not in the cards, that was the yankees and i am at peace with it. duke: a-rod's career with yankees started in 2004, had its ups and downs, ups? a two time mvp, and a key member of the 2009 world series championship team. but his legacy in pin stripes will be tarnished with his connection to performance enhancing drugs that resulted in a season-long suspension for wants to be remembered. >> i do want to be remembered as someone who was you know madly in love with the game of baseball. also i'll hopefully be remembered for someone who triped -- fell and tripped a lot but got up. duke: what do you remember most. >> how much he loved game. duke: gm brian asked about the remainer of a-rod's contract. >> he gets everything he deserves. the contract that he negotiated in full force. duke: a-rod will be paid for the year, and all of next year by the yankees that is roughly $27 million, important to note, he is not retiring, he is being released. and yankees would not stand in a-rod's way if he changes his we'll have more on "sports extra" presented by toyo

anthony johnson outside yankee point of view. anthony. >> a fantastic night because the yankees did win tonight, a- rod did participate in that win. getting that double early on in the game to help the yankees get on the score board, turned out to be a fantastic evening for so many fans that turned out here to yankee stadium this evening. as you said, we had an opportunity to go ahead and talk to a whole lot of them as they came out of the stadium, following the 7th inning. that's when they knew the commanding lead. and those fans were ecstatic to be here, to see a-rod and the last game they will play here at yankee stadium. >> a yankee fan, it's almost a game where you come out of respect for a player of a-rod's caliber. >> a-rod had a good double the first time up. although he didn't do anything after that, the fan was 100% behind him. >> it was great seeing a-rod's last run. >> what was so special about >> yes. >> it was a good night. it was a good game. everything was good about it. it's sad to see him go, because i have been

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an exciting evening for yankees fans. but rained out pregame ceremony! you can't make this stuff up even if you tried. >>> yankees stadium, brian conybeare spoke to some of the fans on this exciting and bizarre night >> reporter: biz sara very good word -- bizarre is a very good word for it, especially the weird weather! a-rod on as a special advisor through next season, there's a lot of fans who think his playing days aren't over yet! >> reporter: it looked like the baseball gods were angry. storm clouds, lightning and rain moved in over yankees stadium just as alex rodriguez was being honored. >> it was fitting for a-rod. a little controversy before the game. a little thunder. >> everything with a-rod is weird. everything comes off ovation he did. >> reporter: despite the steroid scandal and the drama, many fans we spoke to outside the stadium seemed forgiving. >> one of the greatest players who's ever played the game. i have a lot of respect for the guy. >> reporter: during his 22 year career, a-rod made $448 million in salary alone. more than any oth

that's when they knew the yankees had the commanding lead. and those fans were ecstatic to be here, to see a-rod and the last game they will play here at yankee stadium. >> a yankee fan, it's almost a game where you come out of of a-rod's caliber. >> a-rod had a good double the first time up. although he didn't do anything after that, the fan was 100% behind him. >> it was great seeing a-rod's last run. >> what was so special about it? >> i got to see him one more time before he retired. >> yes. >> it was a good night. it was a good game. everything was good about it. it's sad to see him go, because i have been coming to the game since the age of 2. go. love him. going to miss him. good night. >> and that's it. good night for a-rod. he played in his final game in pinstripes here at yankees stadium this evening. of course, we'll have much more on this, the media is all lined up in the media room waiting for a-rod to come and we'll be able to hear from a-rod about playing in this last game a little bit later on in sports. laura, back to you. >>

the yankees pull it out. final 3-2. >>> the mets had to dig deep up in detroit today to try not to get swept by the tigers. they had jacob degrom on the mound to help them get back on pack. detroit biffing in this one was -- pitching in this one was was this michael conforto blast in the 7th. ian kinsler gets an infield single and justin upton scores. the game is tied. top of the 9th former met k-rod on the mound, but he's rocked as neil walker sends this blast over the wall for two runs. the mets take the lead and mets take the final game in detroit, the final there 3- only big news today. coming up at 6:00 history on the links. we'll show you who scored the first ever 58 on the pga tour. we'll see you then. that's going to be really big news. you guys will look forward to seeing that. >> thank you, anthony, got some good shooting. >> you're speaking his language. >> absolutely. >>> do you know what's in your life insurance policy? one local family thought they did, but when their loved one died, they got a

before the game, the yankees paid tribute. a-rod gathered with family, former teammate mariano rivera has storm clouds gathered overhead. there was a flash of lightning, a clap of thunder, and then abruptly it was over. perhaps appropria f rod. alex himself called it biblical. the skies cleared and then a-rod looked like a-rod. bottom of the first, alex delivers off chris archer. he takes a 2-2 pitch into the gap in right center. brett gardner comes all the way around from first to score, and an rbi double for a-rod ties the game at one. look at alex. yeah, guys, i can still play. this games with tied at three in the sixth with carlin castro provides some offense. for castro, taking archer deep to center, and the yankees go up 5-3. they added a sixth run and that proved to be crucial because it allowed joe girardi to send alex out to third base after all. in the ninth inning, a-rod grabbed his glove, hadn't played the field all season, and he told joe he was only comfortable with one batter. so girardi pulled him after one out

yes, the yankees are sellers. carlos beltran follows andrew miller and aroldis chapman out the door. headed to texas for right hand pitcher dylan tate. the fourth overall pick last year. the 39-year-old beltran has slugged 22 homers this year. he told me he knew this was coming. >> you know, we didn't really give the front office a reason to keep us together. so that's part of the bas what is ahead of me. try to get to texas, try to help the team win as many ball games as i can. >> why honestly, it's been disappointing this season to date. so i think these transactions over the last week, especially, we're trying to take bad and turn it into good. >> so the yankees also ship ivan off. a drive to deep right center. the ball caroms off the fence and gardner is thinking about three. then he thinks i got to make this one count. neil walker's relay nails him. he's out. to the sixth, this one's out. yankees lead 3-2. not anymore. matt reynolds just back from triple-a vegas. didi gregorius drops a single to left. that sc

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the controversial yankee slugger calls it quits. we're there for the dramatic announcement. >> i love this game and i love this team. both. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs weekend news." >> with the election nearly 3 weeks away a cbs battle ground tracker poll out today shows hillary clinton ahead of dlud in the key -- donald trump in the key states of virginia and nevada. trump is holding a narrow lead in arizona a state republicans typically win. virginia and nevada are among the 11 battle ground states that deciding the election in november. errol barnett has more from our washington bureau. >> reporter: at his first campaign fund raiser in weeks, donald trump makes fun of hillary clinton's explanation that she may have short-circuited in responding to a question about her e-mail investigation. >> but i think that the people of this country don't want somebody that's going to short-circuit up here. ahead in national polls and showing strength in kracial swing states. 12 points ahead in virginia, 2 points ahead in nev

the yankees win 4-2. falter. they just got swept by the third worst team in the league yesterday and terry collins blew his lad afterwards with a 4 minute rant to the immediate you followed by a 20 minute closed door meeting with the team. the mets lost 9-0. they are three games back in the wild card. the jets first preseason game is in the books. the lone touchdown pass for the jets beat the jags. for cbs2 sports i'm steve overmyer. >> a segment from the late late show with james corden is becoming a tv show. >> another gold rush for team usa at the olympics. >> it's been amazing. >> it was another amazing day for american olympians: michael phelps finished a full both length ahead in the individual medley. this win earned him his fourth he also became the first swimmer ever to win the same event at four consecutive olympics. and more history thursday. american swimmer simone manuel tried for the gold medal. she got it in the 100-meter free style. she becomes the first african- american woman to win a gold medal

a yankee legend with a complicated legacy. he has heard his fair share of he'll try to bring the building to its feet one last time. he took a nostalgic drive into the ballpark this afternoon and took batting practice to cheers from yankees fans. he is only four home runs from 7 700 all time. alex isn't trying to overthink the moment. >> i said on sunday that my horizon is friday and it still is. i'm thinking about the game. who has given me fits in the past. we want to win the game tonight. that's still my approach. after all of this, i'm going to need a long nap and recover. i'll see where life takes me, but right now i value wearing this uniform and wearing the yankees pinstripes is enough. >> reporter: alex says this hasty farewell has been a little bit awkward. he playing third. joe girardi pretty much quashed those dreams because the yankees find themselves three and a half games out of that second wild card spot. the manager has to focus on winning, not waving good-bye. >> you want to give him the proper sendoff. you ju

. >>> an end of an era at yankees stadium tonight. alex rodriguez takes the field for the final time as a yankee. so after 13 years, how are fans feeling about it and what does a-rod have to say? he spoke a few minutes ag on the field with sports anchor laura behnke. laura, he certainly has a complicated legacy. >> reporter: complicated doesn't even begin to sum it up. in less than two showers, the yankees will begin the official send-off when they have a pregame ceremony to honor alex rodriguez's final game in pinstripes. designated hitter. he is batting third. he never expected that he would go out like this. as a-rod said on sunday, this is the hand that he has been dealt. love him or hate him, he has been a model citizen throughout this farewell process. he enters his final game just four home runs shy of 700 for his career. he can't think of playing for another team. right now it's about the yankees and cherishing his memories in the bronx from the in 2009 to his final game tonight, it's been quite a ride. >> baseball has a funny

from the marlins yankees only have to payhim 20,500,000 next year . >>carrie: that's a good deal, i take that deal. >> there was a game to play after the big news, yankees and indians wrapped up their three-game series. a-rod on the bench talking to starlin castro, he never did get into yesterday's game although we expect him to play in boston. the yankees will play a three-game series tomorrow night and gregarious goes deep. but the yankees up to nothing mark continues to play well after announcing he will retire, doubled to left putting the acts of three - nothing. three - to the final score. meds out in detroit, looking to avoid this week. michael's back starting to come alive in the seventh. he broke a scoreless tie with his 11th home run of theyear, that gave the mess on - nothing lead. gail walker goes deep here . the former knife closer, deep, gone and the mets salvage the final game of the series. history made in denver yesterday afternoon, each euro tsuzuki and the miami marlins and with his triple he became the 30th player in major league ba

chase headley off the monster, takes a nice bounce for the yankees. tries to stretch to a 5.5 back in the wildcard chase. >>> mets trying to do something they haven't done in a month. win back-to-back games. i'm talking two straight. steven matz looking for just his second win since may 25th. one of seven during that span. struck out a career high nine batters. the d-backs took the lead in the 6th. not for long though. neal 6th. his 20th of the year. 3-2 mets. arizona put two runners on in the 7th. and then bases clearing triple for michael bourn. >>> the metal count from -- fios is not cable. we're wired differently, which means we can fix things fferently. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh absolutely. i like that. tech support that lets your technician see the problem over yo

the former yankee current marlin had almost 1300 hits in japan. that doesn't even count toward this cord. the only active with record alex rodriguez. the mets needing some late magic to check out on the in the 4th inning and sanchez strikes out bruce. sanchez went 8 innings. but the mets got on the board first as michael con fort oh blast this homerun giving new york a 1-0 lead. bottom of that same inning gets an in field single and comes up to score. game tied at 1. former met k rod on the mound but can't this blast over the wall. the mets mets take the final game up in detroit final 3-1. the mets will have the day off tomorrow. >>> much more ahead in sports. football fans have to wait a little longer for that first preseason job. it was a bad paint job. plus we have history on the se. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ?? ?? you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moment

yankees fans are all over the place and to the mets. the skipper is confident that one player can get this team to the post season and last night he said, quote, if this guy we'll talking about stepisdis and 3 for 5 with three rbi and two rounds scored. two of those hits cleared the wall by plenty. and that first shot travelled 457 feet and had an exit velocity of 107 miles per hour and the next one goes 418 and that is 875 combined feet of yard work. and this guy keeps going. feel free to play golf as often as you like. and the 505 back of the wild card and the united states finished the rio olympics with moremed ans than anyone. usa had 50 more medals than the nearest competitor china. the final was won by the united states basketball team and anthony is the first men's basketball player to win three gold medals. >> victor cruz is expected to play in the if of the-game action in more than a year this week and fittingly, it's the latest comeback begins tomorrow. he's expected to go through a full practice with no limitations and he's m

>>> we all know want yankees notoriety midst of making changes. one longtime star is hanging up the spikes. but after a tearful announcement, the man they call tex comes through >>> steve is in for otis tonight. a little baseball. >> absolutely. have to say gonna be to mark texeira. at least we have the rest of the season to watch him. we came to the yankees with a b and expectations, and it did pay off in a world series title. and he gave his clubhouse a stable leader. today he announced his retirement. he hit 30 home runs for eight straight seasons. injuries helped derail what could have been a hall of fame career. he says he will enjoy every last at-bat before he retires at the end of the season. >> i want to thank aural the yankee fans, the greatest fans i just want to let you guys know that i appreciate all the support and i gave you everything i had. [ crying ] >> but i tried my best and -- i'm proud to have a world series ring with the yankees. it's something i'll never forget. >> mark texeira, at first base tonight, as thean and he went fr

the yankees are doing more winning than losing? taking on first place indians at yankee stadium, face of the future, gary sanchez making big contribution s, he hit safely in all 4 games, that does include 3 doubles and 3 r.b.i. 2-0 lead in this one. then he shows defense in the 5th. the pitch gets away but sanchez makes a death throw to get the already thrown has 3 runners. 2-2 in the 6th, cc, mike, gave up second most runs-- cc didn't make it out of the inning. 3 runs, 6 hits, 5 and 2/3. the yankees pull ben suffered, since the trade of chapman and miller, 7th inning, anthony in relief facing norwich, cet cet 4-2. speaking of miller, he is the indian's closer and takes care of the last 3 outs for his new team. cleveland wins 5-2 at the staidm. >>> the mets haven't put together 2 straight wins since before the all star break. last night the men who, we thought would be a si young candidate, noah syndergaard was not bad, just a step back, runs. in his last 3 outings, it has taken him at least 112 pitchs to get through 6 innings. syn

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inning and the yankees. they worked out of a major job for his perceived of the season. royals pitcher came close to a no-hitter but did have a same record last night. the left-hander pitched eight innings and tied a franchise record, 16 strikeouts to a three did nothing whenever the tampa bay rays. speaking to an end with leading off. lea: before your head up the door, look at shared forecast with fox meteorologist maria molina. reporter: several areas of storms we attract him. one across new england with heavy rain across parts of massachusetts and also into price of vermont. as they had further west in missouri and moving on into price of iowa dealing with storms. over the next couple of days we will continue to see the eastern u.s. across parts of the midwest. day after day could be dealing with a storms in some of the storms today could bring some isolated severe weather. damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes possible further west across parts of the rockies. another storm system will be exiting t

yankee stadium ?watch alex rodriguez tomorrow night on fox five. 2/0 with kelly johnson with a two run homer. that's the seventh. hernandez at the play. they would not giveit up . two games back from the wild card. katie the deck you and the third gold-medal of the game. it's the fo 200 m relay. it's the race where he he made at the time and they ended up winning by 1.8. 1.84 seconds. the united states also beat them off and united states basketball with 31points. us 198 88 . he has the top scorer. 293 points passing lebron james by 20. you'll remember james skip the real games. espn anchor and play-by-play man john saunders has died. he has been at the network for nearly 30 years covering a varietyof events while anchoring the show . it's an extraordinary talent with a formative style. saunders leaves behind a wife and two children. he was just 61. very sad. he was very talented. i've always enjoyed his it was still just a great show. >> i know he went to western michigan. very talented. attributes w

>>juliet: is the end of an era for the yankees. >>juliet: the new york post seems to be happy, their front page says good riddance. alex rodriguez places final game in pinstripe right after which the team will release him money theyankees will pay him every since he's earned . every cent he's earned,they will pay him the remainder of this year and all of next year which is roughly $27 million . i was at the press conference yesterday and i've covered a-rod his entire career as a yankee. this by far is the most emotional i've ever seen him this is a tough day. i love this game. and i love this team. and today i'm saying goodbye to both. >> a very emotional alex rodriguez announced he will play the final major league game this friday night august 12 before becoming a special advisor and instructor with the yankees i think i can play baseball and you always think you have one more hit and you can help the team win one more game for sure. that was the yankeesdecision . and i'm at peace with it >> a rod's career with the yankees whichst

jack is not looking good for the yankees. they have the bottom of the first and it's a two run double. we are tied at two. the yankees take the lead for good. they go on theright side and then blasted, . it's a 10/3 yankees. things get heated in the bottom of the fifth. teixeira is not happy. it's a hard fall there. that was really the extent of it. the yankees go on to win at 9/5 for the final score. >> i know matt is a good kid but when youmiss a pitch that bad , you'll get purpose or not ?it's a bad pitch at a bad time. i told him i did not like it. >> he was trying to make him uncomfortable. >> a lot isn't going anywhere. brian cashman says the team has no plans to release him. he said the plan is to give time to other people and if matchups or injuries hit he could be out theree said it's not easy to release that kind of money that he has on his contract . he said he hit well last year and sporadic pitting time makes it more difficult. cespedes went 1/5 and says it was his first start to the saturday. the team says he wi

plenty of baseball left he will not be yankee he could sign with someone else. he is 4 homeruns shy of hitting seven 00. it will be interesting to see whether or not he signs with a different ball club there are rumors around the social media right now that the miami marlins are interested. so again, be interesting to see if he does sign. we'll see what happens. i don't think he'll hit seven point considering his career thus far he's not batting very well at all. back to you guys. all right, alcides, thank you. >> over in rio u.s. wimmer simone emanuel won gold in a 100 meter free style in an incredible twist she and canada penny touch the wall at the same time. tying for first first place and gold new olympic record of 57.20 seconds. i si money set another mark first god medal in swimming for the u.s. swimming legend michael phelps does it again he smash competition in 200 meter medley last night breaking 2100 listen to this, 2100-year-old olympic record along the way. >>> phelps gold medal was 13 individual title in the olympic games. and that breaks the recor

that was the yankee's decision. i'm at peace with it. >> center field, well hit. >> a-rod's ten year contract worth $273 million is said to end in 2017. the yankees must still honor the financial agreement. the slugger leaves the game just four homers away from the elite >> i especially want to thank the fans for letting me play the game that i love. thank you. >> a-rod is not parting ways with the yankees just yet. elaine, he will serve as special adviser and instructor, mentoring team's young players through december 2017. demarco, thank you. former olympics hero oscar pistorius injured his wrists in his jail cell saturday. the south african media raised questions whether it was a suicide attempt. jonathan vigliotti let's has more on this from london. >> oscar pistorius denies he attempted suicide. he told officials he suffered the injury saturday after slipping and falling out of bed. south african newspaper claim prison guards found two razor blades in his cell. prison authorities will not claim those reports. t

rough day for the yankees. >> mother nature is maybe not being a yankees fan. the bombers were up 6-0 last night when a 42-minute rain out of the game. yankees gave up 12 runs. hal steinbrenner says the yankees fans are ready to embrace the baby bombers so far, so good for that guy. gary sanchez leaves the yard in the second third home run in the last five at-bats and fifth home run in just his fifth 15 big league games. 3-1 down. castro out. solo homer. jay was trying to become the first 17-game winner in the bigs. yankees playing afternoon down 3-2 in the fifth. tripped up at short. then headley's throwing error made matters worse for cc sabathia. he struck out 12 the most in four years. but he also grooved one to melvin utley. three-run pop. cc picks up the loss. yankees drop two of three to the blue jays, 7-4 the final from the bronx they are now 6 back in the wild card chase. jonathan niese starts in the series finale tonight. >>> you've heard of pitchers helping their own cause? noah syndergaard did that last night. his third home run of the year. that ti

he's a yankee. reggie, he's a great town in a way for the good and the bad and conflicting emotions as he's stepping away. >> costa has a new book out coming out in a few weeks, september 6th, lasting impact, one season, what happens when our sons play football. hey, by the way, tonight's game is on fox 5, yes, a-rod's last it tonight on fox 5 at 7:00. so much to talk about with a-rod. it is going to be interesting. somehow, some way, i think he's going to play, maybe not this year, maybe next year. rosanna: thank you so much. guys have this power suit on, you know, women now are starting to rock the power pantsuit. maybe inspired by hillary clinton, but going to new, gretta is here and how you can rock the power pantsuit in your ? keep on savin' all day at dunkin' donuts. le up on delicious with two egg & cheese wake up wraps for $2. (vo) it'd be great to take a break from the expected, virtually. now, you can. experience the new gold castle scratch-off with 3d gameplay. play in a new dimension, on

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his last game as a yankee is this friday in yankee stadium. duke castiglione has more. >> i was at the press conference yesterda a-rod his entire career as a yankee. this, by far, the most be emotional i've ever seen him. >> this is a tough day. i love this game. and i love this team. and today i'm saying good-bye to both. >> a very emotional alex rodriguez announced that he will play in his final major league game this friday night, august 12th, before becoming a special you always think you have one more hit and can help the team win one more game, for sure. that wasn't in the cards. you know, that was the yankees' decision. and i'm at peace with it. >> a-rod's career with the yankees, which started in 2004, definitely had its ups and downs. the ups, he was a two-time mvp. during his tenure with the yanks, a key member of that 2009 world series championship team. but his legacy in pinstripes will always be tarnished with his connection to performance-enhancing drugs which resulted in a season-long suspension for 2014. he spoke about how he w

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that was the yankees' decision. and i'm at peace with it. >> he's always been a leader and mentor every step of the way. at the end of the day, think we will benefit from that er benefit from that experience, and he will help in a different way. >> following the a-rod announcement, the yankees took the field for the al central leading indians. there's a-rod comfortable with the advisory role already. tanaka terrific against the tribe. he struck out 8, and a player in the plans moving forward, didi, and that gives the bombers the 2-0 lead, and that plans, teixeira. he called it quits 2 days ago, but something is left in his tank that makes it 3-0 in the 5th. delon gets the save. 3-2 is the final. >>> and this afternoon, the mets in detroit, trying to avoid the 3-game sweep the at the hands of the tigers this one? a pitcher's dual. the mets needed a strong start, and the 6 2/3, and he got a no decision. sanchez just as good, but conforto finally breaking through with 2 outs in the 7th, and he goes the opposite way. fi

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the yankees say the game is sold out. if you want to be there for the special farewell ceremony you must be in your seats by 6:50. darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news.. >> thank you. it should be a big night. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. back over to bill evans. reasons to feel great. a look outside. cloudy skies, humidity. breaks of sun. this is our roof camera looking at the sunrise across the jackie onassis reservoir in central park. it's stuffy. a shower sliding through the urban areas of new jersey down to hunterdon, middlesex to the races withed steam bath. it will be muggy, hazy, warm and by lunchtime it's hot. in the low 90s today. you take the humidity and add that to it, it will feel like 105, 110 with a scattered thunderstorm. >>> she is red hot. she will talk about the l.i.e. >> look at this. yuck, yuck, yuck. this is a mess. let's go to the maps and explain in gcp an accident grand central parkway, outer roadway near citi field. accident there. then the l.i.e. ea

the controversial yankees' slugger calls it quits. we are there for the dramatic announcement. >> i love this game. and i love this team. ? ? >>> welcome to the "cbs overnight news." with the election 13 weeks away, a cbs news battleground tracker poll out today shows hillary clinton ahead of donald trump in the key states of virginia and nevada. our poll shows trump holding a narrow lead in arizona a state republicans typically win. virginia and nevada are among the 11 could go either way towards deciding the election in november. errol barnett has more from our washington bureau. >> reporter: but i think that the people of this country don't want somebody that is going to short circuit up here. >> reporter: trump on the attack because clinton is pulling ahead in national polls. and showing strength in crucial swing states. 12 points ahead in virginia. two points ahead in nevada. both key battleground states. trumps trouble due to failure to consolidate republican support. today, newt gingrich said that fact is sinking in. >> reporte

there was drama in his final game as a yankee. first there was something that was out of his control. the pregame ceremony. >> you can't make this stuff up. loud hundred dollar -- a downpour at yankee stadium. dugout. look at it come down in the bronx. what happened? his farewell ceremony washed away by mother nature. last night's game delayed about 30 minutes because of the storm. alex came out to a standing ovation in the first. a career .133 hitter against chris archer. an rbi double ties the game at one. he finished the game 1-for-4. castro went 2- ahead two-run homer put the bombers up for good. gave joe girardi a window to put a-rod at third base. ending his career in pinstripes. also goes out a winner. 6-3 the final from the bronx. >> i can't say enough about these fans. i've given these fans a lot of headaches over the years. like i've always said, you don't have to be defined by your mistakes. about. >> all right. also the mets lost to the padres last night 8-6. for cbs 2 news, i'm otis livingston, have a great saturday.