A-Rod headed to 15-day disabled list

Alex Rodriguez's hasty pass patterns across a Chicago outfield were enough to convince the Yankees that the defending American League Most Valuable Player was healthy enough to return to their lineup.

Several days and an aggravation later, it appears that A-Rod rushed his right quadriceps too soon. Rodriguez was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain on Tuesday and will spend at least 15 days on the disabled list, the latest in a sequence of maladies plaguing the Yankees. Continue