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  March 11, 2018 8:11 PM PDT

  A day after Alex Rodriguez played his final game for the New York Yankees, the team called up top prospect Aaron Judge, who made his major-league debut in Saturdays 8-4 win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Nike Presto Hombre .The Yankees officially released Rodriguez on Saturday afternoon, ending his 12 years in pinstripes and perhaps his big league career after 22 seasons.Its strange, manager Joe Girardi said of Rodriguez no longer being on the team. I have a lineup card, and his name is not on there. And theres not another Rodriguez in our organization who is up in the big leagues who makes me think hes on there. I think about all the great players that have walked, not just through these doors but the doors that were across the street who eventually retired.Judge, who Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said will be the teams every-day right fielder going forward, hit eighth.Prospect Tyler Austin was also called up from Triple-A and made his MLB debut at first base.Austin and Judge launched their Yankees careers with back-to-back home runs in their first major league at-bats Saturday, hitting solo shots off Matt Andriese in the second inning, becoming the first pair of teammates in baseball history to hit consecutive home runs in their first career plate appearances.Judge, 24, was hitting .270 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs in 93 games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 6-foot-7 slugger was ranked 23rd overall in Keith Laws midseason MLB prospect rankings.Austin was hitting .323 with 13 homers and 49 RBIs in 56 games for the RailRiders.In other moves Saturday, the Yankees optioned right-hander Ben Heller to Triple-A and transferred right-hander Conor Mullee to the 60-day disabled list.Releasing Rodriguez leaves the Yankees responsible for the $27,103,825 remaining on his $275 million, 10-year contract. He is owed $7,103,825 of his $20 million salary for the final 65 days of this season and $20 million next year.The 41-year-old designated hitter went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in his finale Friday night, a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay.Last night was a special night, Cashman said. had a chance to talk to him before the game and had a chance to talk after the game. I think it was great for Alex, great for our fans and great for our win column. It was also nice that he helped impact us as well.The roster has been changing a lot, so today is a new day. Its been a new day quite often lately, to be honest. Weve had a lot of changes, some quality people weve said goodbye to and a lot of quality people weve been saying hello to. Its the nature of the beast.Rodriguez hit .200 with nine homers and 31 RBIs for the Yankees this season. He has 696 home runs, fourth on the career list behind Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714).Rodriguezs career batting average is at .295. A 14-time All-Star and three-time AL MVP, Rodriguez has 3,115 hits, and his 2,086 RBIs are second to Aarons 2,297 since RBIs became an official statistic. Rodriguez was suspended for the 2014 season for violations of baseballs drug agreement and labor contract.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. Vans Toy Story Mercadolibre . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Vans Slip On Mujer . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. http://www.vansespanarebajas.es/old-skool-vans-baratas.html .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Steve Spagnuolo spent a lot of time this past week talking to veteran cornerback Leon Hall.The New York Giants defensive coordinator has been trying to find ways to limit the Cincinnati Bengals offense on Monday night at MetLife Stadium, and there is no better way than getting first-hand knowledge.Before signing with the Giants in training camp, Hall spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Bengals. He knows quarterback Andy Dalton and more importantly, he knows A.J. Green, the NFLs leading receiver this season with 59 catches.One of the things Hall told Spagnuolo was that Green has a unique ability to wait until the last second to stick his hands out and catch a ball, limiting the time a defensive back can use his hands to defend the pass.A.J. has great hands, he is a bigger wide-out, with really good quickness, Spagnuolo said. We have to find a way to slow him down. We cant let him wreck the football game. That is a good football player, but we will have different people on him and do different things.The Bengals (3-4-1) arent as bad as their record looks. Their losses have been to Pittsburgh, Denver, Dallas, New England and the tie was against Washington in London in their most recent game on Oct. 30. They have had two weeks to prepare for the Giants (5-3), who are seeking their first four-game winning streak since 2013.The Giants defense has led the way, but the Bengals pose a big challenge because they are a balanced attack. Jeremy Hill and Giovani Bernard lead a running game that averages 120.3 yards, while Dalton has had a 100-plus quarterback rating in four of his past five starts.Green is the big-play threat against a defense that gave up seven plays of 20 or more yards in a win against the Eagles last weekend.Hes a big problem, Hall said of Green. Theres not a lot he cant do. He can run the short routes, hes agile enough to run some bigger routes and stuff like that. He can pretty much do it all. He goes up and gets it, he can run. Hes pretty strong at the point of attack on press coverages and stuff like that. Everyone knows wwhat he can do week in and week out. Vapormax Off White Precio. Hes done that for years now.The Giants have had cornerback Janoris Jenkins go against the oppositions top receiver a couple of times this season. He limited Dez Bryant of the Cowboys to one reception in the season opener.Jenkins and Green know each other from college. Jenkins played at Florida, while Green was at Georgia.Hes fast, athletic and is very quick, thats everything you want in a corner, Green said.The two also faced each other last season when Jenkins was still with the Rams. Green caught two touchdowns in that game.One of them was on me, Jenkins said. It was a blown coverage, but I dont think the other one was.Hall said the teams that have had the most success against Green mix things up.You cant just keep rolling up to him because hell figure that out, Hall said. You cant just play Cover 2 or Cover 1.You have to have a variety. At the end of the day, it really starts with the quarterback. You want to keep him on his toes, keep him guessing and hesitant to affect some of those throws.The Giants pass rush has improved in recent weeks, and they will need it to prevent Dalton from getting into a rhythm.Once he gets his timing going, its impressive to watch, especially the past few years, Hall said. Hes had a lot of options at wide receiver and a couple of threats out of the backfield. Obviously tight end. Once he gets it going and spreads the ball out, its pretty impressive.The Bengals cant afford many more setbacks if they want to get to the playoffs for a sixth straight season.I dont feel like were desperate, but we know what we have to do, Green said.The Giants, who are looking to get to the playoffs for the first time since 2011, will induct two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Tom Coughlin, former general manager Ernie Accorsi and defensive end Justin Tuck into their Ring of Honor in a halftime ceremony.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and -http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '