Alex Rodriguez might have had his last at-bat for the Yankees

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Alex Rodriguez’s time with the Yankees could be over as soon as Wednesday. A-Rod made the last out of Tuesday’s game, and his manager wasn’t able to confirm that the 40-year-old veteran would or would not be playing in Wednesday’s contest even though the Yankees will be facing a left-handed starter — nor was Joe Girardi able to get through a sentence on the topic with any real clarity. To add to that, New York is calling up prospect and catcher Gary Sanchez before that game, and someone on the roster is going to need to be moved in order to make room. With Rodriguez having the worst season of his career and just the one year left on his contract, with Brian McCann needing more time at DH with Sanchez around, it very well could be Rodriguez.

A-Rod seems fully aware of it, given his pregame discussion with the media. He says he’s a teacher at heart — admitting his best playing days are behind him, but that he still has something to offer — and that he’s at peace with being cut even if he doesn’t want that to happen. He mentioned his two daughters in Miami who he can spend his time with if the Yankees let him go, he’s got an owner avoiding directly answering questions about his future ... it feels like this is the end for Rodriguez in New York, and maybe in MLB.

You might not like A-Rod. In fact, you might despise him. He’s done his penance, though, after Bud Selig made it his mission to suspend him — going so far as illegally obtaining evidence and obstructing a federal investigation to do so — and the Yankees tried ever so hard to keep Rodriguez from money he was contractually obligated to receive after the suspension. No one would have blamed him if he just called it quits after that final battle with Selig, but instead, he came back, rallied Yankees fans behind him, and put on one of the better age-39 seasons in the game’s history. Age 40 isn’t going so well, but he has the sympathy of a whole lot more people than he would have a couple of years ago, and an amazing career to look back on.

Plus, you know, the Marlins are in Miami, and Barry Bonds is already their hitting coach. You know they’d make room for A-Rod somewhere in the organization ...