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NEW YORK -- Several first-time attendees were on hand for Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, but only Alex Rodriguez had his relationship with the Yankees deteriorate to the point where he wondered if he would ever be welcomed to the annual celebration.
"I was actually surprised that I got an invitation," Rodríguez said during a press conference alongside other members of the Yankees' 2009 championship team, which was commemorated on its 15th anniversary. "Honored. Very happy."
Rodriguez spoke sitting between Derek Jeter and A.J. Burnett on a dais. Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi, the 2009 team's manager, were seated on the ends.