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Murti: If Pitchers Don’t Respect Alex Rodriguez’s Bat, It’s Going To Be Long Year For Him

NEW YORK (WFAN) — How serious are Alex Rodriguez‘s troubles at the plate? That was a topic of conversation Tuesday between WFAN’s Mike Francesa and Yankees reporter Sweeny Murti.

A-Rod enters Tuesday night’s game against the Oakland Athletics batting .118 with two home runs.

Murti said he’s not concerned about the 40-year-old designated hitter’s power.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that he could probably hit 25 home runs no matter what type of year he has,” he said. “Even if in August and September of last year, when he hit under .