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Last-place Yankees place A-Rod on 15-day DL

New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a strained right hamstring.

He suffered the injury while running to first base on a fifth-inning double-play groundout Tuesday night against the Orioles.

Rodriguez is hitting .194 with five home runs and 12 RBIs.

Rodriguez, 40, is being paid $21 million this season and is owed $21 million more for 2017, which will be the final year of his 10-year, $275 million contract.