OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The New York Yankees turned their first triple play since 1968, with third baseman Alex Rodriguez starting the around-the-horn gem against Oakland on Thursday.
With runners on first and second in the sixth inning, Kurt Suzuki hit a sharp grounder to Rodriguez, who stepped on the bag and threw to second baseman Robinson Cano. Cano’s relay to first baseman Nick Johnson barely beat Suzuki.
An inning earlier, Rodriguez had engaged in a shouting match with A’s starter Dallas Braden. It was not clear what they argued about.
The Yankees had gone 6,632 consecutive regular-season games without a triple play. Their last one came on June 3, 1968, with first baseman Mickey Mantle catching the final out on a ball hit by Minnesota’s John Roseboro.
