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NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguezs Yankees career ended the way it began a dozen years ago, with a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in which he went 1-for-4 with a double.The evening began with a violent thunderstorm that descended on the Bronx just as a ceremony commemorating A-Rods years in pinstripes was about to begin. The storm forced the participants, who included Reggie Jackson, Mariano Rivera and Hal Steinbrenner, to scramble for cover from the lightning and torrential rains barely five minutes after the festivities had begun.Friday nights 6-3 Yankees victory ended with the most unlikely sight: Rodriguez heading out for the ninth inning with a fielders glove on his left hand, sent out to play one final inning at third base, a position he had not started at in a game since April 27, 2015.Ive given these fans a lot of headaches over the years and Ive disappointed a lot of people, Rodriguez said, his voice sounding hoarse over the public-address system in one of baseballs most unusual farewells. But like Ive always said, you dont have to be defined by your mistakes. How you come back matters, too, and thats what New Yorks all about.The sellout crowd of 46,459 was predictably wild for A-Rod all night, and they were never louder than when chanting his name for its traditional roll call in the first inning, an honor usually reserved for position players, not designated hitters.But the crowd also rose to its feet for all four of his at-bats, erupting wildly when he stroked a 2-2 fastball from Rays starter Chris Archer into the right-center gap in his first at-bat for an RBI double that tied the game at 1. He clapped his hands and shouted into the muggy Bronx air in celebration as he reached second base. It was Rodriguezs first extra-base hit since a home run against the Baltimore Orioles on July 18 at Yankee Stadium.Rodriguezs ensuing at-bats were increasingly anticlimactic -- a groundout in the fourth, a swinging strikeout in the fifth and a final groundout to shortstop on the first pitch he saw from reliever Ryan Garton in the eighth.As A-Rod headed back to the dugout, the crowd began a chant of We want A-Rod! The chant grew in intensity as the Yankees batted in the bottom of the eighth. YES Network television cameras caught Rodriguez having a dugout conversation with manager Joe Girardi before dashing into the clubhouse, presumably to grab a glove.Rodriguez had criticized Girardi for benching him for most of the past month.If this is the last time he plays, Girardi said softly, pausing for 10 seconds and sniffling as his voice cracked and his eyes teared, I wanted it to be something he never forgot.When Rodriguez sprinted out to third base at the start of the ninth inning, the crowd erupted once again. On a night of drama, this might have been the most dramatic moment of all. On the big video screen in center field, Rodriguez could be seen breathing heavily as if even he were exhilarated, and perhaps unnerved, by the moment.The moment, however, lasted just one batter. After?Dellin Betances?struck out Mikie Mahtook, Girardi sent Ronald Torreyes out to replace Rodriguez, allowing the 41-year-old superstar to bask in one more ovation as the crowd chanted Thank you, A-Rod!Rodriguez accepted hugs from all his teammates, waved his cap to the crowd and entered the dugout, where Girardi was waiting for him on the top step. And then he was gone -- 12 seasons, 351 home runs and 1,096 RBIs after it all began -- as the crowd chanted his name. Many of them then headed for the exits before Betances could nail down the final out of the game. They had seen what they came to see. The rest was just bookkeeping.With all that Ive been through, and for them to show up on a night like tonight and show me that type of love is something that Ill never forget. It was overwhelming, Rodriguez said during a news conference, looking perfectly put together in a gray suit and silver necktie.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers sack leader Nick Perry could be done for the season after he sustained what coach Mike McCarthy called significant hand injury.Combine that with Clay Matthews lingering shoulder injury, and the Packers pass rush may be significantly impacted in a key NFC game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field.Perry, who was injured in the first half of the game Sunday against the Houston Texans, tried to play in the second half with a large cast on his left hand but lasted only a couple of plays.A source said Perry had surgery on the hand.?McCarthy said Perry would be re-evaluated next week to see if he could return this season.I dont know the specifics of how long they think its going to be, but I know talking with Nick, he wants to go, McCarthy said Wednesday. So thats why were going to look at it Monday, and see where he is.It assures that Perry, the Packers first-round pick in 2012, will fail to play in all 16 games for the fifth time in as many NFL seasons. To this point, Perry had been off to his best start with a career-high eight sacks. Perry was playing on a one-year, $5 million contract after the Packers declined to pick up the fifth-year option his rookie deal.I feel terrible for Nick, McCarthy said. He was having a great season, clearly his best season. Hes had a setback. How we plan moving forward, frankly its the same thing we do each and every week.dddddddddddd Its based on the health of your team. Our job is to put players in position to be successful. We feel good about our plan, and plan on being successful Sunday.Matthews wont practice on Wednesday or Thursday in an effort to help him be more effective than he was in a 29-snap stint against the Texans. He failed to record a single tackle or quarterback hit. Matthews suffered a separated AC joint in his left shoulder on what he called a cheap-shot block by Philadelphia Eagles lineman Allen Barbre.He was extremely limited in the game, McCarthy said. Each week its going to get better. Thats the hope. As far as having a setback, it didnt help him playing in the game. But I think it speaks volumes about Clay in gutting it out and so forth. ... Well get to Saturday and kind of see where we are. But the goal is to try to get some strength back in the shoulder.Also, McCarthy said quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be limited in practice for the second straight week because of the hamstring injury he sustained against the Eagles.Aaron will be limited today and then well see where he is tomorrow, McCarthy said. Hell do probably very similar to what he did last week on Wednesday. ' ' '