Alex Rodriguez

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told Marc Carig of the Newark Star-Ledger that Alex Rodriguez underwent procedures on his right knee and left shoulder in Germany.

According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Alex Rodriguez recently traveled to Germany for an experimental treatment on his troublesome right knee.

Determined to bounce back from an injury-plagued, lackluster season, Alex Rodriguez began his offseason workout routine three weeks earlier than normal.

“The Yankees made two big moves this offseason,” Rodriguez said. “Keeping CC, and I expect to be who I have been in the past.” A-Rod’s initial workout plan involves strengthening and stabilizing a right knee that was surgically-repaired for a torn meniscus in mid-July and never felt totally right afterward. He plans to lose at least five pounds in order to get lighter, more flexible, and more agile. “There is no secret that I am getting older,” Rodriguez said. “But when I come in fit, ready and motivated, then age is just a number. ? There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I will be myself, like always.”