Yankees GM Brian Cashman lashes out at A-Rod over tweet

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez was so excited to receive good news concerning his injured hip Tuesday night that he took to Twitter to let everyone know what was going on.

Not everyone shared in his enthusiasm. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman had a rather harsh response, complete with profanity, about Rodriguez’s tweet.

“You know what, when the Yankees want to announce something, [we will],” Cashman told ESPN New York. “Alex should just shut the ... up. That’s it. I’m going to call Alex now.”

According to USA Today, Cashman instead sent an email to Rodriguez, who did not immediately respond.

Back on Monday, Cashman said there was no truth to reports that A-Rod had been cleared to start his rehab assignment.

“He has not been cleared by our doctors to play in rehab games yet,” Cashman said Monday. “He’s getting closer. There’s no doubt about it. But we don’t have a date for him to start playing games yet. It could be July 1. It could also be July 5 or maybe June 25.”

But the next day, Rodriguez sent out this tweet:

Rodriguez said in a statement Wednesday that “the tweet was pure excitement” and “I will continue to work hard until my efforts get me back in pinstripes and help my team win.”

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