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New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez homered twice and played seven innings in the field for the second straight day in an extended spring training game on Tuesday.

Sidelined since undergoing right hip surgery on March 9, the third baseman could rejoin the Yankees for Friday night's game at Baltimore. A-Rod said a return date has not been finalized.

"I have no idea about Friday," said Rodriguez, who is scheduled to play in another extended spring training game Wednesday.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has undergone arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip, and his projected timetable for recovery remains six-to-nine weeks.

'It's a big blow for the whole family. Alex is destroyed,' Yank's brother says.

Alex Rodriguez is prepared for the worst when he plays in the New York Yankees' spring training opener Wednesday.