New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez stepped in at designated hitter on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays and made the most of it with a massive blast to left-center that put the Yankees up, 1-0, in the second inning. 

Mike Axisa of CBS Sports reported the home run was the longest of the young MLB season so far:

Rodriguez later connected for his fourth bomb in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game:

[MLB]

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