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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Alex Rodriguez could be facing a lifetime suspension. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Yankees have announced Alex Rodriguez has been assigned a second minor league injury rehabilitation assignment Friday and Saturday with their Double-A affiliate Trenton. The Yankees' plans could change if Rodriguez is suspended as part of Major League Baseball's Biogenesis investigation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;USA Today&lt;/em&gt; reported Wednesday that\u00A0Commissioner Bud Selig is prepared to place a lifetime suspension on Rodriguez. His attorney, David Cornwell, has said he will appeal any suspension.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VERDUCCI:\u00A0End of A-Rod\u2019s career may be nearing, but new questions are arising&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rodriguez played in a simulated game at\u00A0Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Thursday. The ballpark and game was closed to the media who watched from a walkway behind the right-field bullpen.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the Associated Press, Rodriguez had several at-bats, played third and ran bases during the simulated game.\nhttps://twitter.com/eboland11/status/363067172878159872&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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