From Ken Rosenthal twitter: https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal #Yankees announce A-Rod will play final game Friday, assume position as special advisor and instructor with club. Following the game Friday, the #Yankees will release Rodriguez. From Meredith Marakovits twitter: https://twitter.com/M_Marakovits Alex Rodriguez will play final game August 12 @ Yankee stadium. Will assume position as special advisor #yankees