Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery Monday and is expected to miss six to nine weeks.
The Yankees slugger will need further surgery after the season.
The diagnosis by Dr. Marc Philippon on Sunday was yet another jolt to Rodriguez during a tumultuous month in which the three-time AL MVP admitted using steroids from 2001-03 while with Texas.
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