A-Rod to arrive at Yankees' camp Tuesday

Feb 15, 2009 - 5:24 PM TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Tuesday figures to be a media circus at the New York Yankees' spring training complex.

That is the day that Alex Rodriguez is expected to arrive at camp, where the embattled third baseman likely will address the media throng for the first time since admitting using performance-enhancing drugs while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03.

A Sports Illustrated story identified Rodriguez as one of 104 players who tested positive for banned substances in Major League Baseball's 2003 survey testing program.

While he has not yet spoken to the collective media, Rodriguez has publicly spoken twice since the SI story broke on February 7.

On February 9, the three-time MVP acknowledged the performance-enhancing drug use in an interview with ESPN. Rodriguez also appeared at the University of Miami on Friday, when the Hurricanes dedicated their new baseball field to him.

The Yankees say they have announced no official plans for a news conference for Rodriguez, who publicly has received the support of his teammates.

"You can learn from it and move on," New York closer Mariano Rivera said. "We all make mistakes. The one thing that we have good is we support each other. I will support him, also the rest of the teammates, I hope."

A year ago, Yankees lefthander Andy Pettitte conducted a news conference at spring training in which he explained his past use of human growth hormone while fielding several questions from the media.