TAMPA, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez is back on the field for the New York Yankees in his new role as an instructor.A-Rod arrived Friday at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa to work with prospects taking part in instructional league.Wearing white pinstripe pants and a dark blue Yankees T-shirt, Rodriguez talked with Clint Frazier, Blake Rutherford and Jorge Mateo after early hitting drills on Derek Jeter Field. He also spent time talking with coaches and players during regular batting practice.Rodriguez wore a No. 13 uniform while in the dugout during Fridays game against Toronto.It still fits. Thats a good thing, Rodriguez said with a smile. It feels great to be back in pinstripes.Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with the players in the clubhouse before Saturdays game with Baltimore.The 41-year-old played his final game with New York on Aug. 12. He signed a contract to work with minor leaguers in the Yankees farm system through 2017.We owe the game, Rodriguez said. In many ways its our responsibility and privilege to pay it forward.Frazier, Mateo and Rutherford, along with Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar, are part of a deep group bolstered by a series of trades this season.The talent jumps off the page, Rodriguez said. This is as much good young talent that Ive seen here in all my years here.Rodriguez believes catcher Gary Sanchez, called up in August, is part of a core of players from player development that will make a major impact.When he hit that bomb off Tazawa in Boston when I was there, I started to think its about time for me to take care of my girls because I could no longer do that, Rodriguez said. When youre in the dugout and you can feel somebodys heart beat at game time, you can tell theres unique calmness about him. Its very unusual for a rookie. Pretty awesome to see what hes doing.Rodriguez will also serve as a studio analyst during the playoffs for Fox for the second straight year. 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Both birdied No. 16 after play resumed with the sun shining after a delay of 1 hour, 8 minutes for lightning in a round played at times in driving rain. Couples and Frost both shot 4-under 68, and Frost finished at 16-under 272. It was Frosts second victory of the season and fifth career win on the 50-and-over tour. "We both played very hard today. I dont know who wanted it more, me or him," Frost said. "Hes just such a tough competitor. I didnt think I had it in me, all the good shots he hit out there. I just had to try to stay on top of him." The two bumped fists coming up on 18 in what had ultimately turned into a two-man duel. "He played very well," Couples said. "I gave him pretty much everything I had. I hit some pretty good shots. I drove it pretty well. He was just better the whole day. He stayed one ahead and thats where we ended up." Also the Toshiba Classic winner in March in California, Frost hit his approach shot to 10 feet of the closing hole and two-putted to match Couples par. Couples had sent his approach into the bunker at right and his potential birdie putt went just to the left. "I said to myself, If he makes his (putt), Im just going to have to make mine. Ive been in this match play situation many times before and thats just how I try to envision whats going on," Couples said. "You cant help it if hes going to roll his putt in." The next round of heavy rain started within a couple of miinutes of the end of the round, which opened in the morning with a two-tee start.dddddddddddd John Cook and Esteban Toledo finished three strokes back, while Michael Allen, Russ Cochran and Duffy Waldorf were 12 under. Cook closed with a 66 and Toledo, Mexico, had a 67. Couples was seeking a second straight win in a major. He sat out the Senior PGA Championship three weeks ago but won the Senior British Open in 2012. Frost had come close in a major before but this time managed to nurse his one-stroke lead through the final round. He lost to Tom Lehman in a three-way playoff at the 2010 Senior PGA Championship. Frosts only bogey came on No. 14 while Couples got his 68 with six birdies and two bogeys. Couples, who had a 3-footer for birdie on No. 15, left the next hole with a grin after matching Frosts birdie. His expression turned to a wince when his second shot on No. 17 went far to the right, landing down a steep slope from the green next to the grandstands. He two-putted for his fourth straight par on the hole and couldnt make up that stroke. "Really, the letdown, I hit a terrible shot on 17," Couples said. "I smoked it down there and I just tried a shot that maybe Im not accustomed to. Under that kind of pressure, I think it was a mental blunder to not hit the green there and not make birdie." Cook had beaten Frost in a playoff at the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii, and made a final-round run at Shoal Creek. Cook birdied five of the first eight holes and finished his round with a 66 a couple of minutes before the weather delay. "We were running all day trying to outrun it," Cook said. "I guess this is the very definition of scattered thunderstorms. They were all over the place." Langer, the points leader, closed with a 63 to tie the course record with Gary Player from the 1984 PGA Championship. Langer had 10 birdies and finished at 10 under. "If I had made some putts earlier in the week," he said, "it would have been pretty nice." Two-time defending champion Tom Lehman tied for 22nd at 6 under. ' ' '