The Isle of A-Rod is growing more distant by the day.
As Alex Rodriguez proceeds with lawsuits against MLB and the players’ union in the aftermath of his 162-game suspension for his dealings with Biogenesis, he has alienated just about everyone connected with baseball — from the players’ union, to opposing pitchers, who would take aim at the third baseman, to Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda and to Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who compared Rodriguez to a bacterial infection.
On Tuesday, the embattled Yankees third baseman sustained several hits:
An industry source confirmed a Yahoo! Sports report that players recently held a conference call in which the idea of booting Rodriguez from the union was broached. But union leaders told the players such a maneuver was not legal.
“The problem with Alex is that people are just worn out by all this stuff and his actions,” one player on the conference call told The Post. “Everyone is ready for this to be over with. In the end, people have to understand that he is still going to be part of this union no matter what.
“Some guys were just venting their frustration with Alex and his actions, and I understand that, too. In the end, when Alex comes back, he is going to remain a part of this union.’’
One veteran player — and former union rep — defended Rodriguez’s right to remain in the union.
“Alex is part of the union and he is part of our family,’’ the player said. “There’s more to this story. Just because you sue, you don’t get kicked out of the union. Just because you have disagreements with people in your family, you don’t kick them out of the family.’’
Unnamed players told Yahoo! Sports that Rodriguez will be a target for pitchers upon his return in 2015.
“When he gets up to bat, you can hit him and hit him hard,” one player told the website. “That’s what I’d do. He sued us. Jhonny Peralta and Nelson Cruz screwed up. You know what? They owned up to it. They took their medicine.
“[Rodriguez] needs to be scared of coming back and facing the people he sued. If he can’t fear the wrath of getting kicked out or not being included, he’s going to be forced out.”
McCarthy compared Rodriguez to a potentially lethal bacterial infection.
“After next season, what would you rather have in a baseball clubhouse: Alex Rodriguez or MRSA?” McCarthy said on Twitter.
Lasorda, who was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1997, ripped Rodriguez at a charity event in Manhattan.
“He ruined the game. … He should have gotten more [punishment],” Lasorda said. “What he’s done, he’s trying to ruin the game. You can’t do that. He’s going to keep on doing something, but he’s got a suspension. He should just sit back and fill it out.
“I don’t like cheaters, they don’t belong in the game.”
Former Met Rusty Staub called it “pathetic” that Rodriguez is suing the players’ union.
Additional reporting by Kevin Kernan and Dan Martin