TAMPA, Fla. — Nick Swisher has arrived as a New York Yankees guest spring training instructor and Alex Rodriguez is on deck.

Swisher worked with outfielders Monday during his first day, which came three days after announcing his retirement as a player.

“I never have to worry about an 0 for 4 again,” Swisher said with a smile. “It’s great to be back.”

A-Rod is set to make his initial appearance today.

“He’s going to work with our players,” New York manager Joe Girardi said. “Dispense knowledge that he has about how to play the game when he talks to the young kids, some of the expectations about how to deal with it. All the things Alex did well.”

Rodriguez and Swisher were also guest instructors with the Yankees instructional league team last fall.

“The fact that he’s giving back to the game and is involved in the game, that doesn’t shock me,” Girardi said.

Rodriguez hit 696 home runs in a 22-year career that ended when he was released by the Yankees last August. Rodriguez had 351 of those over 12 seasons with New York.

Slowed by knee injuries the past several years, Swisher appeared in 76 games with Atlanta and Cleveland in 2014. The 36-year old slugger played in 55 games last season for the Yankees’ Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre team.

Veteran left-hander Jon Niese joined the Yankees on Monday on a minor league deal and will compete for a spot in the bullpen.

Niese, coming back from left knee surgery in August, spent most of his nine-year career with the New York Mets.