Biography
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed A-Rod, is a former professional baseball player and third baseman from the United States. In addition to his baseball career, he is also a businessman and philanthropist.
He played 22 MLB seasons for the Seattle Mariners (1994–2003), Texas Rangers (2001–2003), and New York Yankees (1994–2003). He is the CEO and Chairman of A-Rod Corp., in addition to being the Chairman of Presidente Beer.
Alex Rodriguez owns shares of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
American baseball player
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| Full name: | Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez |
| Stage name: | A-bar |
| Born: | July 27, 1975 (age 49) |
| Place of birth: | Washington Heights, New York, USA |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.9 minutes |
| Parents: | Victor Rodriguez, Lourdes Rodriguez |
| Siblings: | Joe Dunand Sr., Suzy Dunand, Victor M. Rodriguez |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Cynthia Scurtis (m. 2002–2008) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Jac Cordeiro (present), Torrie Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Kathryne Padgett (2022), Melanie Collins (2021), Madison LeCroy (2021), Anne Wojcicki (2016-2017), Cameron Diaz (2010-2011), Kate Hudson ( 2009), Madonna (2008) |
| The children: | Natasha Alexander Rodriguez and Ella Alexander Rodriguez |
| Job: | Businessman • Baseball Player |
| Net worth: | $350 million |
Early life and education
Alex Rodriguez was born in 1975 in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to Victor Rodriguez and Lourdes Rodriguez, immigrants from the Dominican Republic. His mother’s half-siblings from her first marriage, Joe Dunand Sr. and Suzy Dunand, were also raised with him. He has another brother named Victor M. Rodriguez.
The family moved to the Dominican Republic when he was four years old, then to Miami, Florida, when he was in fourth grade. As a child, his father introduced him to baseball when he played for a team in the Dominican Republic. Growing up, Alex Rodriguez’s favorite baseball fans were the New York Mets, Keith Hernandez, Dale Murphy, and Cal Ripken Jr.
Alex Rodriguez transferred to Westminster Christian School after his freshman year at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, where he excelled as an outfielder and baseball player for the football team. In 100 games, he had 419 hits and 90 stolen bases. Westminster won the national high school championship his junior year. He was a first-team prep All-American as a senior. 505 with 36 home runs, nine home runs, 35 stolen bases in 35 attempts, and 33 wins.
He was selected as USA Baseball’s Junior Player of the Year and Gatorade National Baseball Athlete of the Year. In 1993, Alex Rodriguez became the first high school athlete to try out for Team USA. He signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the college in addition to being recruited to play quarterback for the football team.
Alex Rodriguez, who was selected first overall in the 1993 amateur draft at the age of 17, turned down a baseball scholarship offer from the University of Minnesota and never played baseball in college, choosing instead to join the Seattle Mariners.
Career
The Seattle Mariners signed Alex Rodriguez, but he and his mother also had to negotiate the terms of his contract with a persistent attorney named Scott Boras. The conversations went on all summer. After a backup plan, he was ready to enroll at the University of Miami, but only hours before his first classes were due.
In his first season, he played for every team in the Seattle organization. After moving from Appleton, Wisconsin, he began his career as a player for a Class AA team in Jacksonville, Florida. Mariners head coach Lou Piniella (1943-), decided to let him pitch in his first MLB game. On July 8, 1994, he played his first Major League Baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park. He was eighteen years old at the time. He was the youngest Major League debutant on record in the previous ten years.
However, Alex Rodriguez began to be considered by sportswriters who voted for the MVP award as one of the most attractive young players in the league. He was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July 1996, and Gerry Callahan said in the article, “At 195 pounds, the highly talented professional baseball player often made professional baseball players envious as the embodiment of skill and grace.
In addition to his sprinting and hitting ability, he had the ability to make any play on the field.” Sporting News named him Player of the Year after the regular season ended. Ernie Banks (1931-), a baseball player who accumulated 379 points, more than any other player in history in 1955, had high hopes for Alex Rodriguez.
Those numbers made it easy for him and his agent to negotiate a new contract with the Mariners, which paid him $10.6 million more than his previous deal. The Mariners won the American League West at the end of the 1997 campaign, but he struggled the following year, posting a .300 batting average and 23 home runs.
Alex Rodriguez had a better year in 1998, becoming the third player in MLB history to break the 40-40 mark with 42 home runs and 46 stolen bases. He was the first infielder in baseball history to reach 40-40; before him, only Barry Bonds (1964-) and Jose Canseco (1964-) had done so. Alex Rodriguez became a free agent after the 2000 season when his second contract expired. He was then free to agree to terms with any team.
However, negotiations fell through. There were rumors that he might sign with the New York Mets. In December, while he and his friends were vacationing in Las Vegas, his agent, Scott Boras, called to break the news, and the news spread immediately: he had signed a ten-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers, arranged by Scott Boras.
With a salary of about $170,270 a game, Alex Rodriguez set a record for professional baseball and sports. On the other hand, he joined an unfortunate group of people who regularly finish last in their American League West division. The Arlington-based team is owned by Dallas millionaire Tom Hicks.
The newest Texas Ranger is the talk of the state, and even the president-elect has weighed in. According to George W. Bush, when you spend more on your shortstop than on your entire team, it should be a warning sign that your labor costs are out of control.
Alex Rodriguez was chosen as the player who led the team to victory in 2001.
It is believed that in addition to buying Alex Rodriguez’s great athletic ability, the Rangers also bought some of A-Rod’s star power, which could draw more spectators to games at the Rangers’ Arlington Stadium. Others have criticized him for being the highest-paid player in baseball, breaking the previous record for an exorbitant salary.
Despite Alex Rodriguez’s good stats, the Rangers are still struggling. The team is still in fourth place in the American League West.
Personal life
Alex Rodriguez married Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate student he met at a gym in Miami, Florida, in 2002. Natasha Alexander Rodriguez, the couple’s first child, was born on November 18, 2004. Cynthia Scurtis gave birth to Ella Alexander Rodriguez, their second child, in Miami, Florida, on April 21, 2008.
On July 7, 2008, Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce, accusing her husband of adultery and other marital misconduct. The marriage was “irretrievably damaged,” he said in court documents, but he asked that claims of his “adulterous activities” be removed from the case file.
In September of that year, the couple reached a settlement. In response to reports that she was having an affair with Alex Rodriguez, Madonna released a statement in July asserting that she had nothing to do with the status of his marriage to Alex Rodriguez.
From late 2011 to 2015, Alex Rodriguez dated Torrie Wilson, a model, actress, and former WWE Diva. After dating for nearly a year, his brief relationship with 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki ended in 2016.
Alex Rodriguez began dating Jennifer Lopez, an American singer and actress, in February 2017. The couple announced their engagement in March 2019. He praised Jennifer Lopez in a 2020 interview with Devin Banerjee, “I have never met anyone who has the work ethic, vision, or ideals that Jennifer Lopez has; therefore, she is a powerful force in my eyes.
I call her the octopus threat, but people call her the triple threat because she can get so much done. Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez announced their split in April 2021.
Alex Rodriguez has dated people like Kathryne Padgett (2022), Melanie Collins (2021), Madison LeCroy (2021), Anne Wojcicki (2016-2017), Cameron Diaz (2010-2011), Kate Hudson (2009) and Madonna (2008). He is currently dating Jac Cordeiro.
Net worth
Alex Rodriguez currently has a net worth of $350 million, thanks to his massive contracts in Major League Baseball.
Social media
- Instagram: @arod
- Twitter: @arod
