[206], In July 2007, former outfielder and steroid-user Jose Canseco said that he was planning to publish another book about Major League Baseball, to follow his 2005 bestseller Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big. [9], In the off-season, during the week of January 19, 2015, it was reported that Rodriguez met with new Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred. [17] He was raised alongside his two half-siblings, Joe and Suzy, from his mother's first marriage. [256] Victor Jr., who is an officer in the United States Air Force, fell out of touch with Alex for a period of 23 years, until they met at a Texas Rangers game in 2003. Page Six confirmedin early March of 2017 that the stars were dating, with an insider saying: They are really into each other because they have so much in common from their Latin roots to their love of New York and their kids.. [24], The Seattle Mariners selected Rodriguez with the first overall selection of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. [47] In April 2015, Mike Trout reached the same milestone at 23 years and 253 days old. They were supposed to get married in the spring of 2020 but had to postpone their wedding due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks for contacting us. [83] He surpassed the nearly 67-year record held by Jimmie Foxx, who hit his 500th home run at 32 years, 338 days during the final week of the 1940 major league baseball season. [81] He became the third player to hit at least 100 home runs for three teams, following Reggie Jackson and Darrell Evans. [98][100] Two days after the allegations, Rodriguez admitted to steroid use from 2001 until 2003, claiming that he ceased using such substances after spring training that year. We've received your submission. The couple had two daughters before splitting up in 2008. This story has been shared 28,131 times. [76], In the Yankees' fourth game of the season, Rodriguez hit two home runs against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium, including his 14th-career grand slam to end the game. A Miami native himself, Rodriguez had grown up watching Marino and also wore number 13 when he played quarterback in high school. On May 4, the Yankees placed him on the 15-day disabled list due to a right hamstring strain. However, opinions varied on whether he was the second (Elias Sports Bureau, trailing Aaron), third (MLB, trailing Aaron and Ruth),[151] or fourth player (Baseball-Reference.com, trailing Aaron, Ruth, and Cap Anson) in MLB history to attain 2,000 RBIs. [22][23], Rodriguez signed a letter of intent to play baseball for University of Miami and was also recruited by U of M to play quarterback for its football team. [176][177], Rodriguez became the host of the show Back in the Game with the first episode debuting on CNBC in March 2018. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez both had a series of high-profile relationships before they found love with each other. [117], Rodriguez returned to the Yankees on August 21, playing third base against the Minnesota Twins, going 0-for-4. [260] The couple's first child, Natasha Alexander, was born on November 18, 2004. At the end of the commercial when he drives his vehicle to make a catch, he is told by his approving partner in the truck that he has a future in the beverage delivery business. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners (19942000), Texas Rangers (20012003), and New York Yankees (20042016). [267] He was then in a short relationship with Anne Wojcicki, the founder of 23andMe, which ended in 2016 after dating for nearly a year. [144][145], Rodriguez played his first game after his suspension on opening day against the Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. At the time, as the result of a collectively bargained union agreement,[99] there was no penalty or punishment for a positive test. He finished three points behind Gonzlez (290287), matching the second closest AL MVP voting in history. He stranded every one of them, going 0-for-29 with runners on base. On September 29, he hit his 30th home run of the season, recording his major league record 13th straight year of at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs, breaking a tie with Jimmie Foxx, who had 12 seasons. [87] He also won the Silver Slugger Award for his position,[88] the Players Choice Award for Outstanding AL Player, and the Players Choice Award for Player of the Year. He signed two of the most lucrative contracts in baseball. [209], In February 2009, Selena Roberts and David Epstein of Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez had tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone and Primobolan, during his 2003 season playing for the Texas Rangers, the same season in which he captured his first American League Most Valuable Player award, broke 300 career home runs (hitting 47 that year),[210] and earned one of his ten Silver Slugger Awards. [256] His nephew, Joe Dunand, is a professional baseball player.[257]. [25], In 1994, Rodriguez made his professional baseball debut as a minor league player with the Appleton Foxes of the Class A Midwest League. Rodriguez permanently joined the major league roster in August and got his first taste of postseason play, albeit just two at-bats. In 95 plate appearances, he walked 20 times and was hit by three pitches, and he had only 19 hits. The two had met at a gym in Miami for the first time. Rodriguez and A-Rod Corp donated $1 million to Boy & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade in 2010, building a state-of-the-art educational center for students. For the season, Rodriguez finished fourth in the league in RBI (121), fifth in runs scored (113), eighth in home runs (35) and walks (90), and ninth in OBP (.392). WebAlex Rodriguez and his wife Cynthia Scurtis arrive at the opening of Jay-Z's 40/40 Club at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino December 30, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. [278] Rodriguez remains an ardent University of Miami fan. Rodriguez became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 450 home runs (surpassing Ken Griffey Jr., by 267 days), and the eighth player to reach 2,000 hits before turning 31. [188], Due to the unsuccessful nature of the Yankees postseasons from 2004 to 2007, along with Rodriguez's sub-.200 batting average in the postseasons of 2005 and 2006,[29] Rodriguez drew criticism in the New York area, both from writers, such as the New York Post's Joel Sherman, and players, such as then-teammate, Jason Giambi. The opposing manager objected that the ball was foul, and for the first time in MLB history, instant replay (a process officially introduced a few days earlier) was used to review the play and uphold the umpires' ruling. Diaz married musician Benji Madden in 2015. 2005 also marked the tenth straight season that Rodriguez scored at least 100 runs. He was also a 14-time All-Star, winning three American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, and two Gold Glove Awards. [148] On May 7, Rodriguez hit his 661st career home run off Orioles pitcher Chris Tillman for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time home run list. The answer is a bit complicated. Sitemap, Your California Privacy Rights Rodriguez began the 2013 season on the 60-day disabled list. [286] In April 2020, Rodriguez and Lopez donated 20,000 prepared Tiller & Hatch meals to help hospitality workers in the Miami area who had lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lopez has walked down the aisle three times, while Rodriguez is preparing for his second time as a groom. Alex Rodriguez married Cynthia Scurtis in 2002 and welcomed their two daughters, Natasha and Ella, via CheatSheet. However, at the time of the testing there were no punishments for this sort of activity. inviting A-Rod on his Daddy Issues podcast. [209] Although he "certainly felt more energy", Rodriguez said it would be "hard to say" whether it gave him a competitive edge. He batted 3-for-25 overall, and went 0-for-18 with 12 strikeouts against right-handed pitchers. Known for being the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Wojcicki also has two children. In the 2004 ALDS, Rodriguez was a dominant hitter against the Minnesota Twins, batting .421 and slugging .737 while delivering two key extra-inning hits. [285], In October 2019, Rodriguez, along with Jennifer Lopez, donated a year's worth of meals from Tiller & Hatch to Tennessee elementary students. Having reversed his postseason misfortunes, he was the Babe Ruth Award winner as the 2009 postseason MVP,[112] in which he batted .365 with six home runs and 18 RBI.[113]. In 2011, Rodriguez batted .295 with 13 home runs and 52 RBIs prior to the All-Star break. The Im Real songstress, for her part, has been married three times. [249], Rodriguez became the new chairman of Presidente, a Dominican beer company owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev in January 2020. [183], In 2019, Rodriguez was featured in a Planters Super Bowl commercial, where he is watching the game and about to snack on some kale chips but Mr. Peanut drives in to stop him from eating kale and instead snack on some Peanuts. WebAlexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed " A-Rod ", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman, businessman and philanthropist. Approved by the players themselves with the promise of anonymity,[99] the survey was conducted by Major League Baseball to see whether a mandatory drug testing program might be necessary. The pair split just one month after the actress confirmed their romance to Elle UK in June 2011, reportedly due to conflicting schedules. The deal was worth $63million more than the second-richest baseball deal. Meanwhile, Rodriguez was married to Cynthia Scurtis from 2002 to 2008 per Daily Mail, and they have two daughters together, Natasha and Ella. [252] The investors backing Rodriguez and Lopez included billionaires Mike Repole and Vincent Viola. Meanwhile, Rodriguez was married to Cynthia Scurtis from 2002 to 2008 per Daily Mail, and they have two daughters together, Natasha and Ella. The two had met at a gym in Miami for the first time. CNN . The relationship was short-lived, as the two split in 1998. While neither Rodriguez nor the pop queen confirmed their romance, rumors swirled for months that the pair began an affair shortly before the athletes 2008 divorce. The two were together for about a year before breaking up in 2011. By early June, the Yankees had surged to first place in the AL East. The information had been part of a government-sealed report detailing 104 major league players (out of 1200 players tested)[99] who tested positive for performance enhancers during a 2003 drug survey. Page Six exclusively revealed in March in 2021 that J-Rod was no more. [86], After the season, Rodriguez was named the AL MVP for the third time in his career, receiving 26 first-place votes out of a possible 28. [35] He connected for his first major league home run off Kansas City's Tom Gordon on June 12. [124] Around the same time, Rodriguez announced on Twitter that his doctor had medically cleared him to play in games. Alex married Cynthia Scurtis a former high school psychology teacher on Nov. 2, 2002. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, much to his dismay, soon revealed that Rodriguez's doctor did not have such authority to clear him. The details around Lopezs first marriage arent very clear. [246], In 2019, the company invested in the co-living startup Bungalow, Acorns, and Sonder Corp.[247] That same year, Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez partnered with telehealth company Hims and Hers to provide affordable healthcare. Twins", "Yankees should sit Alex Rodriguez more often when he returns", "Yankees' Alex Rodriguez ends drought with a pivotal grand slam", "Alex Rodriguez returning: Can Yankees DH fill in at 1st in pinch? [216], Rodriguez said he would become a spokesperson for the Taylor Hooton foundation, which educates young people about the dangers of steroid use. [16], Rodriguez was born in 1975 in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to Dominican immigrants Victor and Lourdes Rodriguez. Rodriguez also became the first Yankee to hit seven home runs in the first ten games of the season. [60][61], Following five top-10 finishes in the AL MVP voting between 1996 and 2002, Rodriguez won his first MVP trophy. He also had 36 home runs with 123 RBIs. The Rangers also agreed to pay $67million of the $179million left on Rodriguez's contract. [32][33] In 32 games for Calgary, he had 37 hits in 119 at-bats for a .311 batting average. Her dating history includes Cynthia Scurtis (2002 to 2008), Bethenny Frankel (2009 to present), and Rodriguez was again an All-Star in 2006. [98][211] Because more than 5% of the samples taken from players in 2003 came back positive, mandatory testing of major league baseball players began in 2004, with penalties for violations. He was the fan's choice to start the All-Star Game at shortstop for the AL team, becoming the first player other than Ripken to start at shortstop in 13 years. He sustained another injury with a jammed thumb while trying to make a play in that game. [52] The contract was highly criticized, because it tied up valuable payroll space that could have been spent to improve other areas, such as pitching. With one out and Derek Jeter on first base in the bottom of the eighth inning, Rodriguez hit a slow roller between the pitcher's mound and the first-base line. [282] Rodriguez donated an additional $1 million to Boys & Girls Club in conjunction with MLB. Her dating history includes Cynthia Scurtis (2002 to 2008), Bethenny Frankel (2009 to present), and On defense, however, he had the lowest range factor in the league at third for the second straight season (2.62). ', The former Real Housewives of New York star confirmed in 2017 that she and A-Rod saw each other briefly, telling Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen, I went out with him on two dates.. ' Kate, 41, said, with Oliver, 43, simply responding, I dont want to get a no. In that series (ALCS) he equaled the single-game post-season record with five runs scored in Game 3 at Boston. He also became one of only two players in Major League history to compile at least 35 home runs, 100 runs and 100 RBIs in eight consecutive seasons (Jimmie Foxx accomplished the feat in nine straight seasons from 1932 to 1940). I mean, it was so long ago, so long ago, she answered. [150], With his 666th career home run against Bud Norris of the Orioles on June 13, Rodriguez drove in his 2,000th and 2,001st career runs. [126] He continued his rehabilitation and played for the Yankees Triple-A team, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on July 18. [19][20] His father played baseball for a team in the Dominican Republic and introduced him to the sport as a child. (Getty Images) That is, until very recently. [12] During his tenure as analyst, FOX Sports' MLB studio show won back-to-back Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show during the network's coverage of the 2016 and 2017 postseason. [187] In 2022, Rodriguez appeared in a DirectTV commercial with Ortiz and former Mariners teammates Griffey Jr. and Johnson. However, the Major League Baseball Players Association vetoed the deal because it called for a voluntary reduction in salary by Rodriguez. Despite a 24 performance with three RBI in Game 5, the Yankees lost 86 to force the Series to return to the Bronx for Game 6. JLo, 53, and Rodriguez's 2017 relationship was one of the biggest headlines of the year. Lopez has walked down the aisle three times, while Rodriguez is preparing for his second time as a groom. More From Harper's BAZAAR. [278] The new facility was renamed "Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field". On July 24, 2004, Rodriguez was hit by a pitch from Bronson Arroyo, which led to a scuffle with Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, and a bench-clearing brawl between both teams. [38], In 1997, Rodriguez batted .300 with 23 home runs and 84 RBIs. [64], Yankees third baseman Aaron Boone suffered a knee injury while playing a game of pickup basketball that sidelined him for the entire 2004 season, creating a hole at third base. [14] In January 2018, ESPN announced that Rodriguez would be joining the broadcast team of Sunday Night Baseball. He led the club in runs, hits, doubles (34), homers, RBI, slugging, and on-base percentage and was second in walks (75), stolen bases (18), and game-winning RBI (14) while posting career highs for homers, RBI, and total bases. On June 23, Rodriguez became the eighth active player to reach 8,000 career at-bats in the seventh inning of the Yankees and Braves game. [6] The players' union later said that the 104 positive samples were in the process of being destroyed when they were subpoenaed by federal authorities in November 2003, making continued destruction "improper. The details around Lopezs first marriage arent very clear. Through the company, Rodriguez has invested in a series of companies in the technology, real estate, wellness, and entertainment industries. The star is now married to Ben Affleck, tying the knot in July 2022two decades after first becoming engaged and then spending 17 years away from each other. The singers tied the knot in 2004, before announcing their split in 2011. [24] The Mariners signed him to a three-year contract worth $1.3million, and a $1million signing bonus. Check out A-Rods famous former lovers below. In Game 3, he again hit a game-tying home run. He finished second in the MVP balloting to fellow shortstop Miguel Tejada, whose 103-win Oakland Athletics won the same division. Moving onto his personal life, he has two half-siblings Joe and Suzy from his mothers first marriage and a half brother Victor M. Rodriguez born from his fathers first wife. He was married to a psychology graduate Cynthia Scurtis in 2002. [79], On April 23, Rodriguez became the first player in major league history to hit 14 home runs in a span of 18 games, and also tied the MLB record for most home runs in April. "It was very loose. [63] Despite the failed deal with the Red Sox, the Rangers named him team captain during that off-season. Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have officially broken off their engagement after four years together. [15] In January 2017, CNBC announced Rodriguez would be the host of the show Back In The Game, where he would help former athletes make a comeback in their personal lives; the first episode debuted on the network in March 2018. Rodriguez won his second AL MVP Award in three seasons, becoming the fifth player to win this award with two different teams, joining Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx, Frank Robinson and Barry Bonds. However, a coded master list of 104 players was seized during the BALCO investigation, turning up in a 2004 federal raid on Comprehensive Drug Testing's facility in Long Beach, California. He finished second to Juan Gonzlez in balloting for the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. [57] It was his fifth 30-homer campaign, tying Banks for most ever by a shortstop. [37], The Sporting News and Associated Press selected Rodriguez as their Major League Player of the Year. 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[1] He is part owner of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Minnesota Timberwolves. His 43.9 Power-speed number was, through at least 2008, the highest single season Power/Speed Number ever. The Yankees would go on to win the game 74 to take a 3-games-to-1 lead in the series. He revealed to the press that he and Jeter were no longer close friends. However, since Rodriguez was allowed to play during the appeal process, this effectively reduced the suspension to 162 games the entirety of the 2014 regular-season schedule. The Yankees went on to win the game, 105. [62], Following the 2003 season, Texas set out to part ways with Rodriguez and his expensive contract. [44], In 1999, Rodriguez had a .310 average, 42 home runs, and 111 RBIs,[29] despite missing over 30 games with an injury and playing the second half of the season at Safeco Field,[45] a considerably less hitter-friendly ballpark than the Kingdome. [222] For much of the summer of 2013, it had been expected that Rodriguez would be suspended for his role in the scandal. In November 2014, it was revealed that back in January Rodriguez had admitted to the Drug Enforcement Administration that he had used performance-enhancing drugs. The details around Lopezs first marriage arent very clear. [51], Rodriguez became a free agent after the 2000 season. After his divorce, Rodriguez began dating actress Cameron Diaz. Retired Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been linked to all kinds during and after his first (and only) marriage. [138] Rodriguez hired New York criminal defense lawyer Joe Tacopina. [288], Rodriguez was included on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2022 when it was announced on November 22, 2021.[289]. Rodriguez had repeatedly stated during the 2007 season that he would like to remain a Yankee for the rest of his career. Despite good production, Rodriguez suffered the longest single-season home run drought of his career by not hitting one in 85 at-bats. Retired Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been linked to all kinds during and after his first (and only) marriage. [29] He led MLB in home runs and won his third Babe Ruth Home Run Award.