Biography
Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born 27 July 1975), nicknamed A-Rod, is a former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman from the United States. Aside from his baseball career, he is also a businessman and philanthropist.
He played in 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 a stake in the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Minnesota Timberwolves.
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| Full Name: | Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez |
| Stage Name: | A-Rod |
| Born: | 27 July 1975 (age 48 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Washington Heights, New York, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.9 m |
| Parents: | Victor Rodriguez, Lourdes Rodriguez |
| Siblings: | Joe Dunand Sr., Suzy Dunand, Victor M. Rodriguez |
| Wife • Spouse: | Cynthia Scurtis (m. 2002–2008) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Jac Cordeiro (curr.), 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) |
| Children: | Natasha Alexander Rodriguez, Ella Alexander Rodriguez |
| Occupation: | Businessman • Baseball Shortstop |
| Net Worth: | $350 million |
Early Life & Education
Alex Rodriguez was born in 1975 in Manhattan’s Washington Heights area to Victor Rodriguez (father) and Lourdes Rodriguez (mother), immigrants from the Dominican Republic. His mother’s half-siblings from her first marriage, Joe Dunand Sr. and Suzy Dunand, were also brought up 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 the fourth grade. When he was a young boy, his father introduced him to baseball while playing for a team in the Dominican Republic. Growing up, Alex Rodriguez‘s favorites in baseball were the New York Mets, Keith Hernandez, Dale Murphy, and Cal Ripken Jr.
Alex Rodriguez transferred to Westminster Christian School after his first year at Miami’s Christopher Columbus High School, where he excelled as a quarterback and shortstop for the football and baseball teams. In 100 games, he had 419 hits and 90 stolen bases. Westminster won the national high school championship in his junior year. He was a first-team prep All-American as a senior. 505 with 36 RBIs, nine home runs, 35 stolen bases in 35 attempts, and 33 triumphs.
He was selected as the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year. In 1993, Alex Rodriguez was the first student-athlete from a high school to try out for the US squad. He signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the university in addition to being enlisted by it to play quarterback for its 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 collegiate baseball, opting 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 tenacious lawyer named Scott Boras. The conversations went on all summer. Following his backup plan, he was ready to enroll at the University of Miami, but just a few hours before his first class was due.
During his first season, he played for every Seattle organization team. After moving from Appleton, Wisconsin, he started his career as a player for a Class AA team in Jacksonville, Florida. The Mariners’ head coach, Lou Piniella (1943-), decided to start him in his first MLB game. On July 8, 1994, he played his first Major League Baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park. At the time, he was only eighteen years old. He made his Major League debut at the youngest age observed in the preceding ten years.
Alex Rodriguez, though, began to be referred to as one of the league’s most fascinating young players by the sports journalists who cast their votes for the MVP award. He was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine in July 1996, and Gerry Callahan said in the article, “At 195 pounds, a very gifted shortstop who frequently has baseball pros salivating over their clipboards is the epitome of technique and grace.
In addition to sprinting and hitting, he has the ability to make any play in the field.” Sporting News named him Player of the Year after the regular season was over. Ernie Banks (1931-), a shortstop who in 1955 amassed 379 more bases than any other player in history, had high hopes for Alex Rodriguez.
Such numbers made it easy for him and his agent to negotiate a new contract with the Mariners, giving the player $10.6 million more than his prior deal. The Mariners won the American League West by the end of the 1997 campaign, but he struggled the next year with only a 300-hitting average and 23 home runs.
Alex Rodriguez had a better year in 1998, becoming just 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 achieve 40-40; before him, only Barry Bonds (1964-) and Jose Canseco (1964-) had done it. Alex Rodriguez became a free agent after the 2000 season after his second contract expired. After that, he could agree to terms with any other team.
However, the negotiations fell through. There were rumors that he might sign with the New York Mets. In December, when he and his friends were on vacation in Las Vegas, his agent, Scott Boras, called to tell him the news, which instantly went viral: he signed a $252 million, ten-year deal with the Texas Rangers, arranged by Scott Boras.
At approximately $170,270 per game, Alex Rodriguez set a record for baseball and professional sports. On the other hand, he was joining a hapless group that routinely finished last in their league’s American League West division. The Arlington-based squad was owned by Dallas millionaire Tom Hicks.
The newest Texas Ranger was the topic of conversation around the state, and even the president-elect offered his opinion. According to George W. Bush, when you spend more for your shortstop than you did for your entire team, that should be a red flag that your labor prices are out of hand.
Alex Rodriguez was picked as the player that would take the group to victory in 2001.
It was claimed that in addition to purchasing Alex Rodriguez‘s excellent athletic abilities, the Rangers also purchased some of the A-Rod star power that would draw more spectators to games at the Rangers’ Arlington ballpark. Others blasted him for being the highest-paid player in baseball, breaking the previous record that stood at exorbitant salaries.
Despite Alex Rodriguez‘s strong numbers, the Rangers struggled. In the American League West, the squad remained in fourth place.
Personal Life
Alex Rodriguez wed Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate whom he met at a Miami, Florida, gym in 2002. Natasha Alexander Rodriguez, the pair’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, alleging her husband’s extramarital affairs and other marital misbehavior. The marriage was “irretrievably ruined,” he said in court documents, but he asked that claims of his “extramarital activities” be removed from the case record.
That September, the pair came to an agreement. In response to reports that she was having an affair with Alex Rodriguez, Madonna released a statement in July claiming that she had nothing to do with the status of his marriage with Alex Rodriguez.
From late 2011 to 2015, Alex Rodriguez dated Torrie Wilson, a model, actor, and former WWE Diva. After dating for almost a year, his brief engagement with 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki ended in 2016.
Alex Rodriguez started dating Jennifer Lopez, an American singer and actress, in February 2017. The couple made their engagement public in March 2019. He praised Jennifer Lopez in a 2020 interview with Devin Banerjee “I’ve never encountered somebody who has the work ethic, the vision, or the ideals that Jennifer Lopez possesses; therefore, she’s a powerhouse in my book.
I call her an octopus threat, but people call her a triple threat because of how many things she can accomplish. Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez announced the termination of their engagement in April 2021.
Alex Rodriguez has dated the likes of 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 presently has a net worth of $350 million, thanks to his hefty contracts in Major League Baseball.
Social Media
- Instagram: @arod
- Twitter: @arod
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