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Alex Rodríguez

“He’s that baseball dude who got banned for steroids or something, which makes him more than famous. He’s like infamous, and dangerous, and a kind of cool, a cross between Babe Ruth and Count Dracula.”1 – J.R. Moehringer, writing of Alex Rodríguez in 2015.

What is fame? “I’m not too sure but I’ll know it when I see it!” That sounds like something that may have been said or attributed to Yogi Berra, but when a person has a presence, be it on the ball field, at the television studio, or in any room he enters, and if his short, four-letter hyphenated nickname is all that is needed to identify him, and only him, A-Rod has fame. His celebrity, much like that of Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, and Tiger Woods, has transcended sport.

The mention of Alex Rodríguez conjures up images favorable and unfavorable. For almost three decades, his image has been in the public eye, often for all the wrong reasons. In an era of “you love him or you hate him” personalities, there are times when he seems to be the most loved, and others when he is the most vilified. His record-high

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Alex Rodriguez

(1975-)

Who Is Alex Rodriguez?

Alex Rodriguez made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners at age 18. Blessed with tremendous all-around ability, he became a home run champ and a three-time MVP during his years with the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. He also drew criticism for his postseason struggles and was suspended for the entire 2014 season for using performance-enhancing drugs. Rodriguez played his final game in August 2016, finishing among the all-time leaders in home runs, RBIs and runs scored, before embarking on a broadcasting career.

Early Life

Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975, in New York City, the youngest of Victor Rodriguez and Lourdes Navarro's three children. At an early age, baseball was a central part of Rodriguez's life. His father was a former pro catcher in his native Dominican Republic and a passionate New York Mets fan.

"I saw how passionate he was about the game," Rodriguez once recalled. "How closely he paid attention to it. That rubbed off on me."

At age 4, Rodrigu

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A 22-year MLB veteran and one of the most prolific offensive players in the history of the league, Alex Rodriguez is an MLB studio analyst for FOX Sports, working alongside Kevin Burkhardt, David Ortiz and Frank Thomas. With Rodriguez as an analyst, FOX Sports’ MLB studio show won back-to-back Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Show – Limited Run during the network’s coverage of the 2016 & 2017 postseason.

Recognized as an elite athlete from his early days, Rodriguez attended high school at Westminster Christian School where he split time as a star shortstop on the baseball team and captain of the football team. His junior year, Westminster won the high school national championship with Rodriguez leading the way with a .419 batting average and 90 stolen bases. A first-team prep All-American as a senior, he was selected as the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and was named Gatorade’s national baseball student-athlete of the year in addition to becoming the first high school player ever to try out for the United States National Baseball Team. The University of Miami re