- Born
- Birth nameAlexander Emanuel Rodriguez
- Nicknames
- A-Rod
- Alex
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975 in Manhattan, New York City, New York and raised in Miami, Florida to Lourdes Nelly Navarro & Victor Rodríguez Castillo. He played 7 seasons with the Seattle Mariners, 3 seasons with the Texas Rangers & 12 seasons with the New York Yankees. He's now the chairman & CEO of A-Rod Corp as well as the chairman of Presidente beer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Malik_I_R
- SpouseCynthia Scurtis(November 2, 2002 - September 19, 2008) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Moved back with his parents to their native Dominican Republic when Rodríguez was 4, then moved to Miami, Florida 4 years later. There, Alex's father announced he had to go to New York for a short time; he never returned. Rodríguez has said in interviews he can forgive him for abandoning the family, but that he will never forget.
- Led the American League in Home Runs in 2001 with 53, his first season with Texas, and the most in a season by a shortstop
- in 1998, became the 3rd member of Baseballs 40-40 club (40 home runs and steals in the same season
- Played for the Seattle Mariners from 1994-2000, helping the Mariners to 3 Playoff appearances
- Drafted first overall by the Seattle Mariners in 1993
- After signing a 10-year, 256 million deal, "It's not about the money. It never was. As a matter of fact, I could have asked for even more money if I wanted to. It's about me being happy and playing in a great team atmosphere in Texas."
- "I have enough [wealth to last] forever. Not one day goes by when I don't remind myself of how grateful I am for those who came before me over the last 25 years. When I see players like Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench, I thank them. They did all the work to get the runner over to third, and all we need to do is hit a sacrifice fly. We don't have to set a nice table. They did it. We just have to keep the table set" - On his record-breaking $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers.
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