Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American professional baseball designated hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez was one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. During his 20-year career, Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average, 696 home runs, over 2000 runs batted in, over 2000 runs scored, and over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 July 1975
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It was the first opportunity of this sort that I had, and that was definitely good. I definitely felt very proud.
It was tough ... on me to be honest with you. I can remember in December sitting in my house, and my mom and my wife having a debate for two hours about it.
David Ortiz is an unbelievable offensive player. He's one of those special players, along with Barry Bonds, who can change a game just with the bat in his hands.
The last two times I've been up here my two favorite players of all-time have introduced me, Mr. Keith Hernandez and Mr. Cal Ripken. To the New York fans, thank you very much for making me feel very welcome.
These are the games we need to win. Good pitching, good defense and a great bullpen from Farnsworth and Mo.
This is an enormous deal. I have a brother who has 30 years in the U.S. Air Force and is a very high ranking officer and has been in two wars. When you wear this uniform, you have the opportunity to represent 400 or 500 million Americans.
It was inevitable. You knew in spring training when you saw these three games it was going to come down to this.
It was one of the saddest days in baseball for me because what better example for anybody who strives to be a great player and a great person.
There's a lot of clocks that we're on. Contract clocks, age clocks. So the urgency is at an all-time high.
I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate, ... We'll leave it at that.
I'm very close with Gary and I love Gary, and Gary's a great teammate. We'll leave it at that.
The game of baseball has been my whole life. It's given me everything I have. I didn't think this was better for the game, the growth of the game, I wouldn't be playing. I felt that I owe this to the game. I've made the right decision. I'm very proud to be playing for the USA team. I plan to enjoy it.
The team is playing with a lot of urgency right now. We realize how important each game is, and we're taking this as our playoff,
It's a great place -- the park in which I've had the most success in my career. I love that park, regardless of the last thing that happened there. I always have a short memory, which is important, because what happened yesterday is irrelevant.