Biography
Alex Rodriguez is considered one of the most successful professional baseball players for the history of this sport. Fans gave him a nickname. The name of the man remembered fans, because he became the youngest player who made 500 home-wounds, surpassing a record, delivered in 1939 by Jimmy Fox.Childhood and youth
The full name of the player is Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez. The athlete was born on July 27, 1975 in New York. The roots of his pedigree lead to the Dominican Republic, where little Alex visited at 4 years old. Parents left Dominican Republic, moving to the American city Miami. Here and originates the sports biography of Alex Rodriguez. The boy was interested in sports and was a fan of several teams, but special attention was paid to the New York Mets Club.
Alexander received secondary education in Westminster secondary school and began to engage in baseball as a local team player. Thanks to him, the school club participated in the National Baseball Tournament, held among juniors.
The team won in the championship, and Rodriguez awarded the title of the best novice baseball player of the United States. He also found the status of the most promising player of the 1993th. Achievements, whom Alex achieved in youth, made him a name and helped start building a career. The player served and bought off his right hand and went to the platform at number 13.
While Rodriguez played the school club, the bosses of the Bar Baseball were closely followed. Successful athletes do not have problems with admission to the university, so Alex easily received a place at the University of Miami. He was allocated a scholarship of the educational institution, but the player did not want to make himself a commitment to play for the establishment team and refused material support.
Baseball
Alex Rodriguez made a bet on cooperation with "sailors" from Seattle and stayed by a member of the Club until 2000. Then he received an invitation from the famous Texas team "Rangers". The transaction brought a state to the player: $ 252 million. So Rodriguez became one of the highest paid athletes. Experts highly appreciated the player's potential. In addition, he was accompanied by charisma, the Dominican charm and love of fans.Perfectly speaking for the "Rangers", in 2003 Alex became the most valuable player of the US League, but it did not bring good luck to the team. Over the course of 3 years, it remained at the end of the top sheet. Experts vinyl in this attachment, which the club did in Rodriguez. Alone, the player could not pull out the team, making her champion.
During this period, Alex were stretched relationships with the media. After embarrassing comments in an interview, the baseball player faced a wave of indignation from fans who vinted him in the failures of the "Rangers". Forgot about his personal success during this period. In the winter of 2004, the athlete twisted the Yankee Club from New York. Bosses offered him for a deal $ 275 million. The contract with the team turned out to be the most expensive for the history of the existence of baseball.
He was given a position on the 3rd base. By the end of 2007, there was 54 home-wounds on the player's account, and he refused 3 matches from the final 3 matches.
During this period, Rodriguez's reputation has undergone a serious attack. The player admitted that he used steroids to maintain physical form in the period from 2001 to 2003. Alex explained it with great pressing from the media, the presence of family difficulties and problems associated with the career. This did not prevent the athlete to remain in demand by the player. In 2007, he made 500 home wounds that by 32 years old made a baseball player the youngest player who had reached such an indicator in the main league.
In 2013, the name of Alex appeared in the case of doping, due to which the athlete was forced to skip 211 matches. The baseball player prevented the investigation, so instead of 50 games, from which colleagues removed, received more serious recovery.
Today, the athlete is not a valid player and acts as a consultant. Its growth is 191 cm, and the weight is 101 kg.
Personal life
Alex Rodriguez applies to the number of celebrities, interest in which is not only professional, but also a personal life. In 2002, he concluded Sintia Sintis. The family existed until 2008. During this time, the wife gave birth to baseball player 2 children: Natasha's daughters and Ello.
After the scroll process ended, Alex remained a bachelor for some time. But soon he was noticed in the company of a charming actress. In 2010, the baseball player was in relations with the Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz. The couple enjoyed a joint pastime, but the novel did not end with a marriage.
Among women, who was caught by Alex Rodriguez, were Madonna and Kate Hudson, but no one of the women athlete built a family. The turning point in the life of Alex was a meeting with Jennifer Lopez, which took place in 2005. Celebrities introduced the former spouse Ja Lo, Mark Anthony. Baseball fan and fan of the team, for which Alex played, the singer often took a spouse to the stadium with him.
The acquaintance was continued in 2017. Alex accidentally noticed Jennifer when she lunch in the restaurant alone. They greeted each other, and Rodriguez invited the actress on a date in the evening. Pair relations developed rapidly. Even observers have seen mutual sympathy. The singer introduced a new boyfriend with his mother and daughters, and they first celebrated Easter with his family. Celebrities kids quickly found a common language.
The first joint entry took place in May 2017. The couple appeared on the Met Gala ball's red path, where all the attention was riveted only to Lopez. It insulted Rodriguez, but he understood, next to which woman is located, and turned out to be ready for difficulties. In the fall of the same year, a couple visited a charitable dinner, where donated $ 1 million to fight cancer.
An important news for Jennifer fans and Alex fans was the information that the former baseball player made a beloved offer. Lopez posted a photo in "Instagram", confirming it. The happy life of a man is only periodic rumors about his treasures that were heated by the former Baseball player colleagues. However, the pair of Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez treated the number of those who were resistant to press on the media and ill-wishers.
And in the spring of 2021, news tabloids began to argue: the star couple cancels the engagement. At this time, the reason for parting in the media was called the entry of an athlete in a romantic connection with Madison Lecra, the participant of the popular show "Southern Charm". "Rapid" hurried to disprove this information, confirming only the fact of communication with Rodriguez by phone.
Nevertheless, in April, the singer officially broke up with Alex. Lopez also explained the press: with a former beloved, they remained in respectful and even friendly relations.
Alex Rodriguez now
Today Alex admits: Success in sports, or rather, compliance with certain principles, help him and in his career. Former baseball player is the general director of a large company, which is engaged in the acquisition of an action, including in real estate. Business ex-groom Lopez increases momentum, and his owner seeks only forward, systematically reaching the goals.However, in 2021 he gave itself to know the past. The native brother of the first spouse athlete Konstantin Kurtis appealed to the court with a claim, demanding $ 50 million from former shurr. The trial began in 2014. Now it has shifted from a dead point and entered into the final phase.
Achievements and awards
- 1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010, 2011 - participation in the match of all stars MLB
- 1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 - 10 times received SILVER SLUGGER AWARD
- 2001,2002,2003,2007 - Han Arona Prize winner
- 2002,2003 - Laureate of the Golden Glove Prize
- 2003, 2005, 2007 - Victory in the American League Championship Al MVP
- 2009 - Winner of the World Series