Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is an ambitious man with a vision. His goal-driven attitude helped him to achieve numerous milestones as a baseball player. Despite having retired as an athlete, his fiercely competitive mindset didn’t come to a halt. Back in 2020, ‘A-Rod’ shared his plans to make MLB a bigger success than NBA and NFL.
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As per common knowledge, the year 2020 saw the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Outdoor activities got limited and people mostly stayed indoors. Consequently, the global economy suffered massive losses. Likewise, even sporting events had to make massive adjustments in their schedules.?
So the creative mind of ‘A-Rod’ suggested his ideas to look at the opportunities created by the pandemic. He saw an open market in which baseball could compete equally and go beyond other sports in America. Therefore, he recommended MLB adopt a more broad-minded approach. Because ‘A-Rod’ had a passionate love for baseball which has lived with him since his childhood.
When Alex Rodriguez laid out his grand plans for MLB:
Alex Rodriguez became a baseball legend because he could think and act like a champion. He had a daring mindset that could attach logic to his bold imagination. In an interview with Ed Mylett in 2020, ‘A-Rod’ again gave glimpses of his sporting intellect. Mylett presented a hypothetical situation to ‘A-Rod’ asking what he would do if made the MLB commissioner.?
‘A-Rod’ replied saying, “You know, I remember going after my father, he loved baseball. And he watched baseball and boxing, those were the two sports. And my father passed away a handful of years ago. There was no NBA, there was no NFL, so baseball was king. And that’s why I love baseball so much.”?
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‘A-Rod’ further said, “2020 is gonna be a year for piloting. And many ways over the last two decades, baseball’s had a little bit of a straight jacket. And the NBA and the NFL has flown by us. And I think flown by us because as good as us, they’ve been brave. We have an opportunity this year, that any disruptive, naughty, radical thought that we’ve had about baseball, we should let it fly.”?
How did the 2020 MLB season turn out??
Countering the pandemic, the 2020 MLB season could only host 60 games. The World Series got contested between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Dodgers won the championship by defeating the Rays on a 4-2 margin.?
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What do you think of Alex Rodriguez’s comments? Do you also think MLB has the potential to become as popular as the NBA and NFL are?