Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez Explained How a Rare Meeting With His Half-Brother Induced Pride Amid a Crunch MLB Game in 2002

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez will go down as one of the best to play baseball and grace the ballparks. No doubt about that. But when it comes down to personal life, the former New York Yankees star has not been that lucky.

First, A-Rod’s father abandoned him when he was just a kid; and then he continued to struggle until he made it big in baseball. However, the former Yankees star found his solace when he shared a rare moment with his half-brother during his younger days.

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez got chills when he met his half-brother in a baseball game

Per George A. King III of the New York Post, the then-New York Yankees slugger admitted he got chills when he saw his half-brother in the ballpark. The NY Post report also confirmed that A-Rod’s half-brother, Victor Jr. was an Air Force lieutenant colonel at the time.

When talking about his half-brother, Alex Rodriguez his nervousness while meeting Victor Jr. after years. Notably, A-Rod’s half-brother threw the ceremonial pitch in the game. A-Rod could not stop praising his half-brother for being there in the game.

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“He comes out in full uniform,” Alex Rodriguez recalled in 2004. “I am nervous. It’s the first time I have seen him in years. I was the most proud brother in the world. Because he had his hat, his uniform on, and his badges, and we are in the middle of this crisis in this country.”

“He throws the pitch, and I am filled with goosebumps. He gets a standing ovation for two or three minutes, and I give him a big old hug,” he added.

Will there be another A-Rod in baseball?

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez was not just a normal baseball player. He was pure box office from the plate. During his 22-year-long baseball career, the Yankees legend played different positions and aced every position he played. 

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His flexibility in the batting order was the main reason he was successful at every clubhouse he played for in his career. Something that not every baseball player can do. Who do you think could be the next Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez?