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Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is one of the topmost world-renowned players from the realm of baseball. His popularity increased furthermore with his celebrity romantic pairings. One of his most memorable romantic affairs was with pop megastar Jennifer Lopez. They grabbed headlines and made numerous mainstream public appearances during their time together. 

‘A-Rod’ played MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and most notably, the New York Yankees, respectively. Playing with the glamorous Yankees launched ‘A-Rod’ to the status of a larger-than-life superstar athlete. Thus boosting his wide-scale social outreach. Rodriguez’s sporting honors boast of 14 MLB All-Star appearances and a World Series victory. 

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‘A-Rod’ and Lopez began dating in 2017 and also got engaged in 2019. Being an iconic celebrity couple, they were a paparazzi favorite. Moreover, their love relationship even made up for a lot of topics for gossip on popular talk shows. In one similar appearance in 2019, JLo opened up about many things. 

Alex Rodriguez gave a special anniversary gift to Jennifer Lopez 

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is a baseball royalty with his immense wealth and he has almost no limits for an expensive gift. So ‘A-Rod’ gave many luxurious gifts to Jennifer Lopez whilst they were in a relationship. But one gift from ‘A-Rod’ in particular turned Jennifer Lopez into a fangirl. It was on their two-year anniversary, and Lopez made mention of the gift on a popular talk show. 

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Lopez has visited the famous Ellen DeGeneres talk show multiple times. On one occasion, Ellen discussed gifts from ‘A-Rod’ with Lopez. JLo told Ellen, “He actually gave me something really nice for our two-year anniversary. Which is really nice. Which I haven’t told anybody.” 

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Then Lopez talked about her fondness for Fixer Uppers and her admiration for the expert Joanna Gaines. So knowing of all that, ‘A-Rod’ surprised Lopez by putting her together on a video call with Joanna. Thus, Rodriguez gifted a Fixer-Upper to Lopez for their two-year anniversary celebration. Thereafter, Lopez also jokingly mentioned how ‘A-Rod’ takes care of her choices. 

Where is the former couple in the present day? 

‘A-Rod’ and Lopez initially intended to get married in 2020. But the plan didn’t come to fruition and the marriage got postponed. Furthermore, they broke up in 2021 and got separated. Lopez is now married to actor Ben Affleck. Whereas, amidst a rumored link-up with fitness model Kathryne Padgett, ‘A-Rod’ is otherwise still single. 

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So, what is the most special gift from a beloved person that you remember?