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Alex Rodriguez is a celebrity athlete and has always remained in the limelight. In the ballpark, he got the focus because of his ground-shattering performances. Outside the playing arena, he got the spotlight for his romantic affairs. He dated numerous high-profile women, and his relationship with Jennifer Lopez received global publicity.

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is a baseball legend and an icon of the sport. ‘A-Rod’ is mostly memorable for the enormous success he achieved with the New York Yankees.

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‘A-Rod’ began dating pop music megastar Jennifer Lopez in 2017. It all started with a friendship and later developed into love. After dating for a couple of years, ‘A-Rod’ formally proposed to Jennifer Lopez in 2019. However, world-famous talk show host Ellen DeGeneres once took credit for inspiring ‘A-Rod’ to do so.?

Alex Rodriguez: Taking a big step after some encouragement?

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez‘s grand sporting success made him an American sporting icon. His relationship with the world-renowned Jennifer Lopez further increased his star value. Consequently, his global outreach extended far beyond the baseball community. He became a favorite personality for the mainstream media.?

Beyond retirement from baseball, ‘A-Rod’ has remained a frequent visitor to talk shows. Ellen DeGeneres is one of the frontline talk show hosts in America. A veteran of the act, she is famous for her witty humor.?

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In one of the episodes, Ellen discussed ‘A-Rod’ and Lopez’s engagement. She cracked some jokes by displaying images of ‘A-Rod’ proposing to Lopez. Ellen made some light-hearted comments by focusing on Lopez’s expensive engagement ring.

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Then Ellen went on to say, “I don’t want to take credit for this, but I may have given A-Rod a little push that he needed.” Then she played some flashback footage of Lopez’s earlier visit to Ellen’s show. Back then, Ellen gifted a big clock to Lopez and jokingly said, “This is a clock, and it’s basically to remind him that time is ticking. And he should hurry up and propose.” ?

The present state of the engaged celebrity couple?

‘A-Rod’ and Lopez broke up their engagement and separated in 2021. Lopez soon began dating her former lover, actor Ben Affleck. Lopez and Affleck got engaged in the same year and got married recently. Whereas, ‘A-Rod’ is a single father to two daughters. He is also busy with his professional pursuits.

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Do you believe Ellen DeGeneres was influential in encouraging Alex Rodriguez??