Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez climbed towards the highest altitudes of success on the baseball diamond. It was almost as if baseball simply defined his life. His larger-than-life fame and massive wealth are a result of his sporting accomplishments. Post-retirement, ‘A-Rod’ once attended one of his former team’s spring-training sessions as a mentor.?
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Rodriguez’s stint with the New York Yankees is the most memorable from his entire MLB playing tenure. Nonetheless, he also had a successful time playing with the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers, earlier on. But playing with the popular Yankees set his star value soaring. Notably, the 14-time All-Star ‘A-Rod’ also won a World Series trophy with none other than the Yankees.?
‘A-Rod’ has always had a penchant for elite fashion brands, and that justifies his association with the Yankees. After retiring as a player, ‘A-Rod’ joined the Yankees at a spring-training session as a special instructor. He also conducted a press conference for the specified purpose. Afterward, he sent a video clip of the interview to his then-fiancee Jennifer Lopez.?
An uplifting review from Jennifer Lopez for Alex Rodriguez?
Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez got engaged in 2019. ‘A-Rod’ once had a press conference as a Yankees’ mentor, during a spring training session. Interestingly, ‘A-Rod’ mentioned not missing baseball as a player anymore during the press interview. Upon sending a video clip of the event to Lopez, she came up with some moral-boosting compliments for ‘A-Rod’.?
According to a source, Lopez analyzed Rodriguez’s interview saying, “You could have smiled, once. You?re silly, you?re funny; I know that now. And why did you say you?re fine without baseball? You love baseball. You miss baseball. It?s O.K. to let people know that.”?
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Lopez also added, “The key to being in the public eye is being your best self. It?s not being fake. It?s being you. But the best version of you.”
Alex Rodriguez: An international brand ambassador of the MLB?
The MLB administration thus utilized Rodriguez’s enormous popularity and global outreach to the best effect. In 2019, ‘A-Rod’ got appointed as the brand ambassador for the MLB foreign series games in London. The iconic arch-rivals, New York Yankees, and Boston Red Sox, traveled to London to play a two-game series. The Yankees swept the series by defeating the assigned home team, the Red Sox.?
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