“Like It Was Yesterday..” – Alex Rodriguez Makes Strong All-Star Appearance Despite Retirement Before Reminiscing First Hit From 1994

Alex Rodriguez has established himself as one of the most successful sports personalities ever. Even with his humble beginnings, the former New York Yankees star overcame all the adversities and turned out to be one of the best in MLB. The Yankees legend does not play the game anymore. But he remains a hot topic in the MLB town because of his different roles; be it as an analyst for ESPN or FOX.

He joined this year’s analyst panel for the All-Star game in Seattle and talked about Seattle, which he says means everything to him as his career started with the Mariners in 1993. The former pro baseballer also reacted to an old video that featured him in the Mariners kit.

Nostalgia hits the former pro baseball, Alex Rodriguez

Amid his expert panel appearance, he shared a video on his official Instagram handle. In the video, young A-Rod can be seen making his first hit as a professional Major League Baseball player. The video is captioned as “July 1994, my first hit in the bigs. A single off the Red Sox’s Sergio Valdez. I still remember it like it was yesterday.” As soon as he hits the ball and it passes the outfielder, he runs for his life to make it the first base hit of his career.

Reacting to the video, A-Rod quotes, “I cannot believe it. 29 years ago, I was only 28 years old. Debuting at Fenway Park and I’ll never forget that first base hit of my career.” Not only for him, it must be a special moment for his fans as well. From being the first overall pick of the 1993 draft to winning the Silver Slugger four times and clinching 14 times All-Star titles, his life came full circle as he became one of the veterans and joined the All-Stars as an analyst.

A-Rod’s All-Stars and Seattle Connection

A-Rod, along with his longtime beau Jaclyn Cordeiro, reached Seattle on Monday, and he has joined the Fox Sports Broadcasting Panel as an expert. He spoke about his time in Seattle as a rookie and stated that the place means everything to him, and being in Seattle was some of the formative years of his life. He calls Seattle his second home.

This year’s All-Star game will be broadcast on Tuesday as the American League All-Star team takes on the National League All-Star team. The American League team will be looking to continue their winning streak of nine so that they break the record of 13 straight victories held by the National League team. The NL team will be looking to make a comeback.

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As the anticipation for the much-awaited All-Star game builds. A-Rod returns to his second home, Seattle, to join the analyst panel. His journey from a rookie to a seasoned expert has come full circle.

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