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NEW YORK – AUGUST 9: Infielder Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees stands on the field during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on August 9, 2004 in the Bronx, New York. The won Blue Jays won 5-4. (Photo by M. David Leeds/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK – AUGUST 9: Infielder Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees stands on the field during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on August 9, 2004 in the Bronx, New York. The won Blue Jays won 5-4. (Photo by M. David Leeds/Getty Images)
Be it a name, fame, or even wealth, baseball has given almost everything to Alex Rodriguez. Having played for over two decades and maintaining consistency through t the career is not everyone’s cup of tea. But A-Rod has done it with ease.
But if one looks from a different perspective, this game is also responsible for giving him some hard time, even for a while. Notably, A-Rod grabbed everyone’s attention with his game during his younger days.
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Once considered one of the brightest talents in MLB, A-Rod had a memorable career until he ruined it with his PEDs usage. Not only the PEDs, long before MLB found him guilty of using PEDs, the star shortstop had already been involved in several controversies, such as his numerous failed relationships.
Alex Rodriguez turned himself into a bad guy in American sports
Per Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated, Alex Rodriguez did not utilize his talent in the best way. Instead, he ruined his legacy with several controversies. Reiter also claimed how the Texas Rangers overpaid A-Rod for his service.
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TAMPA – FEBRUARY 17: Infielder Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees pauses during a press conference about his performance enhancing drug use at the George Steinbrenner complex February 17, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)
Even when he joined the Yankees, he had the infamous slapgate incident with the rival Boston Red Sox’s Bronson Arroyo. The Sports Illustrated author also blamed his self-obsession and failed relationships with Madonna and Cameron Diaz.
“Back then, A-Rod meant Golden Boy, the handsome, strapping, bilingual star who was nearly the AL MVP at 20 and promised to break every record. Then, long before his steroids suspension, his brand broke bad,” Ben Reiter said.
Like everyone else, I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. The only way I know how to handle them is to learn from them and move forward. -Alex Rodriguez pic.twitter.com/o4X3sRatim
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) June 4, 2019
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“He became, in general chronological order, the overpaid Rangers slugger whose team couldn’t win, the glove slapper, the shirtless sunbather, the World Series hijacker, Madonna’s boy toy, the mirror kisser, the owner of paintings depicting himself as a centaur, the admitted if then unpunished PED user, the eater of popcorn from Cameron Diaz’s hand.”
Notably, unlike his promising arrival, A-Rod’s farewell was not the way he would have wanted. After coming out of his MLB ban, he had a decent season with the Yankees. But that was it. The very next year, the Pinstripes asked him to retire from the game.
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