Alex Rodriguez‘s daughter is spreading her wings. The former New York Yankees player is getting ready for a few significant life changes. On the verge of signing another huge contract, this one with FOX Sports, A-Rod, is also dealing with a health scare. But another role he plays is that of a dad as he gets ready to see off his daughter to college, and it’s all thanks to Tom Brady.

The retired athletes have been friends for years and in 2022, Rodriguez recruited Brady’s help for his daughter. Hoping Natasha would go to Michigan State University, Brady’s alma mater, the former shortstop asked for the NFL icon’s help. Their efforts were clearly successful as the young Rodriguez is getting ready to head to Michigan in the fall.

Alex Rodriguez Feels Bittersweet at His Daughter’s Departure

It’s the curse of being a parent. Elation for their success while sadness worms its way in as they go farther and farther away. Come fall, Rodriguez will drop off his daughter at college, which incidentally is a school that his frenemy Derek Jeter was accepted to. In an interview with US Magazine, the former shortstop revealed how he feels about the change.

“I can’t believe it. I’m gonna drop her off in a few weeks in Ann Arbor, and I’m both incredibly proud of Natasha but also incredibly sad that my first baby is leaving us,” Rodriguez told Miranda Siwak. “And you know, for us dads, they’re always our babies — even if they’re 30 years old,” he added.

Interestingly, while he’s proud of his daughter’s choice, he had a deal for letting Natasha study musical theater.

Rodriguez Wants His Daughter to Keep Up With Her Business Classes

Ever the businessman, A-Rod wants her daughters to follow in the same footsteps as him. While Ella is just starting out high school, Natasha is eligible for Michigan’s highly touted business school. And he divulged the same to the US Magazine.

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“My only condition is because all these young actors want to bypass college and I’m always saying, like, ‘You can [study] drama, you can do whatever you want, but as long as you’re taking your business classes at Michigan; they have a great business school,’” he says. “And that was [the] deal.”

Much like any parent, A-Rod wants to be sure that while his daughter follows her passion, she always has a backup plan! What a plot twist it would be if Natasha became a businessperson, too.

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