Alex Rodriguez and Donald Trump are probably the most controversial figures in the United States. One ruled and entertained an era in Major League Baseball, while the other one headed one of the most powerful countries in the world.
Way before when Donald Trump was not the president of the United States, he often took a dig at the then-Yankees slugger A-Rod. This remains a mystery why Trump probably never liked A-Rod.
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Dating back to the 2012 MLB season, when A-Rod was already a superstar for the Pinstripes, Trump slammed the Yankees star for literally no reason. And what made the case worse was that while criticizing A-Rod, the former US President kept praising A-Rod’s teammate, Derek Jeter.
When Donald Trump compared Alex Rodriguez to Derek Jeter
Per NY Daily News, Donald Trump was on a Sunday show of the NBC reality show. And when he got to know that the 80s pop star Debbie Gibson did not care who took the credit for her song as long as her team won, he compared this whole scenario to Alex Rodriguez and Jeter.
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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)
The former US President said backing the team for the team is more of a Jeter-type statement, not A-Rod. On one hand, he bashed A-Rod, and on the other hand, Trump praised the former Yankees captain.
“That’s all about winning; that’s a Derek Jeter-type statement,” Trump said. “We love Derek. That’s not an A-Rod statement; it’s a Derek statement.”
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Notably, this was not the first time Trump took a dig at A-Rod. He also blamed the Yankees superstar when the Pinstripes lost to the Detroit Tigers in the 2011 ALDS. Trump called A-Rod an average baseball player.
“A-Rod is a less than average baseball player now that he is unable to use drugs,” Trump said in 2011.
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The reason is still unknown why Trump does not like the former Yankees star. However, A-Rod has not commented on receiving such harsh criticism from former US president Donald Trump.
What do you think could be the main reason Trump always takes a shot at Alex Rodriguez?
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