Rodriguez was born in the Washington Heights section of New York City, to a Dominican family. When he was four, Rodriguez and his parents moved to the Dominican Republic, then to Miami, Florida. Rodriguez's favorite baseball players growing up were Keith Hernandez, Dale Murphy, and Cal Ripken, and his favorite team was the New York Mets.
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At the end of Alex's freshman year at Christopher Columbus High School, he transferred to Westminster Christian School (Florida), where he was a star shortstop on the baseball team and played quarterback on the football team. In 100 games he batted .419 with 90 steals. Westminster went on to win the high school national championship in his junior year. He was first team prep All-American as a senior, hitting .505 with 9 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 35 steals in 35 tries in 33 games, and was selected as the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and as Gatorade's national baseball student athlete of the year. Rodriguez was the first high school player to ever try out for Team USA in 1993, and was regarded as the top prospect in the country.
Rodriguez signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the University of Miami and was also recruited by the university to play quarterback for its football team. Rodriguez turned down Miami's baseball scholarship and never played college baseball, opting instead to sign with the Seattle Mariners after being selected in the first round of the 1993 amateur draft at the age of 17.
Rodriguez signed a letter of intent to play baseball for the University of Miami and was also recruited by the university to play quarterback for its football team. Rodriguez turned down Miami's baseball scholarship and never played college baseball, opting instead to sign with the Seattle Mariners after being selected in the first round of the 1993 amateur draft at the age of 17.
Alex Rodriguez Personal life
Rodriguez grew up with two half-siblings, Joe and Suzy, who were born in the Dominican Republic and are children from his mother's first marriage. Rodriguez also has a half-brother, Victor M. Rodriguez, who was born to Alex's father Victor Sr. and his then-wife Pouppe Martinez in 1960. The couple divorced a year later, and Victor Jr. was raised by his mother. Victor Jr., who is an officer in the United States Air Force, fell out of touch with Alex for a period of 23 years, until they met at a Texas Rangers game in 2003.
In 2002, he married Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate he had met at a gym in Miami, Florida. The couple's first child, Natasha Alexander, was born on November 18, 2004. On April 21, 2008, Cynthia gave birth to their second child, Ella Alexander, in Miami, Florida.
On May 27, 2007, the New York Post reported that Rodriguez spent an evening in Toronto with a blonde woman, later identified as Joslyn Noel Morse, a longtime exotic dancer. The New York Post ran a picture on May 30, 2007. Rodriguez and the woman identified as Morse had dinner together at a steakhouse and then went to a strip club before returning to Rodriguez's hotel. They were last seen alone together that night boarding the hotel elevator. Morse refused to say whether they had sex.
On July 2, 2008, the New York Daily News reported that Rodriguez and his wife had separated, after having "problems" for the past three months, since the birth of their second daughter. This came together with rumors published in Us Weekly magazine, about a possible affair between Rodriguez and pop singer Madonna, claims Madonna denied by saying they were "just friends." Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce on July 7, 2008, citing "emotional abandonment" of her and their children, as well as "extra marital [sic] affairs and other marital misconduct" by her husband. She sought alimony, distribution of assets, child support including private school tuition, life and health insurance, her car, reimbursement of legal fees, and retention of the couple's $12-million marital home in Coral Gables, Florida. Alex Rodriguez countered that his wife was only entitled to what they had agreed to in their prenuptial agreement from 2002. Additionally, while conceding their marriage was "irretrievably broken", Rodriguez requested that all allegations of his "extramarital affairs" be stricken from court records. The couple settled their divorce in September 2008.
More evidence of Rodriguez's infidelity continued to appear in the media after his wife filed for divorce. On July 9, 2008, the Daily News reported that Candice Houlihan, a Boston-area hairdresser who previously worked as a stripper, told the paper that she and Rodriguez had sex on two occasions in 2004 when Rodriguez was in town playing against the Boston Red Sox. On March 22, 2009, the Daily News reported that, during 2006 and 2007, Rodriguez had patronized prostitutes of madam Kristin M. Davis and dated Davis as well, according to employees of Davis' call-girl agency. Davis would not confirm or deny any sexual relationship with Rodriguez, saying, "Throughout the years, there were a number of clients that I befriended and it was not uncommon for them to want the women they can't have whether it be the phone bookers or the madam. In regard to Alex, all I can say is our paths have definitely crossed personally and professionally." Employees of the call-girl agency provided the Daily News intimate emails between Rodriguez and Davis, including one in which Rodriguez confesses to Davis his preference for her over one of her call-girls. When confronted with the emails, Davis told the newspaper, "Other people have had access to my client records as well as my personal information and I can't control what has been released", and, "With the exception of [former Gov.] Eliot Spitzer, I have not named names...I do not wish to ruin any lives."
From 2008–2009, Rodriguez was dating Hollywood actress Kate Hudson.
From 2010–2011, Rodriguez was dating Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz.
Since December 2011, Rodriguez had been dating former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson They split in February 2015.
It was reported on March 23, 2016 that Rodriguez has been dating Anne Wojcicki, former wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Rodriguez owns a Mercedes-Benz dealership in League City, Texas, and in his free time, Rodriguez buys and collects art.
As previously mentioned, Rodriguez and Jeter's friendship had cooled in recent years. However as of 2011, they have grown close again.
As of 2011, Rodriguez is represented by sports agent Dan Lozano
In 2002, he married Cynthia Scurtis, a psychology graduate he had met at a gym in Miami, Florida. The couple's first child, Natasha Alexander, was born on November 18, 2004. On April 21, 2008, Cynthia gave birth to their second child, Ella Alexander, in Miami, Florida.
On May 27, 2007, the New York Post reported that Rodriguez spent an evening in Toronto with a blonde woman, later identified as Joslyn Noel Morse, a longtime exotic dancer. The New York Post ran a picture on May 30, 2007. Rodriguez and the woman identified as Morse had dinner together at a steakhouse and then went to a strip club before returning to Rodriguez's hotel. They were last seen alone together that night boarding the hotel elevator. Morse refused to say whether they had sex.
On July 2, 2008, the New York Daily News reported that Rodriguez and his wife had separated, after having "problems" for the past three months, since the birth of their second daughter. This came together with rumors published in Us Weekly magazine, about a possible affair between Rodriguez and pop singer Madonna, claims Madonna denied by saying they were "just friends." Cynthia Rodriguez filed for divorce on July 7, 2008, citing "emotional abandonment" of her and their children, as well as "extra marital [sic] affairs and other marital misconduct" by her husband. She sought alimony, distribution of assets, child support including private school tuition, life and health insurance, her car, reimbursement of legal fees, and retention of the couple's $12-million marital home in Coral Gables, Florida. Alex Rodriguez countered that his wife was only entitled to what they had agreed to in their prenuptial agreement from 2002. Additionally, while conceding their marriage was "irretrievably broken", Rodriguez requested that all allegations of his "extramarital affairs" be stricken from court records. The couple settled their divorce in September 2008.
More evidence of Rodriguez's infidelity continued to appear in the media after his wife filed for divorce. On July 9, 2008, the Daily News reported that Candice Houlihan, a Boston-area hairdresser who previously worked as a stripper, told the paper that she and Rodriguez had sex on two occasions in 2004 when Rodriguez was in town playing against the Boston Red Sox. On March 22, 2009, the Daily News reported that, during 2006 and 2007, Rodriguez had patronized prostitutes of madam Kristin M. Davis and dated Davis as well, according to employees of Davis' call-girl agency. Davis would not confirm or deny any sexual relationship with Rodriguez, saying, "Throughout the years, there were a number of clients that I befriended and it was not uncommon for them to want the women they can't have whether it be the phone bookers or the madam. In regard to Alex, all I can say is our paths have definitely crossed personally and professionally." Employees of the call-girl agency provided the Daily News intimate emails between Rodriguez and Davis, including one in which Rodriguez confesses to Davis his preference for her over one of her call-girls. When confronted with the emails, Davis told the newspaper, "Other people have had access to my client records as well as my personal information and I can't control what has been released", and, "With the exception of [former Gov.] Eliot Spitzer, I have not named names...I do not wish to ruin any lives."
From 2008–2009, Rodriguez was dating Hollywood actress Kate Hudson.
From 2010–2011, Rodriguez was dating Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz.
Since December 2011, Rodriguez had been dating former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson They split in February 2015.
It was reported on March 23, 2016 that Rodriguez has been dating Anne Wojcicki, former wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Rodriguez owns a Mercedes-Benz dealership in League City, Texas, and in his free time, Rodriguez buys and collects art.
As previously mentioned, Rodriguez and Jeter's friendship had cooled in recent years. However as of 2011, they have grown close again.
As of 2011, Rodriguez is represented by sports agent Dan Lozano
Charity
In 2003, Rodriguez gave $3.9 million to the University of Miami to renovate its baseball stadium. The new facility was renamed "Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field". Rodriguez remains an ardent University of Miami fan. Despite not having attended the school, he received the University of Miami's Edward T. Foote II Alumnus of Distinction Award in 2007 as an honorary alumnus. Rodriguez had previously been named an "honorary alumnus" of the university in 2004. He is a member of the University of Miami's Board of Trustees
Alex Rodriguez Awards and honors
14-time AL All-Star
7× (SS) (1996–98, 2000–03)
7× (3B) (2004–08, 2010–11)
3-time AL MVP (2003, 2005, 2007)
10-time AL Silver Slugger Award
7× (SS) (1996, 1998–2003)
3× (3B) (2005, 2007, 2008)
4-time AL Hank Aaron Award (2001–03, 2007)
2-time Seattle Mariners Player of the Year (1998, 2000)
2-time Baseball America MLB Player of the Year (2000, 2002)
4-time Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (SS) (1998, 2000–03)
3-time Texas Rangers Player of the Year (2001–03)
2-time AL Gold Glove Award (SS) (2002, 2003)
2-time The Sporting News Player of the Year (2002, 2007)
3× Babe Ruth Home Run Award (2002–2003, 2007)
1993 1st Team High School All-American (IF)
1994 Seattle Mariners Minor League Player of the Year
1994 Midwest League All-Star (SS)
1995 Baseball America 1st Team Minor League All-Star (SS)
1995 Triple-A All-Star (SS)
1996 The Sporting News Player of the Year
2002 Player of the Year Award – This Year in Baseball Awards
2005 Baseball America 1st-Team Major League All-Star (3B)
2005 Individual Performance of the Year Award – This Year in Baseball Awards
2007 Hitter of the Year – This Year in Baseball Awards
2007 Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year
2009 Babe Ruth Award
Achievements
- 5-time AL Runs Leader (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- 4-time AL Total Bases Leader (1996, 2001, 2002, 2007)
- 5-time AL Home Run Title (2001–2003, 2005, 2007)
- 2-time AL RBI Title (2002, 2007)
- 2-time AL OPS Leader (2005, 2007)
- 4-time AL Slugging Percentage Leader (2003, 2005, 2007, 2008)
- 1996 AL Batting Title
- 1996 AL Doubles Leader
- 1998 AL Hits Leader
- 2001 AL Extra-Base Hits Leader
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