Alex Rodriguez
Alex Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American professional baseball designated hitter for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez was one of the sport's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. During his 20-year career, Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average, 696 home runs, over 2000 runs batted in, over 2000 runs scored, and over...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth27 July 1975
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I would trade this award for David's World Series trophy, ... Winning an MVP is great, but I came here to do one thing, to win one championship and go from there.
Just to make it clear, I only spoke once and then I spoke again three months later.
Joe DiMaggio is such an icon, he's almost like a cartoon character, ... I have so much respect for him. When it's all said and done, it's something you can look back on and say that you're proud to be mentioned in the same sentence as Joe.
I think it gave us a little fire in our butts. We were a little flat, and I thought after that, we kind of picked it up a little bit.
It almost feels like we're in their shoes.
I think it was the last one he threw. I'm glad he threw one. He had us talking to each other, and really nothing was said that was helpful.
I think it's the best our pitching staff has been since I've been here, in over a year-and-a-half.
It gave us a little fire in our bellies to get going a little bit.
His stuff was electric. His body looks fit. It looks like he's ready to go. He's definitely hungry to play.
His stuff was electric, his body looks fit. He looks ready to go.
He's been doing it all summer. He reminds you of a David Cone, a seasoned veteran who has been through these wars many times.
Under different circumstances, that might be something I'd use to motivate me for the rest of the season. But right now, all I'm concerned about is winning games.
We have to be better. We expect more of ourselves. Tonight is just not acceptable.
Our offense is very capable. We'll come out fighting tomorrow.