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
Shock. It was shock. You almost feel you have three or four innings to play, but you go home. . . . We feel baseball is best in the U.S. and it's difficult not to carry that out.
Most people aren't going to understand that. They're going to ridicule and make fun of it ... unless you understand my background, where I come from, my passion for my family and my heritage. I don't expect anyone to understand.
Mo has been great all year, ... We can't expect him to be perfect for six months.
Mr. Steinbrenner has a beef. I understand, with the commitment he has.
I live off my scholarship refunds. Because of my erratic schedule, I can't work but my scholarship money helps with my expenses.
I love being out on the field, ... I feel it's an important part of us winning games is being out on the field, being consistent and playing both sides of the ball.
I love being out on the field, but this isn't the time to be a hero, ... If you put a gun to my head, I'm sure that I could play. But we have very important games coming up in the next month, so we're taking the safest route.
I felt like if we could have delivered the knockout punch there, it could have been a long night for them,
I feel more accepted in this clubhouse this year. I feel like I'm one of the guys in here now. And last year, it wasn't their fault, it was my fault. I was one person trying to get to know 100 people. You're going to have a better rapport with people in your second year than your first, this is a more comfortable feeling.
I can't help that guys, that'll never change.
No. I haven't heard anything. There's so much positive talk going around ... I've heard about zero talk.
Now we can go and try to win in New York, and try to go to the next level.
Now that you're back and you're counting down to Opening Day, it's more of a clear thought process of what's going on.
Obviously, October is something I need to improve on this year. Winning a World Series, that drives me to the core.