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 was expecting a hit or a double, but I wasn't expecting a home run. You don't want to get greedy.
We couldn't get that extra hit to extend an inning or score a run.
I thought I hit that ball a little better, at least the middle of the wall.
To me that was like hitting a walk-off grand slam. That was fun. With Mo being out today that was a huge win for us.
It's obvious that he's going through a lot of things right now. The fact that he's out there tells you how important these games are for us and what kind of a person he is. In the state of mind he's in, for him to hit that ball the way he did, it was a great momentum changer for us.
When your on-base percentage is over .420 and you have a high strikeout total, ... that's better than hitting 7 home runs and driving in 40 runs. To me, the name of the game is getting on base and scoring runs.
I do my best hitting when I'm walking. That means I'm relaxed and my pitch recognition is a lot better.
Last time I was here, things went really bad, not only for me, but for my team. And I look at it as an opportunity to start a new year, a new chapter. And ironically enough, I come up with a game-winning hit in this situation, where last year, I was the biggest goat, and today I get to be a hero. There's ... a lesson to be learned, I guess.
I almost pulled a hamstring, ... I was confused. I hit the ball, and then I saw the outfielder kind of stop. I said no way he's going to catch this. When I saw the ball on the field, I thought it was a live ball.
I'm not trying to hit homers, ... I'm trying to hit to all parts of the field, left-center to right-center.
He threw me a 2-0 slider and I hit it pretty hard, straight into the ground. I thought it had a chance, but he was playing me to pull. Those are the things. When you have so many different opportunities and don't get the big hit . . .
He's incredible. I was telling (Derek) Jeter on the bench what a great hitter he is, even on one leg.
We've been swinging the bats progressively better the last three days. We have to work on being more consistent.
We were like desperate animals trying to survive, and animals are most dangerous when they are in a snare.