Alex Rodriguez Jerseys
Alexander Rodriguez
Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in
New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican-American
baseball player, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of
the game. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees,
having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners.
Since 1996 (his first full season) through 2006 he leads the major
leagues in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total
bases and extra-base hits. Of all players in baseball history at age
30, he is first all-time in both HR and runs scored, 2nd in total
bases and extra base hits, 3rd in RBI, and 4th in hits. In his career
to that point, Rodriguez had more HR, more RBI, more runs scored,
and more base hits than all-time leaders Hank Aaron (HR and RBI),
Rickey Henderson (runs scored), and Pete Rose (hits) did prior to
their 30th birthdays.
He has often been cited as the best all-around player currently in
baseball. Rodriguez is also known for signing the richest contract
in sports history, a 10-year, $252 million deal.
Alexander Rodriguez 2006 Season
Alex was again an All-Star in 2006, and was 4th in the league in RBI
(121), 5th in runs (113), 8th in home runs (35) and walks (90), and
9th in OBP (.392). Rodriguez's 2,000th hit, on July 21, 2006, was
also his 450th home run. Six days shy of his 31st birthday, Rodriguez
became the youngest player in baseball history to reach 450 home runs
(surpassing Ken Griffey, Jr. by 267 days). He also became the 8th
player to reach 2,000 hits before turning 31. Ty Cobb reached the
mark while still 29, while Rogers Hornsby, Mel Ott, Hank Aaron, Joe
Medwick, Jimmie Foxx and Robin Yount all got their 2,000th hits at
age 30. All 7 of the players are members of baseball's Hall of Fame.
Rodriguez also became the second player in Major League history to
have at least 35 home runs, 100 runs and 100 RBI in 9 consecutive
seasons joining Jimmie Foxx. 2006 was Alex's 11th consecutive season
with more than 100 runs scored, the longest such streak in American
League history since Lou Gehrig did it in 13 straight seasons (1926-1938).
2007 Season
Alex started off the season by going 2-5 with a homerun, 2 RBI, and
2 runs.
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Designated hitter skews home-run totalsMLB.comIn other words, may the baseball gods help us purists if Alex Rodriguez really does spend a lot of time this season and beyond as a DH for the New York Yankees. At 36 and sitting just 134 home runs shy of passing Barry Bonds' record for career homers ...and more » |
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Jose Reyes' Dreadlocks Go Prime TimeFox NewsFirst reported on mlb.com, Reyes' decided to follow in Alex Rodriguez's footsteps, who infamously cut his toe nails on the show last year. Celebrities Who Were Once Undocumented Reyes joined the Mets in 2003 and quickly became one of the team's key ...and more » |
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MLB whispers: Crowded field at 1st in ALChicago TribuneScott Boras shrewdly held onto the White Sox as a backup plan when he got Alex Rodriguez his $252-million contract in 2001. He had the Dodgers in that role in the talks that led to Fielder's $214-million, secretly meeting with Frank McCourt while the ...and more » |
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