Alex Rodriguez Fast Facts

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Updated 1542 GMT (2342 HKT) May 5, 2021

Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees infielder, announced Sunday that <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/07/us/alex-rodriguez-new-york-yankees-retires/" target="_blank">he will be retiring from playing baseball</a> on Friday, August 12. While a decorated player, Rodriguez's career has also been dogged by controversy.
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Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees infielder, announced Sunday that he will be retiring from playing baseball on Friday, August 12. While a decorated player, Rodriguez's career has also been dogged by controversy.
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Rodriguez, shown here as a teenager in 1993, talks with 11-year-old John Santos Griffith during practice for the U.S. Olympic Festival Competition in San Antonio, Texas.
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Rodriguez, shown here as a teenager in 1993, talks with 11-year-old John Santos Griffith during practice for the U.S. Olympic Festival Competition in San Antonio, Texas.
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Alex Rodriguez listens on the telephone as the Seattle Mariners ask him to join their team amid cheers from his mother, Lourdes, back left, and friends in Miami, Florida, on June 3, 1993. Rodriguez, then 18, was the top draft choice in baseball's amateur draft.
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Alex Rodriguez listens on the telephone as the Seattle Mariners ask him to join their team amid cheers from his mother, Lourdes, back left, and friends in Miami, Florida, on June 3, 1993. Rodriguez, then 18, was the top draft choice in baseball's amateur draft.
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Rodriguez calls for the ball during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on May 11, 1997.
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Rodriguez calls for the ball during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on May 11, 1997.
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Rodriguez, center, poses with Nomar Garciaparra, left, of the Boston Red Sox, and future teammate Derek Jeter of the Yankees on July 11, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Rodriguez, center, poses with Nomar Garciaparra, left, of the Boston Red Sox, and future teammate Derek Jeter of the Yankees on July 11, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Alex Rodriguez speaks to the media after being signed to the Texas Rangers on December 12, 2000 at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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Alex Rodriguez speaks to the media after being signed to the Texas Rangers on December 12, 2000 at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.
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Rodriguez dives for a ground ball and throws to first during a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 26, 2002.
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Rodriguez dives for a ground ball and throws to first during a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 26, 2002.
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Rodriguez, center stands with Yankees Manager Joe Torre, left, and Derek Jeter at a press conference at Yankee Stadium on February 17, 2004 to formally welcome him to the team. Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias.
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Rodriguez, center stands with Yankees Manager Joe Torre, left, and Derek Jeter at a press conference at Yankee Stadium on February 17, 2004 to formally welcome him to the team. Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and Joaquin Arias.
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Rodriguez and then-wife Cynthia host a Christmas party at the Boys and Girls Clubs Of Miami on December 15, 2004. The pair were married from 2002 to 2008.
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Rodriguez and then-wife Cynthia host a Christmas party at the Boys and Girls Clubs Of Miami on December 15, 2004. The pair were married from 2002 to 2008.
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Rodriguez speaks at a press conference addressing his steroid use on February 17, 2009. While he had previously denied using performance-enhancing drugs, Rodriguez later admitted that he took them from 2001 to 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers.
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Rodriguez speaks at a press conference addressing his steroid use on February 17, 2009. While he had previously denied using performance-enhancing drugs, Rodriguez later admitted that he took them from 2001 to 2003 while playing for the Texas Rangers.
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Rodriguez celebrates after the Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win the World Series on November 4, 2009.
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Rodriguez celebrates after the Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win the World Series on November 4, 2009.
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Rodriguez warms up before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 23, 2010 in Phoenix.
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Rodriguez warms up before a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 23, 2010 in Phoenix.
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Rodriguez blows a bubble during a minor league game for the AA Trenton Thunder in Trenton, NJ on August 3, 2013. Major League Baseball suspended Rodriguez for <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/us/alex-rodriguez-future/index.html?hpt=hp_t1" target="_blank">211 regular-season games</a> through the 2014 season amid allegations involving the use of performance-enhancing drugs.