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 Alex Rodriguez
Personal Info
Alex Emmanual
Rodreguiz
Height: 6-3
Weight: 195 lbs.
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
Positions: Shortstop
Born: July 27, 1975
High School:Westminster Christian(Miami, FL)
Drafted: Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the first round
(first pick overall) of the 1993 free-agent draft.
Home: Miami, Florida |
Career Statistics
YR
94
95
96
97
98
99 |
TM
Sea
Sea
Sea
Sea
Sea
Sea |
G
17
48
146
141
161
129 |
AB
54
142
601
587
686
502 |
R
4
15
141
100
123
110 |
H
11
33
215
176
213
143 |
2B
0
6
54
40
35
25 |
3B
0
2
1
3
5
0 |
HR
0
5
36
23
42
42 |
RBI
2
19
123
84
124
111 |
BB
3
6
59
41
45
56 |
SO
20
42
104
99
121
109 |
SB
3
4
15
29
46
21 |
CS
0
2
4
6
13
7 |
OBP
.241
.264
.414
.350
.360
.357 |
SLG
.204
.408
.631
.496
.560
.586 |
AVG
.204
.232
.358
.300
.310
.285 |
Totals |
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G
642 |
AB
2572 |
R
493 |
H
791 |
2B
160 |
3B
11 |
HR
148 |
RBI
463 |
BB
210 |
SO
495 |
SB
118 |
CS
32 |
OBP
.363 |
SLG
.551 |
AVG
.308 |
Accomplishments
- Holds A.L. single-season record
for most home runs by shortstop -- 42 (1998).
- 40/40 club member(1 of 3)
- 3-time all star
- 2 silver slugger awards
- Named Major League Player of the
Year by THE SPORTING NEWS (1996)
- Runner Up in MVP voting(1996);
closest vote since 1960
- Alex hit for the cycle on June,
5th 1997
- Named shortstop on THE SPORTING
NEWS A.L. Silver Slugger team (1996 and 1998).
- Best offensive season ever for
a shortstop (1996)
- USA Baseball Junior Player of
the Year
- Gatorade's National Student Athlete
of the Year
- Player of the Year ('96)
- Youngest shortstop ever to play
in an all-star game; 20 years 11 months
Family
- Mother : Lourdes Navvaro
- Father : Victor Rodriguez
- Brother : Joe
- Sister : Suzy
- Gipsy and Ripper are his dogs
- Sorry ladies, he's dating
Note:: Parent seperated wehn
Alex was in fifth grade; Alex lived with mother
Wierd Facts
- Alex drives a Range Rover and
a M. Benz SC 500
- Alex has a tight hair cut 'rotation'
of 10 days
- Alex's store is Bergdorf-Goodman
in NYC
- Voted One of People Magazine's
50 Most Beautiful People
- Favorite Food: rice, pasta, salmon,
and beans
- He likes Cocca Puffs for breakfast
- His favorite cartoon character
is the road runner
- Favorite Movies: Untouchables,
Goodfellas, No Way Out
- Song: "Eye of the Tiger"
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