-
Alex Rodriguez was born
On July 27,1975, Alex Rodriguez was born. He is the youngest in his family to his older brother Joe and older sister Susy. -
Alex Rodriguez is first draft pick for Seattle Mariners
In 1993, Alex Rodriguez was the first draft pick for the Seattle Mariners. He wanted to be the second pick for the Florida Marlins so his friends could watch him play, however. -
Alex Rodriguez has M.L.B. debut with the Seattle Mariners
In the 1994 season, Alex Rodriguez got called up from AAA and was on the Seattle Mariners roster. On July 8, 1994, he made his first Major League debut and started his amazing career. -
Alex Rodriguex has first full season with Seattle Mariners
In 1996, Alex Rodriguez played his first full season with the Seattle Mariners. He hit .358 and had 123 R.B.I's. -
Alex gets the nickname A-ROD
In 1996, Alex Rodriguez was spotted writing A-ROD on his equipment. People soon picked up on it and started calling him A-ROD. -
Alex Rodriguex is the youngest player to win the A.L. batting title
At age 21, Alex became the youngest player since Al Kline in 1955 to win the American League batting title. He hit .358 and hit 36 homeruns. -
Alex Rodriguez hits 40-40
Alex Rodriguez became the third player in baseball history to reach the 40-40 mark. He joined Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco by hitting 42 homeruns and stealing 46 bases. -
Alex Rodriguez is named M.V.P. with the rangers, but used PHD
In Alex Rodriguez's 2003 season with the Texas Rangers, he hit over 50 home runs and became the American League M.V.P. However, on February 7, 2009, it was announced that he had used Performance Enhancing Drugs during the season. -
Youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs!
On August 4th, 2007, Alex Rodriguez was the youngest player to hit 500 home runs. It was on a hot, sunny day at the Bronx against the Kansas City Royals. He swung at the first pitch of his at-bat and his eyes lit up when he knew he had hit it far. -
Rodrigues admits steroid use from 2001-03
At a press conference in Tampa Bay, Florida, Alex Rodriguez admitted using steroids from 2001-03 with the Texas Rangers. He says, ' I knew we weren't talking Tic Tacs."