$350 Million Worth Yankees Legend Alex Rodriguez Lost $20 Million Over Nearly Two Decades Over This Messy Agreement He Probably Regrets

Published 07/24/2022, 12:45 PM EDT

Alex Rodriguez has been a prominent figure in American sports. Even though he played probably the least popular sport (baseball) in America, A-Rod established himself as one of the most popular sports personalities in the world.

All thanks to his illustrious yet controversial baseball career, he is still an enormous face of the game. And thanks to his baseball career, the former New York Yankees can afford anything he wishes. Notably, he was the best-paid athlete in Major League Baseball during his playing days. Leave his business endeavors. Only his baseball career earned him close to half a billion dollars.

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Alex Rodriguez might not be as great as a few MLB legends like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Jackie Robinson. But when it comes down to money, no one is even close to the former Yankees star. However, despite earning a plethora of money, A-Rod has also done some mistakes that he might always regret.

Alex Rodriguez lost over $13 million because of his divorce with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis

Be it his personal life or professional career, Alex Rodriguez has done some things he might regret for a lifetime. During the early 2000s, A-Rod was at his peak in his baseball career. That is when he got married to his ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis. The couple enjoyed their marriage for over five years. The two even became parents of two lovely daughters.

But A-Rod’s happy life took a u-turn when Cynthia filed for a divorce in 2008 and demanded a huge compensation for emotionally abandoning her and their children. Per Sportscasting, the couple finally agreed that A-Rod would pay $115,000 a month.

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Even after A-Rod retired from baseball, he kept on paying $50,000 a month to his ex-wife. Combining the total worth of compensation, A-Rod has lost close to $20 million till now.

After his separation from ex-wife Cynthia, A-Rod dated Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez for four years. However, this relationship also did not work out for the Yankees legend, and the two called it off in early 2021.

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Despite losing an enormous amount to his ex-wife, A-Rod is still one of the wealthiest athletes in the world, with a net worth of over $350 million.

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Abhishek Kumar is an MLB author at EssentiallySports. After completing his Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, Abhishek has been working in the media industry since two years. Before joining EssentiallySports, he previously worked at APN News as a sub-editor, where he has written articles on sports and politics.

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$350 Million Worth Yankees Legend Alex Rodriguez Lost $20 Million Over Nearly Two Decades Over This Messy Agreement He Probably Regrets

Alex Rodriguez lost over $13 million because of his divorce with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis

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