‘It Couldn’t Be Clearer’- When Jennifer Lopez Backed Alex Rodriguez to Be the Next New York Yankees Manager

Jul 17, 2022 | 11:15 AM EDT

‘It Couldn’t Be Clearer’- When Jennifer Lopez Backed Alex Rodriguez to Be the Next New York Yankees Manager

Jul 17, 2022 | 11:15 AM EDT

Back in the late 2010s, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez made a darling couple in America. Even though the two belonged to different fields, A-Rod and Jennifer understood each other the best. After bidding farewell to the game in 2016, A-Rod found his love interest in the Hollywood star, Jennifer Lopez.

A-Rod and Jennifer dated for over four years. The two were even set to marry each other. However, things did not work out between them, and the celebrity couple called their relationship off in 2021. But during their relationship days, A-Rod and Jennifer always held each other’s back.

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Even when the New York Yankees fired their then-manager, Joe Girardi, Jennifer backed her ex-fiancee, A-Rod, to become the new manager of the Pinstripes. However, it was not a possibility for the Yankees to hire a player who just retired a season back. And instead, they hired Aaron Boone (their current manager).

Would Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez have been a good choice to lead the Yankees?

Had Alex Rodriguez become the New York Yankees manager in 2017, he might have either succeeded or failed.

But given his experience and deep knowledge of the game, the former Yankee would bring something extra to the table. However, from the Yankees’ perspective, A-Rod was not even an option to lead their team.

It was A-Rod’s then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, who hyped his name for the next Yankees manager. Taking to Twitter, she even shared an article titled, “The best and only choice for Yankees’ manager is obvious.” Notably, the article discussed why A-Rod should be the next Yankees manager.

It couldn’t be clearer…#arodforyankeesmanager @arod @yankees @mlb https://t.co/cEN9WsR2gm
— jlo (@JLo) November 30, 2017

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Per TMZ Sports, A-Rod himself had publicly denied that he is not keen to become the Yankees manager.

A-Rod has played for three MLB franchises in his 22-year-long baseball career. But he has always been vocal about his love for the Pinstripes. And if given the chance, he will not mind managing the New York Yankees in the future.

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Abhishek Kumar

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Abhishek Kumar is a Newsroom Editor at EssentiallySports with over three years of editorial experience across multiple sports. He joined as a Yankees beat reporter during the 2022 MLB season before quickly rising to lead editorial and content strategy for the MLB division. His deep knowledge of baseball, combined with expertise across the NFL, NBA, Tennis, and Soccer, has shaped him into one of ES’s versatile newsroom leaders.

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