Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez concluded his career with 696 home runs and a stunning BA of 0.295. During his 22-season career, he appeared on 14 All-Star teams, secured three American League MVPs, two Golden Gloves, and ten Silver Slugger Awards. All in all, his success in the ballpark remained mostly unmatched.
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After retirement, he moved to the world of business and media. Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez runs his own podcast called “KayRod Cast,” and is an esteemed analyst for Fox and ESPN. Moreover, he’s also calling World Series games. He runs an active social media where he often discusses his personal life and baseball. He has successfully transformed himself into an inspirational personality across North America.
Aaron Judge is at number 54 with Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez
This time, A-Rod took to his Twitter handle with praises for Aaron Judge. Aaron Judge has taken the entire realm of baseball by storm after smashing 54 homers this season. And this number is only going to increase as time progresses.
Congrats to @TheJudge44 on tying my @Yankees record for homers by a right-handed batter in a single season. Keep going my man! https://t.co/Hge6oE3rXY
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) September 5, 2022
A-Rod tweeted, “Congrats to @TheJudge44 on tying my @Yankees record for homers by a right-handed batter in a single season. Keep going my man!”
Notably, A-Rod smashed 54 homers in the 2007 American League. To date, he held the record for most homers in a single American League season by a right-handed batter. Palpably, Judge has now equaled this record.
Why did the Yanks never retire A-Rod’s jersey?
A-Rod debuted with the Seattle Mariners in 1994. He arrived at the Yankee Stadium in 2004 as their newest third baseman. He was undoubtedly the greatest talent and most powerful hitter in the Yanks at that time. In 2005 and 2007, he won the American League’s Most Valuable Player award.
However, despite all his success, the Yanks never retired his jersey and didn’t add A-Rod to Monument Park. This was crediting the appearance of A-Rod’s name in a PED scandal and consequent suspension for the same. The suspension led to a year-long suspension. Effectively, the Yanks moved A-Rod to the position of Designated Hitter in his final two MLB seasons.
Markedly, the Yanks retired Derek Jeter’s jersey number 2 in 2017. Do you think A-Rod’s jersey should’ve been retired?
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