Despite the controversies that he faced during his storied MLB career, Alex Rodriguez has been one of the best ever to step foot in the ballpark. Players with determination, like A-Rod, come only once in a while. Being born in Manhattan to Dominican Republic migrants, Rodriguez has always been a Dominican by heart. However, during his baseball career, in 2006, he got heavily criticized when he decided to play for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic instead of Team DR. 

Therefore, to compensate, A-Rod decided that he’ll be switching teams in the next WBC. So, in 2009 WBC, Rodriguez was supposed to play for his homeland, Dominican Republic. Everything was going well; uniform fittings were also done. But at the last moment, A-Rod suffered a hip injury and needed surgery right away. Thus, his dream of playing for DR remained only a dream. However, during the ongoing WBC, the former Yankee talked about his mother’s feelings when she first saw him wearing the uniform of the Dominican Republic.

What did Alex Rodriguez say about his mother?

A-Rod might have chosen to play for the Dominican only as compensation for the heavy criticism, but somewhere it was also for fulfilling a part of his mother’s dream. As baseball is almost back for 2023’s regular season, WBC is advancing toward its quarterfinals. And A-Rod being the baseball fan he is, also reported at the moment. 

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The world champion, Alex Rodriguez, while on his visit to WBC’s stadium, spoke about the feelings his mother felt when she watched him in a Dominican Republic team’s uniform. As per google’s translation from Spanish to English, A-Rod said, “Putting on the uniform of the Dominican Republic brought tears to my mother and my entire family.”

Even though A-Rod hasn’t played the game in years, he somehow finds a way to stay connected. It won’t be wrong to say that A-Rod might have left baseball, but the game hasn’t left him and probably never will.

Rodriguez wasn’t a fan of the Yankees growing up!

During his lengthy career in the big league, Rodriguez played for three different MLB teams. They were the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and primarily for the New York Yankees. But little did anyone know that he wasn’t a fan of the Yankees growing up.

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In fact, the team he adored was the Yankees’ cross-town rivals, the New York Mets. His failed attempt to buy the New York Mets with ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez is enough to explain his undying love for the Mets. 

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