Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is one of MLB’s most recognizable faces. The former World Series Champion with the New York Yankees has put together a composite career after his playing days and is now making a splash as an investor in the market. Having secured the bag as a player with some lucrative contracts, A-Rod has now translated that into a successful career as a businessman, too. So much so that A-Rod even appeared on the famous show Shark Tank as one of the investing ‘sharks’. And if his panelist judges are to be believed, he has quite an eye for business.

Shark Tank is a show that gives young start-ups the opportunity to grow. They do this through access to more capital from more successful business owners. One of the ‘Sharks’, Kevin O’Leary, had this to say about having A-Rod on the panel. Heaping high praise upon the athlete for his business sense and how savvy he has been in his commercials, O’Leary appears almost as impressed with A-Rod for his business skills as when he played baseball.

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Kevin O’Leary expresses how impressed he was with Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez

Kevin O’Leary appeared plenty impressed with the ability that A-Rod showed while on Shark Tank. And maybe even a bit afterward. Said O’Leary, “I’m very impressed with A-Rod.”

He spoke about how A-Rod, and he had been out to dinner, and he was impressed with how A-Rod spoke about business in the meantime. “The guy is, for an ex-athlete, very savvy on business,” he added, “major real estate, cash flow guy. Cares about free cash-flowing companies the way I do.”

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Alex Rodriguez has transitioned into business seamlessly. And O’Leary mentioned that as being something he hadn’t expected, either. Said O’Leary, “Where he learned that I have no idea because usually the way you run your life in pro sports, you don’t what you’re doing at 26.“

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The superstar shortstop has had a stellar career in MLB and has backed it up with a similar showing even in the business world. O’Leary seemed pleasantly surprised to see how well anyone can do after their transition. Said O’Leary, “He’s kind of a model of what should happen to athletes. Learn something while you’re in the game. Use your cash to reinvest it.”

And while a competitor with each other on Shark Tank, ‘Mr. Wonderful’ as we know him, was bullish about the former athlete on the start-up-based show. Said O’Leary, “He is quite the surprise. And last year on Shark Tank he kicked a**.”

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But are you rooting for A-Rod’s success? Or do you think A-Rod is bound for failure? Where would you like to see A-Rod invest next?