Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez recently took to Instagram. He posted a throwback highlight reel from his Seattle Mariners days; where he won one million dollars for a fan. The New York Yankees icon once played for the Seattle Mariners from the year 1994 – 2000. A World Series title winner with the Yankees, ‘A-Rod’ won many accolades creating records in a 12-year comradeship with the champion franchise.

Nonetheless, as is visible, he even had many fond memories from his Mariners days.  

When one’s gains also benefit the other  

In 1997, Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez became the first-ever Seattle Mariners player to hit for the cycle against the Detroit Tigers. The Mariners went on to win the game, defeating the Tigers by a 14-6 margin in nine innings. The ultimate beneficiary of Rodriguez’s feat was a fan, who in turn won a million dollars because of Rodriguez’s heroics. 

The prize winner was Pamela Altazan from Washington. She participated in a contest filling up an entry form for a shot at winning one million U.S. dollars if a Mariners player hits for the cycle. Luckily for her, ‘A-Rod’ entered the record books on the night for that extraordinary play. The Million Dollar Magic Promotion was run by the company Promotivation, which lined up sponsors to fund the money.

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Talking to the commentators after the game, a jubilant ‘A-Rod’ jokingly said, “Wow, I wanna meet that girl, and I want my cut.”

Whilst hitting for the cycle, ‘A-Rod’ singled in the fourth inning, doubled in the ninth, tripled in the eighth, and smashed a home run in the very first. 

Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez: The Life Post Retirement 

Alex ‘A-Rod Rodriguez bid adieu to his baseball career, hanging up his boots in 2016. But since then, he has been as busy as a bee, just as he was in his playing days. Now the CEO of A-ROD Corp, Rodriguez manages investments across multiple industries. Notably, the firm has invested in frontline social network company Snapchat and a private aviation company named Wheels Up.

Rodriguez has endorsed brands like Nike, Rawlings, Topps, and JBL Harman. Atop that, he is also a broadcaster, the chairman of Presidente beer, and a co-owner of the NBA Team, Minnesota Timberwolves.

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