Business mogul Alex Rodriguez has done many things in his life, and his name is synonymous with baseball. Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez is one of the greatest talents in Major League Baseball’s history, having hit 696 home runs in his career.
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The former athlete only had two dreams growing up. One of them was to play professional baseball, which he did. The other was to become a businessman, which he also became as soon as he signed a contract with MLB.
Rodriguez founded his own investment firm, A-Rod Corp, when he was merely 18 years old and became a full-time businessman after retiring from baseball.
Why did Alex Rodriguez slam Michael Phelp’s rival Ryan Lochte?
Rodriguez used to do a show in which he mentored athletes who have made mistakes in their careers. One of those episodes featured the 12-time Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte. Because of a mistake, Lochte lost almost all of his sponsors and was living with his family in a two-bedroom rented apartment.
A mistake for which the Olympian issued an apology on Instagram. Which Alex criticized. The former Seattle Mariners star said, “His apology was pathetic. It was awful. Look it up. Half-assed, poorly written Instagram post.” What Ryan did was, in a drunken state, he messed with a gas station sign during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, which obviously landed him in trouble.
Later, Rodriguez helped him out, not only by giving him advice but also by inviting Lochte to create content for one of the fitness companies A-Rod Corp has invested in. Also, he did not let him work for free but started him at $15,000 a month.
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Alex has said on multiple occasions that he does not want athletes to end up empty-handed after they retire from their respective sport. So, he did and still does what he can to help them get back on their feet.
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