“My Teammates Would Make Fun of Me”: MLB Icon Alex Rodriguez Unveils a Hilarious Secret Which Made Him the ‘King’


Alex Rodriguez is undoubtedly one of the best players in MLB history. So, what’s the secret behind his success? It’s probably the sunflower seeds. More importantly, his unique way of eating sunflower seeds. He recently showcased his unique style of eating those salty treats. 

Why do baseball players eat sunflower seeds?

Popular among baseball players, sunflower seeds have tremendous nutritious value and they are pretty healthy as well. Usually, doctors prescribed them to athletes as a form of diet. Nowadays, many athletes eat them, not just baseball players. 


The History of sunflower seeds


In the 70s, Reggie Jackson made the sunflower seeds pretty famous. Every kid was copying him, as they wanted to be like him. Before that, Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial started using the seeds as snacks in the 50s. 

A-Rod’s hilarious way of eating the seeds

Credit- Smackin Sunflower Seeds Instagram

Smackin’ Sunflower Seeds recently shared a video, where A-Rod threw a bunch of seeds in his mouth and said, “Let me show you the way I used to try sunflower seeds when I was with the Yankees… All of my teammates would make fun of me…And then Cano would try to do it better than me, but he couldn’t. He can’t, I was the king.”

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