WATCH: Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez Shows off His Perfectly Intact Hitting Skills Years After Retirement From New York Yankees
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Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez is arguably one of the most popular names in Major League Baseball. His time at the New York Yankees has been nothing less than a blessing for the MLB legend. And even after years of his retirement, A-Rod’s love for baseball has not faded away.
Leaving his controversies aside, whenever A-Rod played in ballparks, he always entertained baseball fans. Unlike many other sports stars who choose to maintain a certain distance from the game after their retirement, the Yankees legend likes to stay in the mainstream media.
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And to the sheer entertainment of all, A-Rod grabbed the attention of baseball fans with his vintage heroics this time.
Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez shows off his hitting skills years after his retirement
Notably, A-Rod spent most of his playing years at the Yankees. And that is where he established himself as a legendary player. After years of his retirement, baseball fans would have thought that A-Rod may no longer hit the ball, like his playing days. But a legend for a reason, A-Rod still has what made him one of the best hitters of the game. And he just proved it to all.
Like every baseball fan, A-Rod is also missing baseball. Not to forget, Major League Baseball is going through the owners’-imposed lockout. And to show his love for the game of baseball, the Yankees legend decided to hold the bat himself.
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Missing baseball ⚾️❤️ pic.twitter.com/ziQvXqfZwk
— Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) March 1, 2022
Taking to his Twitter, A-Rod shared a video of him practicing in the nets. Though A-Rod retired from baseball seven years ago, his ability to hit the ball has remained the same. In the video, A-Rod’s hitting is so clean that many current players might not be able to hit like him.
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred cancels regular-season games
While Alex’s game hasn’t changed much, the game of baseball itself is seeing some drastic shifts now. Earlier this week, when the players’ union rejected the owners’ proposal for the CBA, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred removed at least 90 games of the regular season. Notably, the owners had given a deadline of Feb 28th to the players’ union to get the collective bargaining agreement done.
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But, since the players’ demands didn’t meet with the owners’ proposal, they didn’t agree to the CBA. And Manfred went on to cancel a number of league games. Now, fans will have to wait for at least a month more to watch games in ballparks.