Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez First Preferred Boston Red Sox Over New York Yankees- “I Worked in the Red Sox Deal for Like Two Months”
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NEW YORK – AUGUST 04: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees runs the bases after hitting his 600th career home run in the first inning against Shaun Marcum #28 of the Toronto Blue Jays on August 4, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Even after seven years of his retirement, Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez never misses a chance to make headlines. Unlike many other former players who maintain a certain distance from the game of baseball after their retirement, A-Rod likes to stay in the mainstream media. And why not? He is among the few baseball players whose professional and personal lives are a topic of discussion for many baseball fans.
And this time, A-Rod has revealed something that every baseball fan will be interested in. The MLB legend recently said that the New York Yankees were not his first choice destination when he left Texas Rangers after the 2003 season.
Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez chose Boston Red Sox as his first choice
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During his 21 years in Major League Baseball, A-Rod has spent most of his time (total 11 seasons) at the New York Yankees. He even won the World Series in 2009 and played his final game in the 2015 season for the Yankees. However, the Yankees were not his first-choice team when he left the Texas Rangers after the 2003 season.
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Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez Was Ready To Cut $40 million From His Salary To Join Boston Red Sox- “We Needed One Signature”
Recently, A-Rod appeared on a podcast and revealed that he was keen on joining the Boston Red Sox, and not the New York Yankees. When podcast host Jason Tartick asked A-Rod about his experience of moving to New York Yankees from Texas Rangers, A-Rod said that he had worked on the Red Sox deal for like two months. But when the deal with Red Sox collapsed, it opened a window for the Yankees to step in. And that’s when he signed for the Yankees.
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“I gave names of three or four teams. One of them was Boston. And that’s when the trade to Boston happened. When Don Fehr didn’t sign that, it opened up a window for the Yankees to step in,” A-Rod said.
“And that window was probably two weeks before spring training started.w. Sure. I mean, almost every day, every day. And when that thing fell apart, it was like a collapse of a building like ‘Oh, my God.”‘
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Well, the Yankees fans must be happy that A-Rod chose to wear the pinstripes. And more so, end his legendary career at the most successful club in MLB history.
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