Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez knows how to stay in the mainstream media. And that is probably the main reason why he is still a brand in the baseball world. Once again, A-Rod’s recent comment has sparked controversy across the sporting world.

Even after years of his retirement, A-Rod is still one of the most bankable baseball stars in the world. Over his 20 year career in Major League Baseball, A-Rod has won everything a baseball player dreams of. Despite being a controversial public figure, A-Rod was a top-level player.

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Recently, A-Rod raised controversy with his statement on a neighborhood in Miami. The Yankees legend termed Kendall as a hood.

Is Kendall a hood? Well, Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez thinks so…

Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez is in the spotlight again. Just two days before, the regular season of MLB started and now he is all over the internet with his recent controversial statement about a Miami neighborhood. 

Recently, A-Rod appeared on the Pivot Podcast and said that his childhood neighborhood Kendall is a hood. “Let me bring it back a little bit to where I grew up, right here in the hood. A neighborhood called, ah, Kendall. It was probably like 99 percent Latinos,” said A-Rod.

After his comments on Kendall, netizens slammed the Yankees legend on the internet. People trolled him and claimed that Kendall is the most suburban place to live in Miami. 

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While one Twitter user said A-Rod is so rich that he thinks Kendall is a hood.

Over his 22 years of MLB career, A-Rod has played for Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and the New York Yankees. A-Rod established himself as a legendary player at the Yankees, where he spent his maximum time in baseball. 

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Later, in the 2016 season, A-Rod retired from MLB as a Yankee. What did you think of A-Rod’s comments? Let us know.