Famous Baseball Players

Base Ball Players

Alex Rodriguez

Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in Manhattan, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is an Dominican-American baseball player, widely regarded as one of the best in the history of the game. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners.
Rodriguez has led the American League in home runs 4 times. Of all active ballplayers, he is 6th in slugging percentage, 7th in at-bats per home run, 8th in home runs, 9th in batting average, 11th in RBIs, and 12th in runs scored. Of all players in baseball history at age 30, he is 1st all-time in both home runs and runs, 2nd in total bases and extra base hits, 3rd in RBIs, and 4th in hits. In the 2000s, through 2006 he leads the major leagues in runs (628) and RBIs (633), and is 3rd in home runs (233), 6th in hits (916), and 9th in slugging percentage (.593).
He has often been cited as the best all-around player currently in baseball, but his playing woes have also been much analyzed.
Rodriguez is known for signing the richest contract in sports history, a 10-year, $252,000,000 dollar deal.