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Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez #3
Nickname: A-Rod
Texas Rangers:
Shortstop
HT: 6'3"
WT: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right
Born: July 27, 1975 New York City, NY College: None
Teams: Texas
Rangers (2001-present),
Seattle Mariners (1994-2000)
World Series Championships: None
Did You Know?
- Alex has led the American League in HR
each of the past three years (2001-03). Incidentally he also set new MLB records for HR by a Shortstop in
2001 (52) and 2002 (57).
- Alex was finally given his due as he was awarded the 2003 AL MVP.
He deserved the honor having led the league in HR (47), Runs (124) and
Slugging Percentage (.600). He finished second in RBI (118) and Total
Bases (364).
- In 1998, A-Rod became just the third
member of the
40-40 club, registering 42 HR and 46 SB. The other
two members of this prestigious group are Jose Canseco and Barry
Bonds.
- Alex has finished in the top ten in
voting for the AL
MVP 6 times (1996, 1998, 2000-03).
- In 1996, Alex finished second in the
AL MVP voting,
losing to Juan Gonzalez by the slimmest voting margin
since 1957.
- A-Rod has had at least 41 HR and 111
RBI in each of
the last six seasons (1998-2003).
- In the 2000 ALCS, Alex batted .409
(9-22) with 2 HR
and 8 RBI. His overall postseason BA is .340 (18-53).
- A-Rod has led the AL in Total Bases
three times (1996, 2001-02).
- Between the 2000 and 2001 seasons,
Alex's salary
jumped from $4.3625 million up to $22 million, an
increase of over 504%.
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