#Alex Rodriguez

In the long, glorious history of the New York Yankees, the most decorated franchise in professional sports, it's very difficult to argue for unfair treatment - except in areas where the personal biases of writers are allowed to intervene. The Yankees have been outright dominant over the course of the past century, which means they've created…

On January 24th, the Baseball Writers' Association of America will unveil what players they've chosen for Cooperstown. Whoever gets the nod will be inducted, alongside Fred McGriff (more on him later), on July 23rd. This year's ballot has 28 names on it, half of which are first-time nominees. To get elected, a player's name must appear on at least…

It's a crisp Wednesday afternoon on January 4, 2023. Do you know where your Minnesota Timberwolves are? They're online. On a seemingly innocuous game day, Wolves fans were excited/anxious to see them build off a very spirited victory over the Western Conference one-seed. That win snapped an ugly six-game losing skid to end 2022. However, the…

No matter who wins the upcoming American League Championship Series, the Toronto Blue Jays or Cleveland Indians will inject the World Series with fresh blood. After winning the title in 1993, the Blue Jays went 21 seasons without a playoff berth until last year. After falling short against the Kansas City Royals in 2015, they have another chance to…

What was the Evil Empire before Darth Vader? Sure, they were lurking in the shadows with Senator Palpatine pulling all of the strings. But it was not until he turned Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side that Palpatine was able to show his true nature to take over the galaxy and rule it with an iron fist. This is exactly what we just saw play out in…

Carlos Correa was a San Francisco Giant in the same manner that Alex Rodriguez once was a Boston Red Sox, in handshake form only, one industry-rattling deal collapsing only to give way to another, and a superteam resulting because of it. Two decades after the game's preeminent superstar shortstop saw his transfer to Boston nixed, it happened again,…

Hockey players used to come from places like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat and Prince Albert. Now they come - some of the biggest stars, it seems, some of the most explosive players - from Scottsdale and Phoenix and suburban Los Angeles. When Tage Thompson scored five goals the other night for the Buffalo Sabres, bringing his total to 21 in 26 games…

Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has gone public with his new girlfriend, JacFit owner Jac Cordeiro. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER You can see the picture here, which is a shot of Rodriguez, Cordeiro and Rodriguez's daughters posing in front of a Christmas tree. The caption reads: "From our hearts…

Being a first base coach is among the least stressful jobs in baseball. Or so it seems. Tell a guy when to get back to the bag on a pickoff play. Yell at a guy to go on a wild pitch. Share a few stopwatch splits with baserunners. Spit a lot of sunflower seeds. A substitute first base coach? Easy living. This was Bucky Dent's role on June 2, 2000.…

We have four former Blue Jays having birthdays today. Josh Donaldson turns 37 today. We picked up Josh in trade from the A's for, what turned out to be, a handful of magic beans. In his four seasons with the Jays he hit.281/.383/.548 with 116 home runs in 462 games. He won an AL MVP award and finished 4th and 22nd in voting the next two seasons. By…

The verdict is in: Aaron Judge will remain a Yankee. After a record-setting season, the behemoth outfielder decided to stay in the Big Apple and remain with the New York Yankees, signing a nine-year, $360 million deal, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. It was one of the greatest "betting on yourself" examples in sports history. Judge made…

New York Yankees icon and business mogul Alex Rodriguez is good at many things. But friendly betting with friends might be one of the things the former baseball player is not good at. World Series is going on right now, so it is natural for stories of the previous World Series to resurface. This one involving Alex'A-Rod' Rodriguez with betting also…

If you're starting to get bored with the offseason, fear not. The Winter Meetings are almost here. The annual poorly entitled (it's still fall, folks) GM swap meet will start this coming Sunday in sunny San Diego (the least wintery place in America). Baseball is flush with cash. And confidence since the new CBA was ratified last spring. There's…

On the way to winning his third American League MVP last year, Mike Trout seemingly did something you wouldn't think possible - he got better. Now, the challenge for the Angels is to do the same. They believe they made a big step in that direction with the hiring of Joe Maddon as manager. He replaces Brad Ausmus, who served as a one-year bridge…

The notion that never seemed to make sense in the big picture: The idea of the always reserved O.G. Anunoby growing into an NBA star of any kind. He has been the quiet man playing his quiet game in an overly noisy NBA for years. He doesn't say much for attribution. He doesn't care to create controversy on social media or anywhere else. He even…

Last night, baseball fans around the world finally found out the news they have been waiting for, which players will win the MLB MVP awards? It was revealed that two first-time award winners were voted as MLB MVPs in the National and American leagues: Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge. "MVP! Congrats to Aaron Judge & Paul Goldschmidt on capping off…

Alex Rodriguez had his glorious MLB career started off with the Seattle Mariners, where he became the youngest debutant in their history. Six years in, the shortstop moved to Texas after signing a mammoth $252million contract. However, for the most glorious part of his career, A-Rod moved to the Pinstripes in 2004, under captain Derek Jeter. From…

The Cleveland Guardians face the New York Yankees in what should play out to be a very exciting American League Division Series in the 2022 MLB Playoffs. Here we'll discuss our Guardians ALDS predictions. The Guardians are unquestionably underdogs in their American League Division Series matchup with the Yankees. Keep in mind that Cleveland is the…

Standing at the pinnacle of the great American Dream is the well-proclaimed Yankees' shortstop, Alex Rodriguez. Born to a humble family, his father abandoned A-Rod. To help his mother out, A-Rod left college baseball and entered the minor league drafts. Within a year after making his minor league debut with the Mariners, A-Rod became the youngest…

PHILADELPHIA - The worst loss in Philadelphia professional sports history was the 2011 National League Division Series Game 5 when the Phillies lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0. But that game would have never been played if the Phillies and Cliff Lee didn't blow a 4-0 lead in Game 2. Toronto's Joe Carter hit a walk-off home run off the…

Yankees superstar Aaron Judge won the bet on himself, and won big. The consensus seems to be that the baseline deal Judge will get this winter is $300 million - or $86.5 million more than the Yankees offered in spring. And he may well get more. Judge was seeking in spring to be in line with Mike Trout's $36 million annual salary, according to…

Aaron Judge may have played his final game in pinstripes. The 30-year-old home run king is hitting free agency and early betting odds have the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets among the favorites to sign him if he leaves the Yankees. Has it really come to this? New York Yankees slugger - and presumptive AL MVP - Aaron Judge is hitting free…

MMA fighter Shane Burgos was stone-cold honest this week on why he recently left the UFC for the Professional Fighters League. "I'm going to be making a stupid amount of money," he said. If stupid money is going to PFL fighters, then it's smart money flowing to the PFL from a slew of high-profile investors, who see gigantic potential in the…

The rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox runs deep-even among former players. As Fox Sports continues its annual coverage of the MLB playoffs, analysts Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz often get opportunities to revisit the old days of competing on the field. With Ortiz's Red Sox not in the postseason this year, that leaves Rodriguez with plenty…

Postseason baseball can be unpredictable. The favored team isn't always destined to win. That makes a studio analyst's task of predicting a series winner a challenge, one where they can't be expected to get it right every time. You would expect a professional to nail some of those picks though, right? Alex Rodriguez failed the challenge and his…

With the wild card round coming to a close, there were quite a few surprises that shocked the realm of baseball and didn't sit well with multiple experts, Alex Rodriguez included. While the biggest surprise was the New York Mets getting knocked out, the qualification of the Phillies and Mariners was unpredictable as well. However, the former Yankee…

Entering their American League Division Series date with the Yankees, the Guardians are undeniably underdogs. Cleveland has the youngest team in MLB, with the fourth-lowest payroll in MLB. The Guards got to October by winning a division in which no other clubs finished above.500. Aaron Judge hit 62 home runs, all by himself? Well, the Guardians --…

NEW YORK -- It was the gamble of a lifetime for Aaron Judge, turning down a substantial Opening Day contract extension, then posting a historic season that set a new single-season American League record with 62 homers while leading the Yankees to the postseason. General manager Brian Cashman was on the other side of those negotiations, unable to…

Imagine a starting rotation of Luis Castillo, Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman. And then add in a little hope for the future with Jose Berrios and Hyun-jin Ryu, and the dependability of Ross Stripling. It could have happened had Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins beat the Seattle Mariners to the punch at baseball's trade deadline this summer. It…

ST. LOUIS - It was a season where teams were either really, really good, or were really, really bad. There were four 100-victory teams this season, tying a major-league record. There were four 100-loss teams, also tying a major-league record. The expanded postseason took the drama of races, but if not for the third wild-card spot, the Philadelphia…

The book of the regular season is now closed. What's left now is the postseason, and it is about to start with a bang. Wild Card games are less than 24 hours away, and almost everybody has predicted as to what's going to happen. New York Yankees icon, Alex Rodriguez, also chimed in with his own prediction. The Yankees are in the playoffs and have…

ST. LOUIS -- The last time the Cardinals and Phillies faced off in the playoffs, the year was 2011. As it turns out, it was the last time for a couple of significant occurrences among the participants for the next decade. Upset by the Cardinals in a five-game NL Division Series, including a 1-0 classic in the finale, the Phillies would not see the…

What is it like to work with A-Rod, you ask? Well Michael Kay knows firsthand what it's like to work with the former New York Yankees slugger. Kay and Alex Rodriguez teamed up for the KayRod Cast this year, an alternate broadcast of select baseball games. BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Kay told the New York…

PHILADLEPHIA, PA - For the first time in 11 years, the Phillies are playing postseason baseball. Here's what you need to know. 2022's new playoff layout As a result of the new collective bargaining agreement laid out at the 11th hour before the 2022 season, there are no more winner-take-all Wild Card playoff games. Instead, the playoff field has…

The standings say the Red Sox are a last-place team, and there's no arguing the standings. But manager Alex Cora can't shake the feeling they left points on the board. "We're like the best'worst' team in baseball," he said before Wednesday's season finale. "That's how we see it -- like, 'How did this happen?'" They'll have the next six months to…

The New York Yankees, led by right fielder Aaron Judge, who is closing in on Roger Maris' AL home run record, face the Boston Red Sox in a regular season game on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022 (9/25/22) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirectTV Stream, which carries ESPN. Here's what you need to…

The New York Yankees, led by right fielder Aaron Judge, who is closing in on Roger Maris' AL home run record, face the Boston Red Sox in a regular season game on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 (9/22/22) at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. Fans can watch the game for free via a trial of DirectTV Stream, which carries FOX. Here's what you need to…

Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols find themselves squarely in the spotlight as the Major League Baseball season enters its final two-week stretch. Yes, there are some playoff races that figure to come down to the wire - Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets in the NL East is the best - but remember, chicks (and dudes) dig the long ball, baby. And baseball…

NEW YORK - Danny Salazar never had a chance in pinstripes. The Yankees released the former All-Star right-hander on Tuesday, according to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. BUY YANKEES TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Salazar appeared in just two games and threw 2 1/3 innings at Triple-A, giving up a run. The…

Alex Rodriguez is expanding his financial empire. The former New York Yankees owner and billionaire Marc Lore have launched Mojo, a new sports betting app that essentially creates an athlete "stock market." BUY MLB TICKETS: STUBHUB, VIVID SEATS, TICKETSMARTER, TICKETMASTER Rodriguez and Lore bought the Minnesota Timberwolves last year for $1.5…

You know sports betting is booming in the United States when a service launches that offers something other than the typical wagering experience. On Monday, the Mojo app, founded in part by former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, went live in the New Jersey market, giving customers the opportunity to buy and sell NFL players just like…

Major League Baseball is a sport that millions of fans follow. The best teams have the strongest records of wins, followed by a list of impressive player and team statistics that continue for multiple seasons. The worst teams established a track record for the most losses and consecutive seasons of poor performance. Which are the ten worst MLB…

Bradford Doolittle ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield ESPN Senior Writer Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page…

Have you ever thought about trading in and out of your NJ sports betting positions? Well, thanks to the Sporttrade app now being live, Garden State bettors, or in this case traders, now have options. The Philadelphia -based company is billing itself as "the first and only dynamic sports trading marketplace in the United States." New Jersey is the…

The Yankees have had their struggles recently (to put it mildly), but they helped themselves over the weekend when they swatted away the team that is likely their biggest threat in the AL East division. The Yankees' second-half spiral allowed the Rays, and to a lesser extent, the Blue Jays, to close what was not long ago a hefty double-digit…

In addition to daily bets on MLB games during the season, find World Series odds, odds for the National League Championship Series (NLCS), odds for the American League Championship Series (ALCS), and other post-season playoff action. Odds for individual players to win the NL and AL MVP awards, and the AL and NL Cy Young awards are also…

Recently, the Seattle Mariners were able to commit to their young 21-year old phenom Julio Rodriguez long-term, and sign him to a contract extension that guarantees the young outfielder $210 million and eventually could max out at $470 million. If he maxes out, this would be the richest deal in American sports history. Here is a great graphic…