Alex Rodriguez won the American League MVP in 2003, and 2005
In 1993, Alex Rodriguez was drafted first overall by the Seattle Mariners. He played his first game for the Mariners on July 8, 1994.
Rodriguez was 28 years old when he hit his 300th homer, becoming the youngest ever. However, A-Rod tested positive for steroids in the same year, meaning his career achievements are subject to interpretation by the baseball community.
Alex Rodriguez set the major league record for grand slam home runs on September 20, 2013 with his 24th in a game against the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. He had been tied with Lou Gehrig with 23 grand slams since June 12, 2012. They are followed on the list by Manny Ramirez with 21, and Eddie Murray with 19. In fifth place is Willie McCovey, who holds the National League record for career grand slams with 18.
Rodriguez hit 30 homers during the 2010 season.
The Yankees acquired only Alex Rodriguez in the trade. The Texas Rangers received Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later (Joaquin Arias). The Rangers also agreed to pay $67 million of the $179 million left on Alex's contract.
Through August 12, 2016, Rodriguez had struck out 2,287 times during his career. He is one of six players in history who have struck out more than 2,000 times. The five others: Reggie Jackson (2,597), Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), Sammy Sosa (2,306) and Andres Galarraga (2,003).
Mark Teixeira won 3 Gold Glove Awards in his career. He won the award twice as a member of the Texas Rangers in 2005 and 2006. His third award came in 2009 as a member of the Yankees.
Alex Rodriguez made the All Star team 12 times from 1996-2008 with the exception of 1999
According to www.baseball-reference.com, the Texas Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez and cash to the New York Yankees on February 16, 2004 in exchange for Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named later (who turned out to be Joaquin Arias).
Not much changed, except he lost a lot of fans.
Alex Rodriguez, the famous baseball player, likes to stay active. His favorite hobbies include fishing, weight lifting, playing basketball, and golf.
He was 17 when he started playing baseball
During the 2010 season, Alex Rodriguez had 125 runs batted in.