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Former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez had a successful baseball career. He started his career at the age of 18 and during active years, represented his teams for 22 seasons in Major League Baseball.
Famous by his nickname A-Rod, the athlete has played for the Seatle Mariners and Texas Rangers, but his prime time was as the part of New York Yankees. He retired from his professional NBA career in 2017.
Net Worth, Salary
Alex is a former NBA player who has an estimated net worth of $350 million in his name. In his NBA career, he earned $441 million in salary alone. During his peak days, he earned $33 million annually. He also signed some most significant contracts in sports history.
The athlete was scouted even before his graduation for his skills. He was later drafted by the Marines and started training in 1994. He debuted as shortstop on the 8th of July, the same year. He played with the Marines until 2000 and moved to the Texas Rangers.
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As it seems, his contract with the Rangers was the most prominent sports transaction at that time. It was $252 million over ten years. He stayed with the team for two years until 2003. He was traded to the NY Yankees, where he completed his rest of the career.
Surprisingly in August of 2013, Alex was suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs by the major league baseball.
On the other side, his partner Jennifer has an estimated net worth of $400 million. According to Forbes, she made around $47 million in 2018. The couple sold their Manhattan apartment in 2019 for $17.5 million.
Previously, they had bought an apartment just one year earlier at $15.3 million. They also bought a beach house in Malibu for $6.6 million. Alex also owns a home in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Also, Alex’s ex-wife Cynthia’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million. She is an American teacher by profession. She has been getting $115,000 from Alex every month for child and spousal support. Alex, however, wants to reduce the amount as he is a retired athlete now.
Married, Wife
Alex was formerly in a married relationship with his wife, Cynthia Scurtis. Cynthia belonged to a prominent family of priests. She had met her future husband in the gym. On a repeated proposal by the baseball player, she had finally agreed to go on a date.
She got proposed by the athlete in 2002 on the occasion of her 30th birthday. The couple got married the same year in A-rod’s mansion in Texas. They share two children; Natasha Alexander(age 14) and Ella Alexander(age 10).
Sadly, after five years of marriage, the couple separated. Alex has not spoken about the breakup, but his ex-wife blamed her partner for having extramarital affairs. The couple finalized their divorce in September of 2008.
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However, in May of 2019, they reunited during the middle school graduation of their daughter Natasha.
Since then, Cynthia has moved on and now has a daughter named Camilla with her new fiancee Angel Oscar.
Also, Alex has started his relationship with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. They started dating in 2017 and got engaged on the 9th of March, 2019. Alex popped the question with a giant emerald cut ring worth $5 million. They are still together now.
Alex Rodriguez with his fiancee Jennifer Lopez on May 15, attending Robin Hood Benefit(Photo: harpersbazaar.com)
Before this relationship, Jennifer has twins Max and Emme with ex-partner Anthony. They parted ways in 2011.
Bio, Age
Retired professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez was born on the 27th of July, 1975. He is an America-native has a height of 6 feet 3 inches or 190 cm. The 44 years old player grew up in Washington Heights with his parents Victor Rodriguez and Lourdes Rodriguez. He has two half-siblings, Joe and Suzy, from his mother’s first marriage.
Alex attended Christopher Columbus High School before moving on to Westminster Christian School.
