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'''Alexander Enmanuel Rodriguez''' (born July 27, 1975 in [[New York City]]) is a [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) third baseman for the [[New York Yankees]]. Known to fans as A-Rod, Rodriguez is one of the best players in baseball history. Teams he has played on in his career are the [[Seattle Mariners]] (1994-2000), [[Texas Rangers (baseball team)|Texas Rangers]] (2001-2003) and [New York Yankees]] (2004- ). Some of his accomplishments as a player include being a ten time [[All Star]] player, two time AL MVP (2003, 2005), two time [[Gold Glove]] award winner (2002, 2003)<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3115</ref> and the youngest player to hit 400 home runs. He is also only one of four players in MLB history to have over 40 home runs and stolen bases in a season (1998)<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=rodrial01</ref>. In 2006, he was one of baseball's highest paid players with a $25,680,727.00 salary<ref>http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=rodrial01</ref>. He entered professional baseball at the age of 18 in 1993 when he was drafted in the first round (first pick overall) of the [[1993 MLB Draft]] by the [[Seattle Mariners]]<ref>http://arod.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/about.jsp</ref>.
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==External Links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=121347 MLB Stats]
*[http://arod.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/index.jsp Official Website]
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=121347 MLB Stats]
*[http://arod.mlb.com/players/rodriguez_alex/index.jsp Official Website]