Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican American baseball player. He is currently the third baseman for the New York Yankees, after having played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. Since , his first full season, through he leads the Major Leagues in home runs (HR), runs scored, runs batted in (RBI), total bases and extra-base hits. He is currently first all-time in HR, runs scored and total bases; second in extra base hits and RBI, and 4th in hits among all players in baseball history prior to their 31st birthday. In addition, to this point in his career Rodriguez has more HR, RBI, runs scored and more base hits than all-time leaders Hank Aaron (RBI), Barry Bonds (HR), Rickey Henderson (runs scored), and Pete Rose (hits) did prior to their 31st birthdays. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939.
He has been cited as among the best all-around players currently in baseball.
On October 28, 2007, Rodriguez, at the recommendation of his agent, opted out of the final three years of his contract with the Yankees. On December 13 2007, Rodriguez announced the signing of a new 10-year contract with the Yankees, reportedly worth $275 million and $30 million more if he breaks the all-time home run record of 762, making it the richest contract in baseball history.
Alex Rodriguez (March 16, 1978) is the drummer for Post-Hardcore band Saosin. He was born in Miami, Florida to a Cuban immigrant father and Irish mother. He fell in the hardcore scene as a teen and hit the road at 17 with his band, Never Falling. The group relocated in Los Angeles in 1997 and soon broke up. Rodriguez stayed in the Orange County because of the hardcore scene, founding Open Hand three years later. Rodriguez left Open Hand to join Saosin in 2003. He was finishing work with them when he joined Saosin, so Beau Burchell had Pat McGrath hired for the Translating the Name EP. Rodriguez took over from there and the rest has been history.
