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Alex Rodriguez

Growing up in the Dominican Republic Alex Rodriguez loved watching sports. He showed his tremendous interest in baseball at an early age. By the time he reached high school, Rodriguez had scouts from all over the country taking notice of him. His school team was named National Champion by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association and by Baseball America in 1992. In 1994, the Seattle Mariners chose the 17-year-old Rodriguez first overall in the baseball draft. At 18, Alex became one of the youngest players ever to play in the major leagues. In 1995, Alex played in 48 games with the Mariners. His play impressed the manager so much that he was awarded the starting shortstop position the following year. The 1996 season was A-Rod's breakout season. Rodriguez finished runner-up in the MVP voting and cemented himself as the best power hitting shortstop in the majors. After the 1998 and 1999 seasons he held the record for most homers by a shortstop in one season, had multiple Silver Slugging awards and was named the players' American League Player of the Year. But the Mariners failed to make the postseason in each of these campaigns. The 2000 season was marred with distractions for A-Rod, as he became a free agent at the end of the season. The Seattle fans, media, and team... Next

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