Alex Rodriguez Biography

Alex Rodriguez

led AL in hitting (.358) his first full season in the majors 1996); in 1998 became third player ever with 40 HRs and 40 steals in one season; signed a 10-year, $252m deal (the biggest in U.S. sports history) with Texas in 2000, won AL MVP in 2003 but was traded to NY Yankees in 2004.