Alex Rodriguez

Derek Jeter apparently is every bit what fans think he is ... Castillo followed orders. Clubhouse attendant Joe Lee, when he saw Castillo, told him why there was a television in the manager's office. "Don't you know why he's got that TV in his office?  

SS Derek Jeter struck out three times on Friday, his first three-K game since May 17, 2011, against Tampa Bay. Jeter had struck out only three times in his previous eight games. RF Nick Swisher snapped a 63 at-bat homerless streak with a two-run ...  

The Yankee offense got to Oakland starter Tyson Ross, mainly by way of the home run, and Ivan Nova got his fifth win of the season as the Yankees defeated the Athletics 6-3. Every Yankee starter except for Derek Jeter reached base at least once in the game, and the offense was led by two-run home runs from Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher, as well as a solo shot by Robinson Cano. Curtis Granderson and Alex Rodriguez each singled twice...  

Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs as the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3. Curtis Granderson hit a solo home run and Rodriguez had a two-run homer in the first inning of the Major League Baseball game last night at Yankee Stadium.  

Alex Rodriguez, 12, of Shelbyville died Thursday, May 24, 2012 in Shelbyville after a lengthy battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Lawrence Funeral Home in Chapel...  

Major League Baseball's career home run record is without a doubt the most hallowed record in American sports. It has a certain aura, and every little kid who ventures to pick up a baseball bat will daydream about breaking it at some point.That's something that's easier said than done. Babe Ruth held the record for close to 40 years before Hank Aaron broke it in 1974, and Aaron held the record for over 30 years before Barry Bonds broke it in...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 8-3.  

A pair of home runs Wednesday and suddenly Alex Rodriguez seems alive again. Eight hundred or so feet of space between where A-Rod swung and where the two shots landed will do that. But it also got us thinking. Rodriguez entered this season with 629 career ...  

Alex Rodriguez passed his prime a while ago ... powered by a much-needed bounceback start from Jonathon Niese and an RBI double from, who else, David Wright. The Mets head home to start a four-game series with the Diamondbacks Thursday night.  

“It’s not that we want to get away from home, but it’s just kind of you and the guys, in a sense,” Joe Girardi said. “It’s a bonding time. It can do a lot of good things when it’s just the 35 of us.” Andy Pettitte gave the ...  

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two...  

NEW YORK -- On Tuesday night, after another mediocre game at the plate, Alex Rodriguez insisted he was ready to go on a tear. He knew what he was talking about. A-Rod gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting ...  

NEW YORK — It’s time to look at Alex Rodriguez in a different way. It’s time to put his old baseball cards in the attic, stop using terms like “his usual numbers” and “typical year” and start preparing for the next four months, and the next ...  

True story and it all began with Martin Goodman, who hits the wire with Ray Timson in a photo ... The Yankees drew very middling crowds; only 23,154 in Yankee Stadium saw Roger Maris eclipse Babe Ruth with his 61st homer in 1961. Two men that newspapers ...  

It's not a secret that the New York Yankees have struggled to score in the clutch—or at all, really—so far this season. Derek Jeter, Raul Ibanez and Curtis Granderson have carried the offensive load thus far, which is unacceptable considering the fact ...  

hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals 8-3. A-Rod snapped a 52 at-bat homerless drought and drove in three runs for New York. Curtis Granderson ...  

If the Yankees expect to win the World Series this season, they will eventually need to start hitting with runners in scoring position. But for now, as their record continues to hover around .500, they will take any win they can get. The Yankees ...  

Andy Pettitte won his second straight start ... That was certainly the case Wednesday, as A-Rod’s two-run shot off rookie Will Smith gave the Yankees a 3-0 lead in the first after Granderson had put them on the board with a solo blast.  

It’s nice to see the sometimes jerk player has a little kindness in his heart, and who better than for the lovely Diaz? Funnily enough, the conversation with the one-time divorcee also touched on his feelings about marriage, with the Yankees player blithely stating he thinks actor George Clooney has hit the nail on the head. That may not bode well for Torrie Wilson.  

If Joe Girardi can bat Mark Teixeira seventh, then Alex Rodriguez can be moved to sixth. Robinson Cano should and deserves to be batting in the cleanup spot. With Nick Swisher, Curtis Granderson, Raul Ibanez, and the impending return of Brett Gardner ...  

Alex Rodriguez has described ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz as a wonderful person and an "amazing light". The baseball player's 18-month romance with the actress ended last September but the New York Yankees star has no bad feelings towards the screen beauty and cherishes the time he spent with her. In an interview on 'The Insider', Alex said: "I don't like talking about my relationships, but what I will tell you...  

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez homered in his first two at-bats Wednesday to help the New York Yankees build an early lead on their way to an 8-3 victory over Kansas City. Rodriguez hit a two-run shot in the first inning and a solo ...  

Meanwhile, his “I just crushed that one” reaction against the Reds on Sunday to the warning track shot was more reason to wonder if A-Rod’s knee and hip surgeries in recent years have begun to rob him of his old explosiveness. Whatever the ...  

Cameron Diaz wants to adopt children The 39-year-old actress - who has previously dated Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez - claims she does not want to live her life how society thinks she should and may one day extend her family without getting p...  

Cameron Diaz wants to adopt children. The 39-year-old actress - who has previously dated Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez - claims she does not want to live her life how society thinks she should and may one day extend her family without getting pregnant. She told InStyle magazine: "Society definitely puts pressure on women to make them think their lives should go a certain way. I've never said...  

Kate Hudson and Cameron Diazs baseball star ex Alex Rodriguez has been offered his first movie role - as a drag queen French filmmaker Philippe Mora has confirmed he has asked the New York Yankees stud if hed be interested in portraying artist Salvador...  

At 41 games into the season, Alex Rodriguez remains stuck on just five homers and 15 RBI. And while Rodriguez was a no-show in the locker room following the loss to the Reds, hitting coach Kevin Long did his best to come to the struggling slugger’s defense.  

Alex Rodriguez' numbers may not say so -- his five homers and 15 RBI this season are the exact same power numbers Derek Jeter has put up, and Jeter's slugging percentage (.488) is nearly 100 points higher than A-Rod's .399 -- but he insists he ...  

Alex Rodriguez hit a Met gala after-party at Crown with girlfriend Torrie Wilson, along with her best friend, Stacy Keibler. The Yankee slugger and his...  

Baseball is an amazing game. One day, a player can be on top of the world, enjoying a successful season on the way to helping his team to a 103-win season and a division championship. That player might even elevate his performance come October and help lead his team to the ultimate goal, a World Series Championship. That performance may have even finally lifted the weight of New York and the baseball community off of his shoulders...  

Rodriguez has hit five home runs and has driven in 15 runs ... Sometimes it comes because of some traumatic experience like that of former Pirate pitcher Steve Blass, who inexplicably lost control of his pitches. Some say he was affected by ...  

I thought it was a home run, but you have to worry about the process. "I've been working my tail off with [hitting coach] Kevin Long, and I think we're in a good place. One of the things I'm working on is improving the ratio of ground balls to fly balls.  

The Yankees have played a quarter of a season now and the most vivid memory of the season, other than the great Mariano Rivera in a heap at the base of the outfield wall in Kansas City, is the day they came from 9-0 down to beat the Red Sox.  

Alex Rodriguez, right, took over fifth place with his 631st career home run, Eric Chavez added two homers, and the Yankees spoiled the Red Sox's 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park with five home runs on Friday....  

Alex Rodriguez thought he had a home run in the eighth inning. His teammates did, too. His hitting coach, the managers, the 45,622 in attendance -- they all thought it was gone. But like it's gone for the Yankees' offense lately, Rodriguez's ...  

Somehow, a sportswriter named Mike Lupica still is. Now it is the season when he turns 37, and Rodriguez is coming off a season when he only played 99 games because of injuries, only hit 16 home runs. It is the season when Rodriguez will look like one of the most dangerous hitters in the game again, the kind of hitter who hit 54 home runs and knocked in 156 five years ago, or will just continue to look like the worst contract in the history of...  

ARLINGTON -- Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night. CC Sabathia (2-0) struck out eight over eight inn ...  

It was a big week for celebrities trying to sell their New York City pads. The New York Post reported that singer Katy Perry and Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez each recently found buyers for their multimillion dollar Manhattan apartments. Alex Rodriguez sold his 3,585-square-foot, full-floor apartment on the 35th floor of the Rushmore, at 80 Riverside Boulevard on the Upper West Side, for $6.6 million. While the sale had previously been...  

The Yankees' 12-time All-Star caught his cleat where the grass meets the warning track in Kansas City, his right knee buckling before he hit the wall. Rivera landed on the dirt, his face contorted in pain, as Alex Rodriguez uttered the words "Oh, my God" from some 400 feet away.  

CAMERON Diaz says she’d like to have a child one day — but insists she won’t be upset if she doesn’t. The actress — who has had a string of long-term monogamous relationships with Matt Dillon, Jared Leto, Justin Timberake and Alex Rodriguez — insists she’s not upset about never getting wed. “I’m not sitting [...]  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run and tied Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list and Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his pinstripes debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their 110th home opener.  

Talk about a nice guy! Alex Rodriguez and Cameron Diaz always kept their relationship hush-hush during their time together, but now that they've split the Yankees star is ready to open up about his ex (at least a little bit). And he has nothing but sweet things to say about his former leading lady.  

Alex Rodriguez has scored himself some high marks after publicly praising ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. Despite splitting in September after a year and a half together, the Yankees slugger seems to not have any bad feelings toward the “Bad Teacher” actress.  

The Yankees host the Angels this afternoon for the Yankee Stadium home opener with Hiroki Kuroda looking to bounce back from a rough debut as he faces off against Ervin Santana at 1:05 P.M. - Mike Axisa at RAB discusses the Yankee bullpen, and how it is one of the greatest strengths of this team. Having to clean up some less than stellar performances by the starting pitchers, the bullpen has allowed only eleven hits and three...  

So this is fun: Jose Canseco, who usually tweets about global warming and assembling an army to fight off his haters, has now called Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez out on Twitter. A-Rod, who tested positive for steroids in 2003, has been ...  

Last year, when he was mired in the midst of a dismal first half, Derek Jeter looked like a player who had seen his best days. But a rejuvenated Jeter came out of a stint on the disabled list and began to pile up the base hits, so that now New York Yankee ...  

Well, it’ll be a while before he moves up another spot: Barry Bonds 762 Hank Aaron 755 Babe Ruth 714 Willie Mays 660 ALEX RODRIGUEZ 630 Ken Griffey Jr. 630 Sammy Sosa 609 Jim Thome 604 During the past three seasons Rodriguez has averaged 32 ...  

Rocawear announced today a sponsorship with 27 time World Series Champions, the New York Yankees. For the 2012 season, Rocawear will have branded signage in Yankee stadium and integrated promotions throughout the season. Jameel Spencer, EVP Marketing, men’s division, Iconix Brand Group, Inc., commented, “Jay-Z has been a long-time fan of the Yankees, regularly attends [...]  

Go figga. I knew on Saturday when the Yankees lost to the Rays 8-6 that if they lost again on Sunday - as they did, 3-0, also to the Rays - that some wise guy would jump up and say, “but the 1998 Yanks started out 0-3 and they did okay.” Yes, they did. But the 2012 Yankees aren’t the 1998 Yankees. Let us count the differences… For starters, the left side of the ‘98 Yankees infield, Derek Jeter and Scott Brosius, were 24 and 31 respectively...  

Alex Rodriguez has described his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz as ''probably one of the greatest human beings I've ever met, and just an amazing light''. Alex Rodriguez has described ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz as a wonderful person and an ''amazing light''.  

Alex Rodriguez has been keeping his nose clean for a while, but he couldn't pull one over on a dog trained to sniff out trouble. The Yankees third baseman was part of a pregame ceremony on Sunday for Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey, who received a ...  

Rodriguez, the New York Yankees third baseman, is currently dating WWE Diva Torrie Wilson.  After his six-year marriage to Cynthia ended back in 2008, Alexander doesn’t appear all too keen on the idea of tying the knot anytime soon as he was ...  

NEW YORK--In the seventh inning of the New York Yankees' Sunday afternoon rubber match vs. the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, Alex Rodriguez took sole possession of eighth place on Major League Baseball's all-time runs batted in list after hitting a ...  

Derek Jeter made his sixth start of the season at designated hitter Saturday, part of Joe Girardi's plan to keep him and Alex Rodriguez fresh. "I have to pick my spots to rest Derek,'' Girardi said. "This is a guy who's played in every game.  

We know New York Yankees all-time hits leader Derek Jeter (.411) has offensively been a man possessed so far in 2012, but now his longtime teammate, Alex Rodriguez, is starting to do damage at the plate, too. Rodriguez crushed a three-run home run off left ...  

"Hello fans, I'm so and so. Welcome to Yankee Stadium," the line was. Raul Ibanez, Freddy Garcia, Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Soriano, four ex-Mariners welcoming us all to Yankee Stadium. Michael Pineda could have been up there, too. So strange to see so ...  

The pair hooked up in 2010 and enjoyed a globe-trotting romance, travelling the world together until their split in September last year (11). And despite Rodriguez dating a series of high-profile blondes, including Madonna and Kate Hudson, he insists Diaz ...  

Frederick, John Russell Pope, Mies Van Der Rohe and I. M. Pei. The city has architecturally important buildings in a variety of styles. The Baltimore Basilica (1806–1821) is a neoclassical design by Benjamin Latrobe, and also the oldest ...  

Near the end of the 2002 season, Mel Antonen and Cesar Brioso of USA Today evaluated Alex Rodriguez's second season with the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez became only the fifth player to hit at least 50 home runs in consecutive seasons, joining Babe Ruth, Mark ...  

Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez has heaped praise on his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz; branding the beauty "one of the greatest human beings" he's ever met. The pair hooked up in 2010 and enj...  

Alex Rodriguez has played in every game this season. Sometime this summer, maybe on an extra-humid afternoon or during the 20-games-in-20-days stretch the New York Yankees face in August, manager Joe Girardi will sit him. Rodriguez hopes not. At 36, and ...  

Alex Rodriguez has praised his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz ... The New York Yankees player also revealed that he is "not sure" whether he will ever get married, joking: "I think my new hero is George Clooney. He's my new role model. I think he's done ...  

The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas - Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night.  

Rodriguez became only the fifth player to hit at least 50 home runs in consecutive seasons, joining Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Ken ... Clark, thinking that shortstop John McDonald was calling for the ball, backed off. The ball dropped for ...  

Alex Rodriguez sat down in front of the cameras of celebrity "news" and gossip machine "The Insider" and offered answers on the questions he was asked. One question involved Cameron Diaz, and one answer involved George Clooney. Watch the ...  

BALTIMORE, May 14 (UPI) -- Mark Teixeira's two-run homer in the seventh inning completed a rally Monday that boosted the New York Yankees to an 8-5 victory over Baltimore. Then in the seventh, Alex Rodriguez drew a lead-off walk from Luis Ayala ...  

Alex Rodriguez has described ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz as a wonderful person and an 'amazing light'. The baseball player's18-month romance with the actress ended last September but the New York Yankees star has no bad feelings towards the ...  

Can Alex Rodriguez be an All-Star in 2012? (Bleacher Report) New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez may be aging and has dealt with some injuries that caused a decline in his performance last season, but he appears to be on his way to an ...  

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez tied Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on Major League Baseball's all-time home run list, belting his 630th homer leading off the third inning of Friday's home opener against the Los ...  

They have have broken up – but clearly Alex Rodriguez harbors no hard feelings toward Cameron Diaz. "I don't like talking about my relationships," the New York Yankee tells The Insider in a new interview, "but I will tell you about C.D. – she's ...  

It's been a busy off-season for Alex Rodriguez. The Yankee and current squeeze, Cameron Diaz have been spotted all over New York City in recent months touring available properties. Just last week, The Post reported that the duo checked out a $18.95 million ...  

Apparently there is no bad blood between ex-lovers Cameron Diaz and Yankees player Alex Rodriguez. In a new interview with The Insider, A-Rod gushes about his former flame, revealing: “I don’t like talking about my relationships, but I will ...  

But did a broken heart forever ruin the athlete’s chance to find love? When asked about marriage, Alex told the show he’s now taking a cue from infamous bachelor George Clooney. "I think my new hero is George Clooney,” A-Rod said. “He’s my new role model.  

BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees moved into fifth-place on the all-time home run list, ahead of his former teammate and mentor, Ken Griffey Jr., with a solo home run in Friday's Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Rodriguez led ...  

Thursday night, Robinson Cano's two-run homer provided the margin of victory ... worth just under 27 wins above replacement level, trailing only Alex Rodriguez. He's just ahead of Derek Jeter over that span, and miles ahead of anyone else.  

The Yankees baseball star, who split with Diaz last September, has nothing but kind things to say about his ex ... winning, marriage-flouting celebrity from here on out to avoid any more relationship issues. "I'm not sure," he says. "I think my new hero ...  

Only four men who have ever played Major League Baseball have hit more home runs than Alex Rodriguez. Friday, while Fenway Park celebrated its 100th birthday, A-Rod took Clay Buchholz deep in the top of the fifth inning for his 631st career home run.  

"I don't like talking about my relationships," Rodriguez says in a Thursday interview ... the messy split was marred by the athlete's fling with Madonna. Will the sports star marry again? "I'm not sure," Rodriguez says, lavishing praise on another famous ...  

Alex Rodriguez has scored himself some high marks after publicly praising ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. Despite splitting in September after a year and a half together, the Yankees slugger seems to not have any bad feelings toward the “Bad ...  

Alex Rodriguez finally has something to say about his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. This is what he told The Insider host Kevin Frazier: “I don’t like talking about my relationships, but I will tell you about CD: She’s probably one of the ...  

Alex Rodriguez is used to having fans get excited to meet him -- but it was opposite day at WrestleMania last night, when A-Rod was the giddy fan meeting several WWE stars. A-Rod got the intros from current girlfriend and former WWE hottie…  

A-Rod has only shining words to say about ex-gal pal Cameron Diaz. The typically reserved Yankees baseball player, 36, opens up to The Insider's Kevin Frazier about Diaz, 39, whom he dated from July 2010 to September 2011, in a new show being ...  

Just in case, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez wants to add to his film career, he has recently been offered a role in an upcoming film about artist Salvador Dali called, “The Surrealist”. The movie takes a look at the life and times of ...  

Watching New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez struggle with Boston Red Sox left-hander Felix Doubront on Saturday, I was struck by how the future Hall of Famer -- and it's not Doubront -- didn't have great at-bats. He grounded out in the first and ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer, Kelly Johnson also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat ...  

The star third baseman is being approached to play a drag queen in an upcoming indie movie on Salvador Dali - "The Surrealist" starring Alan Cumming. Producers think A-Rod would be ideal in the role as Dali's "factotum social secretary" Potassa - a ...  

A-Rod is moving on up. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez hit the 630th home run of his career earlier today, tying Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth on MLB’s HR list, as his team beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Opening Day at Yankee ...  

Instead of holding onto Rodriguez, the Rangers traded him to the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano, who had two mediocre seasons in Texas, and then they traded Soriano for the package of Armando Galarraga, Termell Sledge and Brad Wilkerson, none of whom did much ...  

Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez is no longer a social media free agent. The 36-year-old slugger is now officially one of the more than 800 million members on Facebook to post photos and status updates.  

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been notoriously private, notwithstanding all the media hoopla that has centered on his relationships in the past, but now he will begin to connect with fans on a more personal level. The star ...  

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez has tied former Seattle teammate Ken Griffey Jr., for fifth place on the career home run list. A-Rod hit No. 630 in the third inning of the Yankees' home opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a drive to straightaway ...  

Kate Hudson and Cameron Diaz's baseball star ex Alex Rodriguez has been offered his first movie role - as a drag queen. French filmmaker Philippe Mora has confirmed he has asked the New York Yank...  

ABC NewsJeter, Rodriguez Lead New York Yankees to 7-4 Win Over RangersBloombergThe New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 in a matchup of division leaders as Derek Jeter had four hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and Alex Rodriguez belted a three-run homer. The Yankees scored seven runs over six innings off ...Texas Rangers Fall 7-4 to the New York Yankees: Fan ReactionYahoo! SportsHolland, Rangers lose series opener 7-4 to...  

The former Mariner everybody loves to hate, Alex Rodriguez, passed the former Mariner everybody loves to love, Ken Griffey Jr., on the all-time home run list Friday when he hit career homer No. 631. A-Rod has now hit the fifth-most long balls in ...  

With a bloated payroll and a front office that is willing to go the extra mile, the New York Yankee fan base certainly expects a lot of their team. In reality, there aren’t many clubs in professional sports that consider anything less than a championship ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez made the biggest play of the night with a simple wave of his hand. Rodriguez homered and drove in two runs, but didn’t have to lift his bat with one out in the ninth when Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball as the New York ...  

BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees finally won their first game of the season, using four hits by Derek Jeter and an effective pitching performance by Ivan Nova to defeat the Baltimore …  

BOSTON -- Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez passed Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on baseball's all-time home runs list today, launching his 631st career home run in the Yankees' game against the Red Sox. Rodriguez's fifth-inning home sailed well ...  

New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has a hero, and it is isn’t Mickey Mantle. The MLB star reveals in an interview with The Insider’s Kevin Frazier that he’s trying his best to emulate the love life of A-list actor, George Clooney.  

NEW YORK – Since we took on a similar exercise with Robinson Cano yesterday, I figured we'd do the same today with another slow-starting Yankees slugger, Alex Rodriguez. Following his 0-for-4 last night against the Twins, Rodriguez will report ...  

“We’ll always be friends.” Still, looks like the Yanks will have one less fan in the stands for the remainder of the season. Maybe Cameron should start hanging out with fellow Yankee ex and Charlie’s Angel franchise member Minka Kelly.  

Most players downplay their personal statistical goals, reciting the standard cliché that the team’s win-loss record is the only stat that matters. Sure, the Yankees’ record means more to him than anything else, but the All-Star second ...  

Seventy-five percent of the vote, that's what it takes. However, the likes of Mark McGwire, Pete Rose, and Shoeless Joe Jackson are some of the few who haven't made the cut. Next year, Barry Bonds takes his first shot at Cooperstown. For various reasons ...  

Runner on first with one out and Alex Rodriguez due up. Out Alex Rodriguez struck out looking. Runner on first with two outs and Robinson Cano due up. Stolen-base Curtis Granderson stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Robinson Cano ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Robinson Cano dropped the bat, then lingered in the box just long enough to be certain he’d just crushed the low changeup over the right field fence. With the bases loaded in the third, he managed to double his season RBI ...  

It cracked off the bat and cut through the warm air on a Sunday night in the Bronx, sailing over the right field fence in Yankee Stadium before settling five rows deep in the stands. Derek Jeter's three-run homerun in the fourth inning of the New York ...  

Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter spoiled Fenway Park’s 100th birthday party ... The Yankee captain passed boyhood idol and Hall of Fame Yankees great Dave Winfield for 18th place on the all-time hits list. Up next for the Yankee captain, who finished ...  

Matt Kemp Is The New Barry BondsBuzzFeedOf course, there's Barry Bonds, to date the only MLB player to have both a 50-stolen-base season and a 70-homer season in their career. Young Alex Rodriguez showed that kind of potential. Vladimir Guerrero, before the Astroturf in Montreal savaged his ...and more »  

411 with four home runs and 13 RBI and an on-base percentage of .436. Those aren't just good numbers, those are All-Star quality numbers for the Yankees captain. Heading into last year, when Jeter and the Yankees had a mini-battle in negotiations to get a ...  

What metaphysical or mythical figure whipped the baseball time clock back a decade on Derek Jeter? To say the famed New York Yankees Captain is performing more like a 27 year old than a 37 years old this spring is an understatement. It is like Jeter has ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 23 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez clubbed a three-run homer and Derek Jeter went 4-for-5 Monday in the New York Yankees' 7-4 victory over Texas. Jeter added an RBI double and Curtis Granderson drove in two runs for New York ...  

Giants 4, Mets 3 • Hector Sanchez hit a go-ahead single in the 10th inning, and San Francisco came back to win in New York ... Independent team signs Canseco • The Worcester (Mass.) Tornadoes of the independent Can-Am League signed former major ...  

Once teammates in Seattle, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and retired center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. now have joint possession of fifth place on Major League Baseball's all-time home run list. In New York's 2012 season home opener vs.  

The sample size may be small. After all it has only been five games. Yet for New York Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, it must seem like an eternity since he last drove in a run. That's a troubling sign for the clean-up hitter in one of the most ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night.  

New York is a tough place. Just ask New York Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez. Ask New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin. Or reminisce with Wayne Gretzky about his tenure with the New York Rangers. Listen up, Tim Tebow - your resume means nothing in New York.  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games and Alex Rodriguez belted career home run ... Starter-turned-temporary-reliever Daniel Bard (1-2) recorded two critical outs in the eighth after the Twins put the ...  

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 6 (UPI) -- Robinson Cano connected for a grand slam and Alex Rodriguez added a three-run shot Sunday in the New York Yankees' 10-4 victory over Kansas City. Cano's slam highlighted a six-run third inning that also saw Nick ...  

MIAMI – Alex Rodriguez treated Sunday’s exhibition against the Miami ... A-Rod was so thrilled by Marlins Park that he held a news conference at the stadium to let everyone know just how thrilled he is. He grew up in nearby West Kendall and keeps ...  

NEW YORK – The Yankees aren't paying Alex Rodriguez $29 million this season for bunt singles. But with his team sputtering offensively, trailing the Orioles by five runs in the sixth inning, Rodriguez led off the inning with a perfectly ...  

The guys, they make fun of me all the time because I'm always doing some goofy Plyometrics stuff or I'm watching film or I've always been a gym rat. They tell me all the time, 'Al? Just go home.'" Rodriguez shrugs one last time now, then says something ...  

Derek Jeter is absolutely on fire so far this season. In 10 games (45 at-bats), he already has three home runs and seven RBI. He owns a line of .378/.404/.667. He's currently carrying the New York Yankees offense, as the middle of the order hasn't been ...  

Read more about the change here. ARLINGTON, Texas — Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night. CC Sabathia (2-0 ...  

Nix and Wise are both 30-something players that were to be utilized in spots to rest the regulars, and Nunez is still a young developing infielder that made the club as a backup for Jeter, Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez.  None of the five ...  

30 shy of Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays for fourth. The Yankees opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning on a three-run double by right fielder Nick Swisher. Center fielder Curtis Granderson hit his second home run of the ...  

In one of the most bizarre casting news items we're likely to hear for a while, New York Yankee Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez has been offered the role of famed drag queen Potassa in the in-development Salvador Dali biopic The Surrealist. Apparently ...  

Even recently retired teammate Jorge Posada joined in the festivities ... A-Rod singled and stole second, Cano and Mark Teixeira walked and Swisher hit a drive that one-hoped the wall in center field. Swisher's previous at-bat was a big one ...  

Alex Rodriguez and Ken Griffey Jr. are back together again. In the record books at least. Rodriguez slammed a 92-mph first-pitch fastball from the Angels' Ervin Santana over the centerfield wall of Yankee Stadium in the third inning for his ...  

The baseball player's18-month romance with the actress ended last September but the New York Yankees star has no bad feelings towards the screen beauty and cherishes the time he spent with her. In an interview on ''The Insider'', Alex said: ''I ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run ... RED SOX 6, TWINS 5 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Cody Ross homered twice, tying the game with a two-run shot in the seventh ...  

Right fielder Nick Swisher rocked a three-run double to right-center off Angels starter Ervin Santana (L, 0-2) (6.0 IP, 6H, 5R) in the first inning, and Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson hit solo home runs in the third and fifth innings, respectively.  

Joe Girardi's first priority is to lead the New York Yankees ... This season, Girardi is resting Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and even Robinson Cano on occasion. Each will have turns as the designated hitter or even sit out a game. It is a wise move.  

Cameron Diaz has said she loves British men because of their sense of humour. The 39-year-old actress – who in the past has dated Matt Dillon, Jared Leto, Alex Rodriguez and Justin Timberlake – recently said she was still looking for love, and told ...  

Major League Baseball is looking into a convicted fraudster’s stunning confession that the oft-controversial Yankees slugger played in the same high-stakes tournaments that included celebrities Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.  

BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez has moved ahead of Ken Griffey Jr. into sole possession of fifth place with his 631st career homer. Rodriguez connected on the first pitch of the fifth inning against Clay Buchholz, giving the New York Yankees a 5-1 lead ...  

Alex Rodriguez is disputing the 17,604-dollar charge on his American Express Black Card after he took his niece on a shopping spree along with girlfriend, Torrie Wilson. Alex Rodriguez is disputing the 17,604-dollar charge on his American Express Black ...  

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night. CC Sabathia (2-0) struck out eight ...  

... YORK--In the seventh inning of the New York Yankees' Sunday afternoon … Full Story »New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez Passes Willie Mays on Baseball's All-time RBI List New York Yankees RF Nick Swisher on Pace … The New York Yankees lost 7-5 to ...  

New York City New York. New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez ties his former Seattle Mariners teammate Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place in the all time home run list with 630 on Friday. The New York Yankees third...  

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Derek Jeter had four hits to stretch his hitting streak to 13 games, Alex Rodriguez belted career home run No. 632 and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Monday night. CC Sabathia (2-0) struck out eight over ...  

Cameron Diaz has gone Madonna. She reveals she’s an Anglophile and loves English men. Diaz, who famously dated Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez, says they lacked British charm. “I love (British men’s) sense of humor and the sense of chivalry and ...  

As he gets older, the questions about Derek Jeter's viability as the New York Yankees shortstop will continue to arise. Unless, of course, he can continue to play at a high level like he has thus far in 2012. In his first four games in 2011, Jeter was 2 ...  

This entire Spring, Alex Rodriguez has looked like the A-Rod of old. He has been hitting the ball all over the field and has driven in runs on the regular. He does not to appear to have any nagging injuries or held back by anything. At 36-years-old ...  

Rodriguez's solo shot in the fifth inning put him past Ken Griffey Jr. Nick Swisher and Russell Martin also connected for New York. Twins 5, Rays 4 • Josh Willingham extended his season-opening hitting streak to 14 games with a go-ahead three-run double ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit a milestone home run. Hiroki Kuroda was pinstripe sharp in his Yankee Stadium debut. Even recently retired teammate Jorge Posada joined in the festivities.  

Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez sets a new record with 630 home runs to tie Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list. Kuroda pitched neatly into the ninth inning and New York beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their 110th home ...  

After Derek Jeter had four hits on Monday night to lead the Yankees past the AL-leading Rangers 7-4 in Arlington, Alex Rodriguez commented on his teammate's outlandish start. "It's like 1999 again," Rodriguez said. "Three hits every day.  

Alex Rodriguez then reached on an infield single on Pavano's next ... And he pitched better than Yankees starter Freddy Garcia, who gave up five earned runs and didn't get out of the sixth inning. The Twins would go on to win 7-3; the victory was Pavano's ...  

Alex Rodriguez has tied former Seattle teammate Ken Griffey Jr., for fifth place on the career home run list. A-Rod hit No. 630 in the third inning of the Yankees' home opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a drive to straightaway centre field ...  

Alex Rodriguez had a great day in the New York Yankees home opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday afternoon. He went 3-for-4 with a home run, which happened to be the 630th time he has gone deep in his career. That total ties him with Ken Griffey ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez has tied former Seattle teammate Ken Griffey Jr., for fifth place on the career home run list. A-Rod hit No. 630 in the third inning of the Yankees’ home opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, a drive to straightaway ...  

George A. King III of the New York Post reports that manager Yankees Joe Girardi has decided to make a minor change in the lineup for the home opener against the Angels, and against all future right-handers. Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez will now flip ...  

The Weinstein Company (TWC) has announced that the New York Yankees are the latest group in a long list of celebrities and public figures who are stepping out to support BULLY, which is expanding to theaters nationwide Friday, April 13th, with a recent PSA they shot during spring training in Tampa, Florida. Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, along with players Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Curtis Granderson took a timeout from...  

TMZ picked up the story of former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and boyfriend Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees appearing at WrestleMania 28. The couple is featured in a photo with John Cena. You can view it at TMZ.com. Powell's POV: The story states that ...  

Baseball player Alex Rodriguez (L) of the New York Yankees and Torrie Wilson watch a game between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs at American Airlines Arena on January 17, 2012 in Miami, Florida (credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) Former WWE diva ...  

Moments after Rivera collapsed on Thursday, Yankees third-base man Alex Rodriguez could be seen mouthing the words "Oh my God," before bullpen coach Mike Harkey and manager Joe Girardi ran over and carried Rivera off the field. Nicknamed "Mo ...  

I just haven’t had children yet. I don’t know what’s going to happen in my life.' Cameron has dated several high profile men, including actors Matt Dillon and Jared Leto, singer and actor Justin Timberlake and New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez ...  

Which means that from this day forward, Alex Rodriguez is no longer the everyday cleanup hitter for the New York Yankees, a position he was proud of and in fact coveted. But he responded well to the change, singling twice and scoring a run in ...  

Cameron Diaz has admitted that she went through "heartbreak" following her split from basketball star Alex Rodriguez. The actress has had a turbulent love life including a romance with Justin Timberlake. But she tells In Style that although her ...  

Alex Rodriguez makes a taped appearance on "The Insider" tonight, and talks about the 1 1/2-year relationship with Cameron Diaz that ended last December ... In 2009, he put more miles on his bicycle than on his car. Michael McCarthy and Michael Hiestand ...  

Entering what will be his 18th season as a New York Yankee, Derek Jeter maintains a lifetime .313 batting average. I am an avid fan of the Yankees, but even the casual rooter can deduce that by being on base that often, several team records may be within ...  

Yankees 5, Angels 0: Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run to tie Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list and Hiroki Kuroda pitched well in his pinstripes debut as the Yankees won their 110th home opener. Nick Swisher lined a three ...  

Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, along with players Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera and Curtis Granderson took a timeout from practice at Steinbrenner Field to speak up about the effects bullying has on children and what people can do to ...  

May 3 (UPI) -- Jonathan Broxton retired Alex Rodriguez with the tying run on third Thursday ... who lost superstar reliever Mariano Rivera prior to the contest -- for the evening and perhaps for more than that. Rivera injured his right knee ...  

The Yankees hit five homers off Buchholz. Rodriguez's second homer of the season, over the left-field wall, left him 29 shy of Willie Mays' fourth-place total of 660. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman has been placed on the 15-day ...  

Cameron, who has dated Alex Rodriguez, Justin Timberlake and Jared Leto, also hinted that she might be ready for a family. She said: 'I’ve never said I don’t want children... I just haven’t had children yet. I don’t know what’s going to happen in my life.'  

Baseball fans often misconstrue what it means to call someone overrated. Being overrated doesn't only have to do with talent, it has to do with perception compared to talent. Take Mark Teixeira. The Yankees first baseman is a very good hitter ...  

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez has finally spoken out about his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. A-Rod addressed the actress, using her initials as a term of endearment, in an interview with "The Insider" host Kevin Frazier in the show airing Thursday night.  

No surprise there. The old A-Rod, the one whose mouth regularly made headlines, has been gone since 2009, the year his steroids revelation humbled him and, perhaps not coincidentally, the year he finally had a big October. But just as he finally ...  

Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez is no longer a social media free agent. The 36-year-old slugger is now officially one of the more than 800 million members on Facebook to post photos and status updates. "I just felt the time was right ...  

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. The Mets' and Yankees' seasons start NEXT WEEK. We'll be previewing a different aspect of the season for the Yankees every day for the next week. Today, a look at aging infielders Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez.  

Derek Jeter just keeps on hitting, CC Sabathia just may have found his pitching groove and Alex Rodriguez just may have finally solved left-handed pitching.Even the “Best Team in the American League” didn’t stand...  

A-Rod's WrestleMania experience is detailed... - Yahoo Sports has an article on Alex Rodriguez appearing at WrestleMania 28. The article noted that he was "in awe" and "had a look of pure joy" when John Cena stopped for a few seconds during his ring ...  

KANSAS CITY - The Yankees didn’t need Mariano Rivera Thursday night. The way they’re hitting, you have to wonder if they’ll even miss him at all? The offense sputtered for a fourth consecutive game, as the Royals edged the Yankees ...  

NEW YORK — When we last saw Alex Rodriguez here in the Bronx, he was striking out swinging against the Tigers Jose Valverde for the final out of the 2011 Yankees season. One final swing and miss to punctuate what had been a nightmarish series ...  

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run and tied Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list and Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his pinstripes debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their ...  

(NewsCore) - Alex Rodriguez has finally spoken out about his ex-girlfriend Cameron Diaz. A-Rod addressed the actress, using her initials as a term of endearment, in an interview with "The Insider" host Kevin Frazier in the show airing Thursday ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th home run and tied Ken Griffey Jr. for fifth place on the career list and Hiroki Kuroda pitched excellently in his pinstripes debut as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 Friday in their ...  

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Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod doubles, drives in three in win MondayRotoworld.comAlex Rodriguez doubled and knocked in three runs in Monday's 5-2 win over the Marlins on Monday night. Rodriguez had a sacrifice fly in the top of the third and a two-run double to distant center field in the fifth. The 36-year-old is hitting .292 ...  

Joe Girardi opted to give Derek Jeter a day off from playing the field, using the soon-to-be-38-year-old shortstop as his DH tonight against David Price. and tomorrow, the manager said he will likely give Alex Rodriguez, his 36-going-on-37-year ...  

It will be about why Derek Jeter’s skills at this point in his career are more suited to being a No. 2 hitter, and why the Yankees would be better off with Brett Gardner or Curtis Granderson in the leadoff spot. Batting first only matters in the first in ...  

Actress Cameron Diaz is reportedly planning to adopt children. The 39-year-old, who has previously dated Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez, says she does not want to be bound by societal norms and claims she won't mind extending her family without ...  

The New York Yankees are entering the season as a favorite to win not only the AL East, but as a contender for the World Series. Robinson Cano plays a vital role in those plans. With so many stars on the Yankees roster such as Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez , Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia, it is difficult to see who is the team's best player. Cano has lined himself up to take the throne and ...  

In Hollywood, Cameron Diaz is known for a lot of things ... Diaz has been linked to some of Hollywood’s most handsome and sought after men over the years. She’s dated Matt Dillon, Jared Leto, Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez, according to Yahoo ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano traded places in the Yankees batting order yesterday, at the behest of manager Joe Girardi. Immediately, the switch paid dividends in the Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the Angels. Hitting in the third ...  

And the winning run didn’t come easily, because Jeter said he wasn’t confident he was going to score when he bolted for home after Alex Rodriguez frantically beckoned him to run. “I never saw it,” said Jeter, who went 0-for-4, saw his 15-game ...  

After having dated some of the hottest men on this side of the pond including Justin Timberlake, Alex Rodriguez, and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, actress Cameron Diaz is now looking to the other side of the Atlantic for a guy to call hers. The ...  

MIAMI -- Alex Rodriguez had played in his hometown before, but until Sunday, it never felt entirely like a homecoming. But unlike the Marlins' former home -- Sun Life Stadium (originally Joe Robbie Stadium) -- their new ballpark is the site of ...  

NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez hit a milestone home run. Hiroki Kuroda was pinstripe sharp in his Yankee Stadium debut. Even recently retired teammate Jorge Posada joined in the festivities. Ah, there's no place like home for the New York Yankees.  

His attorney, Brian Greenspan, has long argued that Galea did not help athletes enhance performance. "He is a healer," Greenspan told the Daily News on Friday. Greenspan said prosecutors decided not to pursue charges because their case against ...  

BALTIMORE, April 9 (UPI) -- Derek Jeter went 4-for-4 with an RBI and Andruw Jones homered Monday to help the New York Yankees take their first win of the year, 6-2 over Baltimore. Jeter's RBI double capped a three-run fourth inning for New York ...  

"Batting sixth and playing first base, number 14, Bill Skowron, number 14." Skowron stepped into the batter's box against the ace left-hander on the Yankee Stadium mound in the second inning of a scoreless game. There was a runner on second with one.  

In our bracket to determine your Public Enemy No. 1, it's down to two men who are forever linked in Dallas/Fort Worth sports history. Fan voting has matched up Alex Rodriguez against the man who signed off on what was then the biggest contract ...  

Capping off a perfect opening day in the Bronx, Alex Rodriguez hit his 630th career home, tying him with former teammate Ken Griffey Jr., good for 5th all-time. Hear A-Rod's thoughts about as...  

The young season is clearly taking a toll on Bobby Valentine ... started a blow-up with players over a criticism of Kevin Youkilis and admits that he’s made some missteps with pitching changes. It got worse Friday with a loss to the Yankees ...  

David Robertson hurled a scoreless eighth and Mariano Rivera finished up with a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save, as New York took the first of a three game series at Yankee Stadium. Chavez's solo shot in the second inning broke a 1-1 tie and the ...  

COMMENTARY | Time isn't exactly picky in choosing its victims. Depending on what we're trying to accomplish, its unrelenting surge will answer whether or not we'll get it done. If you're a carpenter predisposed to the genetics of arthritis and you're ...  

Alex Rodriguez-- A so-so start statistically for A-Rod ... in six relief appearances that he will get a start Thursday in place of the atrocious Freddy Garcia. Good luck, young fella! Hopefully, this is the first of many Yankee starts for ...  

Illegal ones that included celebrities Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and a jailed hedge fund manager, Bradley Ruderman. Ruderman embezzled $25 million of his clients’ money and used $5.2 million of it to pay off gambling ...