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Among the many achievements Alex Rodriguez had earned during his career period were the honors as the AL Batting Titlist, AL Runs Leader, AL Doubles Leader, AL Bases Leader, among others all in a single year, in 1996. He had as well become a Home Run Titlist and Runs Leader in the year 2001 ... leading the Alex Rodriguez autographed NY Yankees home replica Jersey as treasured item to many of his fans. In 2005, he came out as the Leader in Slugging Percentage.
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Alex Rodriguez has won his third MVP award. The former and future Yankee third baseman led the American league with 54 home runs, established career highs with 143 runs scored and 156 RBIs and batted for a .314 average. Details on how the voting went can be found on the 2007 MLB Awards page.
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Rodriguez was a star shortstop at Miami's Westminster Christian High School. In 100 games he batted .419 with 90 steals. Westminster went on to win the high school national championship in his junior year. He was first team prep All-American as a senior, hitting .505 with 9 home runs, 36 RBI, and 35 steals in 35 tries in 33 games, and was selected as the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and as Gatorade's national baseball student athlete of the year. Rodriguez was the first high school player to ever try out for Team USA in 1993, and was regarded as the top prospect in the country. Rodriguez's current Yankees teammate Doug Mientkiewicz played baseball with him at Westminster.
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After a tough 2006 in the Bronx, Rodriguez quieted some critics by storming out of the gates in April at a .355/.415/.882 clip with 14 homers and 37 RBI. The AL's reigning MVP led the majors in runs,...Click Here to Subscribe For Fantasy Baseball Outlooks on All Players!
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A television commercial featuring Alex Rodriguez of the Yankees shows him being interviewed after a game by a group of reporters, one of whom wants to know why he hit only one home run. "Tough town!" Rodriguez says with a smile.
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The following years, Alex was recognized as one of the great shortstops in the game. In 1999, he joined the exclusive 40/40 club (40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same year), a feat which has only been accomplished by Barry Bonds (1993) and Jose Canseco (1988).
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