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Alex Rodriguez: Seasons
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At a very young age, Alex Rodriguez was being compared to the greatest shortstops in baseball history. Few if any shortstops had ever combined consistent and slick fielding with powerful offensive production the way Rodriguez did in his early years. At age 26 he established a new all-time record for home runs by a shortstop in a single season, and the following year he broke his own record. He ... set new standards for athletic compensation. Rodriguez's $252 million, ten-year contract with
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Even as the Yankees press ahead in their talks to bring third baseman Alex Rodriguez back into the fold, free agent Mike Lowell remains a point of interest. Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Mike Lowell was drafted by the Yankees and broke into the majors with New York. Now the club is interested in bringing him full circle. or corner. According to reports in the New York Post and Star Ledger of Newark, the Yankees are talking with Lowell, Boston's third baseman the last two seasons, about moving from third to first.
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Widely regarded as the best all-around baseball player in the game, the Dominican-American Rodriguez has come under the microscope after signing the largest contract in sports and moving to the Yankees infield where his bat seems to disappear in the post-season. Some predict his tenure in New York will be short-lived. Others predict his former best friend, Derek Jeter will start having sleep overs with him again.
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In 2005, Rodriguez hit .321, leading the American League with 124 runs and 48 HR while driving in 130 runs. He became the first Yankee to win the American League home run title since Reggie Jackson (41) in 1980. He ... became one of only two players in Major League history to compile at least 35 home runs, 100 runs and 100 RBIs in eight consecutive seasons (Jimmie Foxx accomplished the feat in nine straight seasons from 1932-1940). Rodriguez established the franchise record for most home runs in a single season by a right-handed batter (broke Joe DiMaggio's mark of 46 in 1937). His 47 HR from the third base position are a single-season American League record. Alex hit 26 home runs at Yankee Stadium in 2005, establishing the single-season club record for right-handed batters (previously held by DiMaggio in 1937 and Gary Sheffield in 2004).
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Before the 2007 season, Rodriguez spoke of a new determination to shine, and he had his finest season as a Yankee. During April, he seemed to be carrying the struggling club singlehandedly, hitting 12 homers in his first 15 games. For the year, his statistics were staggering: a .314 batting average, 54 home runs, a .389 on-base percentage and a slugging average of .578. He ... hit his 500th home run, becoming the youngest player ever to reach the mark. Because of his impressive regular season performance, he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the American League for the third time in his career.
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In the Yankees' fourth game of the season, Rodriguez hit two home runs against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium, including his 14th-career grand slam to end the game. The walk-off grand slam was the third of his career, tying the major league mark for game-ending grand slams shared by Vern Stephens and Cy Williams.[12][13] Rodriguez ... began the season by becoming the ninth major leaguer--and first Yankee--to hit six home runs in the first seven games of the season. Rodriguez also became the first Yankee to hit seven home runs in the first ten games of the season.[14]
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