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Alexander Rodriguez - baseball player

One of the top earners in American sport, Alex Rodriguez is a spectacularly successful baseball player with the New York Yankees. Throughout his career he has broken record after record. These include: youngest player to hit 500 and 600 home runs; 14x100-RBI seasons in his career; and all-time scorer of home runs by a Spanish American player. He is currently on a $275 million contract over 10 years, the most valuable contract in baseball ever.

His family were originally from the Dominican Republic but moved to Miami when he was very young. A-Rod previously played for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.

Uno de los mejores asalariados en el deporte americano, Alex Rodríguez es un jugador de béisbol espectacularmente exitoso con los Yankees de Nueva York. A lo largo de su carrera él ha batido récord tras récord. Éstos incluyen: el jugador más joven para golpear 500 y 600 de jonrónes; 14x100-RBI temporadas de su carrera; y máximo goleador de todos los tiempos de jonrónes por un jugador español americano. Actualmente es un contrato de $275 millones en 10 años, el contrato más valioso en el béisbol nunca.