Alex Rodriguez, widely known as “A-Rod,” is a former professional baseball player turned entrepreneur and media personality.
With a career spanning 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), Rodriguez amassed significant wealth through record-breaking contracts, endorsements, and business investments.
As of 2025, his estimated net worth is approximately $350 million.
MLB Career And Contracts
Alex Rodriguez began his professional baseball career as one of the most highly touted prospects in MLB history.
His contracts throughout his career made him one of the highest-paid athletes in sports history.
After being drafted first overall by the Seattle Mariners in 1993, he signed his initial three-year deal worth $1.3 million.
He then inked a four-year, $10.7 million contract with Seattle in 1997 before making history in 2000 with a landmark 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers – at the time, the largest contract in sports history.
Following his 2004 trade to the New York Yankees, Rodriguez opted out of his Rangers contract in 2007 and signed an even more massive 10-year, $275 million deal with the Yankees, once again setting a new record for the largest contract in sports.
However, his career took a significant downturn in 2014 when he was suspended for the entire season due to PED use, resulting in a $22.1 million salary forfeit.
His playing career ultimately concluded in 2016 when he was released by the Yankees.
Rodriguez’s on-field success translated into lucrative earnings. He finished his career with 696 home runs, a .295 batting average, and 14 All-Star appearances.
Post-Retirement Business Ventures
Rodriguez seamlessly transitioned into the business world after retirement.
He is the chairman and CEO of A-Rod Corp, a diversified investment firm involved in real estate, media, and technology.
Likewise, Rod made significant investments in real estate, focusing on multi-family housing and commercial properties throughout the United States.
Rodriguez also established himself as a respected media personality, serving as an analyst for both ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball and Fox Sports, where his expertise earned him multiple Sports Emmy Awards.
His television presence expanded to include a stint as a guest investor on Shark Tank.
In a major move into professional sports ownership, Rodriguez partnered with Marc Lore to acquire a controlling stake in the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves.
Throughout his career and post-playing days, he has maintained lucrative endorsement relationships with prominent brands, including Pepsi, Guitar Hero, Planters, Presidente Beer, and men’s cosmetics company Hims.
Despite controversies surrounding performance-enhancing drugs, Alex Rodriguez remains one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in sports and business.
His ability to leverage his baseball success into long-term financial stability has cemented his legacy as both an athlete and entrepreneur.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Alex Rodriguez’s mother’s first marriage in the Dominican Republic produced his two half-siblings, Joe and Suzy.
- When Rodriguez was just nine years old, his father, Victor, abandoned the family in Miami and relocated to New York, maintaining no contact until Alex was drafted into MLB in 1993. Their paths wouldn’t cross again until 2000.
- Adding another layer to his family tree, Alex has another half-brother, Victor M. Rodriguez, born in 1960 to his father, Victor Sr., and his then-wife, Pouppe Martinez.
