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Alexander Rodriguez, a.k.a. A-Rod, is one of the world’s greatest baseball players. He plays for the New York Yankees, after starting his career with Seattle and Texas. He holds a long list of baseball records. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs. He will get $30 million if he breaks the all-time home run record of 762.
艾力士·羅德里奎茲，他的名字簡稱是“A-Rod”，他是全球最知名的棒球運動員之一。他目前效力于紐約洋基隊，之前還在西雅圖水手隊和德州游騎兵隊效力。他還是史上最年輕的500支本壘打的球員。如果他打破了762支本壘打記錄的話，那么他將收獲3000萬美元。
Rodriguez was born in 1975 in New York City to Dominican parents. He loved baseball when he was growing upand was a star player at school. He was the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and the Gatorade national baseball student athlete of the year. In 1993, Alex was the first ever high school player to try out for Team USA.
1975年，羅德里奎茲出生于紐約，他的父母是多米尼加人。小的時候他就非常喜愛棒球運動，他在學校也是一位明星球員。他曾經是美國初中年度棒球運動員，年度佳得樂國家棒球運動員。1993年，他成為了唯一一位進入美國國家隊的高中生。
Rodriguez was signed by the Seattle Mariners. He made his major league debut aged 18, becoming the youngest position player in Seattle history. He quickly set many Seattle club records and in 1996 was the Major League Player of the Year. In 2000, he signed with the Texas Rangers in what was the most lucrative contract in sports history.
西雅圖水手簽下了他。當他第一次進入美國職業棒球大聯盟時，他才18歲，他成為了西雅圖歷史上進入大聯盟最年輕的運動員。之后，他迅速創造了西雅圖俱樂部的記錄，1996年，他成為了職業棒球大聯盟年度最佳運動員。2000年，他與德州游騎兵隊簽約，這也是體育史上合同獎金最高的一次。
Rodriguez joined the New York Yankees in 2004. In 2007, he became the first player in history to have at least 35 home runs, 100 runs, and 100 RBI in 10 consecutive seasons. His success has brought criticism fromthe press. He told a magazine: "When people write about me, I don't know if it's because I'm good-looking [or] I make the most money.”
2004年，羅德里奎茲加盟了紐約洋基隊。2007年，他成為了歷史上首位連續十個賽季擁有至少35支本壘打、100支四壘、100次打點的棒球運動員。他的成功也招來了媒體的批評。他曾經在接受雜志采訪時稱：“當人們在評論我的時候，我不知道是因為我長得好看，還是我掙得錢多。”
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
