17 outrageous A-Rod faces over the years
Over the course of his prominent yet controversial 22-year career, Alex Rodriguez has displayed an interesting array of expressions and emotions.
Drafted first overall by the Seattle Mariners in 1993, A-Rod burst onto the scene as one of the most exciting young players in baseball.
It's odd enough that Rodriguez was portrayed as a centaur, but an ex-girlfriend of the 14-time All-Star admitted in a 2009 magazine interview with US Weekly that he had not one, but two pictures like this hanging in his house. It got even weirder when she revealed they were above his bed.
After signing a record 10-year, $252-million contract with the Texas Rangers in 2001, A-Rod showed up to spring training in a good mood, joking with reporters in the locker room.
A-Rod reacts after Los Angeles Angels pitcher Bartolo Colon plunks him in the ribs in Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series at Angels Stadium in 2005.
Rodriguez sticks out his tongue after home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg calls him safe on a scoring play against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 18, 2007.
Rodriguez answers a flurry of questions before a spring training game in 2005.
Former Yankees manager Joe Torre has nice things to say about Rodriguez today, but things weren't always cordial between the two. Torre said in his book "The Yankee Years" that Rodriguez was obsessed with teammate Derek Jeter, and even referred to him as "A-Fraud." Cooler heads have since prevailed.
The A-Rod pose at its finest, after the All-Star face-planted in a game against the Boston Red Sox.
A-Rod has a laugh during batting practice prior to a 2013 game against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rodriguez stands beside Jennifer Lopez and then-husband Marc Anthony prior to a subway series game against the New York Mets. What's more surprising is the jersey Anthony is wearing, while Lopez rocks the Yankees hat.
The three-time MVP is once again seen having a good laugh with media members at a press conference. When the times were good, they certainly were good.
A-Rod and Jeter react to a foul ball that reached a fan during batting practice. Though the two All-Stars had their differences, they maintained a positive relationship more often than not.
Rodriguez during an appearance with the media prior to the 2008 All-Star Game. He had an AL-best .573 slugging percentage and was one of only four batters to have 18 home runs and 18 steals that year.
Though they've been rivals for 12 years, A-Rod and David Ortiz recently buried the hatchet following a feud dating back to 2014. Rodriguez confirmed they talked it out in March, and that everything is in the past.
The 41-year-old had his fair share of tumbles on the diamond, including this dramatic fall after getting tagged out at home plate during an inter-squad game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005.
Rodriguez laughs before a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Legends Field in 2007.
After helping lead the Yankees to a World Series championship in 2009, his first and only one to date, Rodriguez celebrated in the best way possible, displaying kid-like excitement after being handed the bubbly.
