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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alex Rodriguez, Raul Ibanez, Goose Gossage, Harold Baines, Marv Foley, Shawn Estes, Tom Gordon, Doug Drabek, LaMarr Hoyt, Ryan Franklin, Pete Vuckovich, Terry Forster, Steve Trout, Luis Salazar, John Cangelosi, Matt Mantei, Bill Atkinson, Bobby Thigpen, Eddie Watt, Jim Hickey, Andy Sheets, Tim Harikkala, Bruce Tanner, Juan Agosto, Raul Gonzalez, Russ Morman, Eddy Diaz, Wilson Delgado, Greg Walker, John Cummings, Gene Walter, Charles Gipson, Tim Davis, Andres Berumen, Nyls Nyman, Kevin Hickey, Harvey Pulliam, Jim Breazeale, Scott Davison, Norberto Martin, Giomar Guevara, Greg Hibbard, Mike Buskey, Guy Hoffman, Matt Wagner, Brett Hinchliffe, Leo Garcia, George Riley, Joel Davis, Rod Myers, Chuck Brinkman, Mark Davis, Lorenzo Gray, Hugh Yancy, Mark Esser, Bob Spence, Jeff Holly, Chuck Hernandez, Ken Frailing. Excerpt: Alexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975) is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers. Rodriguez is considered one of the best all-around baseball players of all time. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs, breaking the record Jimmie Foxx set in 1939, and the youngest to hit 600, besting Babe Ruth's record by over a year. Rodriguez has fourteen 100-RBI seasons in his career, more than any player in history. On September 24, 2010, Rodriguez hit two home runs, surpassing Sammy Sosa's mark of 609 HRs, and became the all-time leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent. In December 2007, Rodriguez and the Yankees agreed to a 10-year, $275 million contract. This contract was the richest contract in baseball history (breaking his previous record of $252 million). In February 2009, after previously deny...
