{"id":7617,"date":"2024-12-05T02:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T02:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7617"},"modified":"2024-12-05T02:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T02:15:21","slug":"yankees-legend-earns-induction-into-latin-american-baseball-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7617","title":{"rendered":"Yankees\u2019 Legend Earns Induction Into Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez joined four other stars in the latest Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame class.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Aug 24, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; Former New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez speaks during the Old Timers\u2019 Day Ceremony at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images \/ Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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While an induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown remains elusive, former\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0star Alex Rodriguez was enshrined in a different Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Rodriguez joined Felix Hernandez, Andruw Jones, Johan Santana, and Alfonso Soriano in celebrating their induction into the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame, located in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez, 49, was born to Dominican parents in New York, where he was raised until his family moved to the Dominican Republic when he was 4. He returned to the U.S. in fourth grade and settled in Florida, where he spent the rest of his childhood. Rodriguez later starred at Westminster Christian School in Palmetto Bay before being drafted first overall by the Seattle Mariners in 1993.<\/p>\n

The star shortstop-turned-third baseman went on to play 22 seasons in MLB, earning 14 All-Star selections, three AL MVP awards, two Gold Glove Awards, and 10 Silver Sluggers. He spent 12 seasons in the Bronx, where he played a pivotal role in helping deliver the Yankees\u2019 27th World Series title in 2009, batting .365 with six home runs over 52 at-bats that postseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an unforgettable night in the Dominican Republic! Thank you to the Latin American Baseball Hall of Fame @salondelafamalatino for this incredible honor,\u201d Rodriguez wrote in an\u00a0Instagram post\u00a0sharing photos from the event. \u201cTo be recognized alongside iconic Latin players I\u2019ve admired and played with is truly humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n