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The American with Dominican roots Alex Rodríguez recently commented that he hopes to have another chance to enter the Hall of Fame after failing to reach that distinction in his first attempt.
“I hope one day to get in, it would be an incredible honor. I would be terribly disappointed if I don’t get in, but if I don’t get in, I have no one to blame but myself,” said Alex Rodríguez on Wednesday ahead of his first broadcast this baseball season.
The voting results for the 2022 induction saw only one player get to etch his name in golden letters in baseball history, and that was David Ortíz, who received a total of 307 votes — representing 77.9% of the 394 ballots. Alex Rodríguez finished the voting as tenth with a total of 135 votes (34.3% of all ballots), falling behind other MLB baseball figures such as Roger Clemens, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Todd Helton, among others.
It’s worth mentioning that a ballplayer had to get at least 296 votes to be elected to the Hall of Fame — a total of 75% of the ballots — so Alex Rodríguez fell well short of that minimum number.
Alex Rodriguez’s Career in Numbers
The New York native marked an era in the MLB and was one of the most outstanding players during his time in the Major Leagues, which spanned a total of 21 seasons.
Alex Rodríguez, who played shortstop and third base throughout his career, made his MLB debut in 1994 with the Seattle Mariners, and quickly established himself as one of the bats to be feared in all of baseball. Just two years after his debut, he earned his first All-Star Game call-up and finished second in the American League MVP voting, and also won the Silver Slugger award as a shortstop.
In 2001 he switched teams and began playing for the Texas Rangers, and during his three-year stint with the franchise (2001-2003) he earned his first American League MVP title in 2003 after leading the league in runs scored (124) and connecting for more homers than any other player in that MLB campaign (47).
Such performance earned him an opportunity to play for the New York Yankees starting in 2004, a franchise where he spent the most years in his career until his retirement in 2016. He won his only World Series playing for the Bronx Bombers in 2009, and his time with the Yankees saw him win the American League MVP on two other occasions.
In all, Alex Rodríguez retired with a total of three MVP awards, one World Series ring, ten Silver Slugger awards, two Gold Glove awards, was called to the All-Star Game on 14 different occasions and posted a .295/.380/.550 offensive average in 21 Major League Baseball seasons, and also ranks fourth on the all-time list for homers with 696.
However, Alex Rodríguez was involved in a scandal regarding the use of banned substances that saw him miss the entire 2014 campaign, which could affect his eligibility for the Hall of Fame in the future.
