Tom Hicks shock with Rodriguez
One of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game is Alex Rodriguez. When he was signed by the Seattle Mariners in 1994, he was considered to be one of the biggest prospects in the sport. He went on to have a 22-year career during which he broke numerous personal records and raised the bar for shortstops.
Rodriguez, a 14-time MLB All-Star, left his contract with the Mariners and joined the Texas Rangers. The largest contract in the sport at the time, for $252 million over 10 years, was one he signed.
In 2003, while playing for the Rangers, he received his first American League MVP award; nevertheless, the team as a whole failed to live up to expectations by missing the postseason.
Alex Rodriguez finally had success in 2009 by winning the World Series after joining the New York Yankees in 2004. But he was involved in off-field turmoil, confessing to using performance-enhancing drugs between 2001 and 2003.
A list of 104 players who tested positive for PED use during the 2003 season was found in a report written by Selena Roberts for Sports Illustrated and released in 2009.
The government administered the tests as part of an anonymous experiment to see whether PED testing was necessary, and Alex’s name was among the top candidates on that list.
Owner of the Rangers at the time Tom Hicks was astounded by the information. He claimed that a player of the caliber of Alex Rodriguez had betrayed him in a public declaration.
President Barack Obama was stunned by Alex Rodriguez’s admission
Former US President Barack Obama shared the shock felt by the majority of baseball fans upon hearing Alex Rodriguez’s admission.
He said: “I believe it somewhat tarnishes an entire era if you’re a fan of Major League Baseball… It’s regrettable, too, because I believe that many baseball players adhered to the rules of fair play.”
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