Alex Rodriguez Achievements

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Alex Rodriguez played for a team that you either hate or love or hate— the Yankees. In 2009 he helped led them to his first and only World Series Championship. While Alex Rodriguez is not the leader of career home runs, he is close, as he is in forth all time, and still is playing. Most likely he will not catch him as the career leader with an asterisk next to it. Even though his achievements are not quite as amazing his case is a bigger than Barry Bonds because of the era he is living in. Camera are everywhere following his every move. Social media is huge and everyone can get information very quickly. In this age all celebrities are in a spotlight and people are watching everything they do. The pure fact that information can travel so much

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