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Alex Rodriguez does not see his candid new HBO docuseries as an attempt to burnish his Hall of Fame candidacy by coming clean about his steroid use and other faults.

During a recent appearance on NBC’s TODAY, Rodriguez addressed whether the series might sway Baseball Hall of Fame voters who have dismissed his candidacy mainly due to his 2014 suspension for performance-enhancing drug use.

Pete Rose, along with the banished members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, have been reinstated by Major League Baseball, opening up a pathway to the National Baseball Hall of Fame for Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Alex Rodriguez, former M's star, is happy ...

Alex Rodriguez played Major League Baseball for 22 seasons, and whether he was in Seattle, Texas or New York, his personal life was never far from the front page. The headlines usually revolved around his dating life.

While his on-field accolades speak for themselves, baseball icon Alex Rodriguez also takes pride in his behind-the-scenes efforts to shift attitudes about athletes’ mental health.. “Just like most humans out there,

The former Yankee great, who is opening up about his own past scandals in the HBO docuseries Alex vs ARod, gives his thoughts on the sports gambling scandals

Alex Rodriguez is currently in the middle of a busy week doing promotional work for his HBO documentary "Alex vs ARod".

Cynthia Rodriguez Nicolas (née Scurtis), the ex-wife of Alex Rodriguez, once attempted to broker a reconciliation between the baseball star and his estranged father. Before Cynthia, 52, and Alex, 50,