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Texas Rangers: The Alex Rodriguez trade 17 years later
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What if the Dodgers drafted Alex Rodriguez
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Flashback: The 2004 deal that sent Alex Rodriguez from the Rangers to the Yankees
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SI Flashback: Alex Rodriguez got out of Texas and into pinstripes - Sports Illustrated
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A timeline of Alex Rodriguez's career: From Mariners top pick to diminished Yankees DH – New York Daily News
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Texas Rangers: The Alex Rodriguez trade 17 years later
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When Alex Rodriguez's half-brother Victor was ignorant of Yankees icon's stardom owing to family rift
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2018 Topps Update Salute #S-17 Alex Rodriguez Texas Rangers MLB Baseball Trading Card : Collectibles & Fine Art
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FILE ** Then-Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez, right, and his agent Scott Boras, talk to reporters in this Dec. 17, 2003 file photo, in New York. Sure, A-Rod would inject instant offense
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25 Smartest Moves of the Past 25 Years: The Alex Rodriguez trade
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Rodriguez's 17-hit deluge helps put the plucky Mariners back in the AL playoff race
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Texas Rangers: The Alex Rodriguez trade 17 years later
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Who will the Texas Rangers target before trade deadline? - AS USA
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What-if … Alex Rodriguez joined Red Sox back in 2003? – Boston Herald
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Seattle Mariner Alex Rodriguez signs with Texas Rangers for $252 million on December 11, 2000.