Alex Rodriguez has one of the more complicated legacies in MLB history as one of the faces of the league’s steroid era. Still, he did record 696 career home runs, a number that only four other players have reached.
The former third baseman spent the majority of his career with the Yankees, totaling 351 home runs in 12 seasons for New York. However, perhaps because Rodriguez was once suspended 162 games for taking performance-enhancing drugs, the Yankees have not retired his number.
Rodriguez last played in the 2016 season, and in 2021, New York gave Rodriguez’s No. 13 away for the first time since his retirement. The recipient was outfielder Joey Gallo, and Rodriguez admitted that the move upset him.
