Overview
- Episode one of the three-part HBO series Alex vs ARod premiered this week, launching a media tour by Rodriguez.
- On NBC's Today, he said the film undercuts any Cooperstown hopes and added, "I knew the rules, I broke the rules."
- He called his season-long suspension a "gift" because it led him to his late therapist, whom he credits with saving his life.
- In a separate interview with Michael Kay, he said a Hall selection without his reckoning would have felt hollow.
- Despite diminished Hall prospects, he has rebuilt ties with Major League Baseball and now serves as an MLB ambassador.