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HBO’s ‘Alex vs. ARod’ Debuts, Spotlighting Rodriguez Through His Family’s Eyes

A weekly three-part rollout centers family testimony to frame Rodriguez’s public and private reckoning.

Overview

  • Episode 1 began streaming Nov. 6 on HBO/Max, with Episodes 2 and 3 scheduled for Nov. 13 and Nov. 20.
  • Daughters Natasha, 20, and Ella, 17, appear on camera, with Natasha describing a shared drive with her father and Ella rejecting the “A‑Rod’s daughter” label.
  • Ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis describes the Yankees years as exciting yet difficult and says she and Rodriguez now co-parent as close friends.
  • Rodriguez calls fatherhood the most rewarding part of his life and says he sought to provide the safe home his own father could not.
  • The Nov. 3 New York premiere brought together the family, girlfriend Jaclyn Cordeiro, and Tom Brady as creators outlined an unflinching look at on-field success and off-field controversy.