Time Out
The world watched with bated breath to see what the verdict of A-Rod’s future on the field would be.
And in 2013, the answer came—and it was Rodriguez’s worst nightmare. Because not only was he judged guilty of cheating, but he was also banned from playing for a whopping 211 games—and without pay!
A-Rod filed an appeal, and eventually managed to get his suspension reduced to 162 games.
With some serious time-out from the field, Rodriguez had to find something else to fill his time. And he had just the thing…
Playing the Field
A-Rod might have been officially out of baseball for a long while, but there was another field he played pretty regularly and successfully.
And so he turned his attention to his other passion in life—romance!
Around this time, Rodriguez was spotted stepping out with the dancer and actress Juliane Hough.
Rumor has it that Hough went on a few dates with A-Rod when she was on the rebound from her split with presenter Ryan Seacrest, although this has never been confirmed.