Photo of the Day: When A-Rod was QB-Rod in high school

By Ben Cosman

March 3, 2017

Alex Rodriguez has blossomed into a renaissance man. He's a former MVP Award-winning shortstop, TV broadcast sensation and burgeoning entrepreneur. But his penchant for multiple hats goes way back to high school, when he was a two-sport star being recruited to play both baseball and football in college.
Those were the days when A-Rod was QB-Rod:

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A post shared by Alex Rodriguez (@arod) on Mar 2, 2017 at 12:42pm PST

Fun fact: The tight end on QB-Rod's high school team was none other than former Major League first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz.
Alas, A-Rod's #footballdays are probably behind him, but at least we know where he got his arm.