Few players have ever boasted a more Hall of Fame\u2013worthy resume than Alex Rodriguez.<\/p>\n
The former Yankees superstar retired with the fifth-most home runs (696) and fourth-most RBIs (2,086) in MLB history \u2014 along with 3,115 hits, three MVP awards and a World Series championship in 2009.<\/p>\n
But Rodriguez\u2019s admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs \u2014 and the record suspension that followed as part of the Biogenesis scandal \u2014 has left him stuck in Hall of Fame purgatory<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a new interview, retired Yankees star Alex Rodriguez discussed how he \u201cdivorced\u201d himself from the desire of being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. AP<\/p>\n He has never received more than 37.1 percent of the 75 percent vote required for induction.<\/p>\n In a new interview with The Athletic<\/a>, the 14-time All-Star said therapy helped him move on and become \u201cdivorced\u2019 from the idea of being enshrined in baseball\u2019s most hallowed institution.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a life today that I didn\u2019t have for the first 40 years,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cIf I went to the Hall of Fame, in a weird way, I would be hollow inside. I would still be in a lot of pain.<\/p>\n \u201cI would rather have what I have today, because it really helped me unlock a lot of the work that I needed to do.\u201d<\/p>\n The 50-year-old detailed the critical role therapy played in his life \u2014 particularly after his 2014 suspension put his career in jeopardy \u2014 in the recent HBO docuseries \u201cAlex vs. A-Rod.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n Rodriguez salutes fans as he walks out to the field for Old Timers Day on Aug. 24, 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n Describing himself as a \u201crecovering narcissist,\u201d Rodriguez used the documentary to spotlight his therapy in Colorado with Dr. David Schnarch, who passed away in 2020.<\/p>\n Rodriguez admitted to The Athletic that he was reluctant at first \u2014 unsure of what the process would accomplish \u2014 but eventually found it transformative. The work, he added, helped him confront his past issues and guided how he approached life after baseball, which now includes roles as a Fox analyst and part-owner of the NBA\u2019s Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Whoa, what the hell am I doing here? This doesn\u2019t make any sense,\u2019\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cBut the more I stayed with it, the more it started to really affect me in a positive way \u2014 seeing things in a different way and then looking at my past, definitely not as a victim, but understanding some of my behavior and making sure that I\u2019m learning from those behaviors and it never happens again.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodriguez retired with the fifth-most home runs (696) and fourth-most RBIs (2,086) in MLB history \u2014 along with 3,115 hits, three MVP awards and a World Series championship in 2009. Paul J. Bereswill<\/p>\n While Rodriguez may be at peace with the Hall of Fame, he has remained vocal about it \u2013 including congratulating former Yankees teammates<\/a> Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia on their recent inductions.<\/p>\n