A-Rod is about to become the voice of baseball just 3 years after being the sport's biggest pariah

Source: uk.businessinsider.com --- Saturday, January 27, 2018
Alex Rodriguez has reportedly agreed to a deal with ESPN to become a commentator for their flagship MLB program, "Sunday Night Baseball." Rodriguez will continue to work as an analyst for Fox Sports during the MLB playoffs. The move is the latest in the incredible reformation of A-Rod's image. We are only three years removed from when Rodriguez was one of the biggest pariahs in the history of the sport. Alex Rodriguez appears to be all the way back in the good graces of the Baseball world. Rodriguez has agreed to a deal with ESPN that would make him possibly the biggest voice of the sport as a commentator on the network's flagship Baseball broadcast, "Sunday Night Baseball." Michael McCarthy of the Sporting News first reported the agreement. The deal will also allow Rodriguez to continue his work with Fox Sports as a Baseball analyst during their postseason coverage of Major League Baseball. Most who have seen Rodriguez's work as a Baseball analyst have been highly complimentary of his abilities in front of the camera, so, on talent alone, the move is not a surprise. What is surprising is just how quickly A-Rod's return to the top of the Baseball world has been. Just five years ago, then MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was reportedly contemplating a lifetime ban for A-Rod over his links to steroids and the Biogenesis scandal. Rodriguez was given a three-day window to accept a suspension or be barred for life. He was later suspended 2 ...

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