He played for the Yankees for 10 years and now it seems in retirement and isolation Alex Rodriguez is stepping behind the plate again for some backyard family baseball.
The 44-year-old joined his fiance Jennifer Lopez and her daughter Emme, 12, and his daughters Natasha, 15 and Ella, 11, for some outdoors fun amid COVID-19 isolation.
A-Rod documented the family’s time with his 3.7 million Instagram followers on Monday.
Family time: Alex Rodriguez joined his fiance Jennifer Lopez and her daughter Emme, 12, and his daughters Natasha, 15 and Ella, 11, for some outdoors fun amid COVID-19 isolation, playing baseball
J-Lo, the baseball star and their daughters cuddled up on an outdoor couch laughing after their long day at bat.
The On The Floor singer, 50, showed off her incredibly toned abs in the videos posted, while hitting some ball perfectly.
She wore grey, tight athletic pants a matching sports bra and white sneakers, with her hair pulled into a bun.
While ARod was a bit more covered up in a black hoodie, slouchy sweatpants and grey sneakers.
Not a day over 25: The On The Floor singer, 50, showed off her incredibly toned abs in the videos posted, while hitting some ball perfectly
Yankee swing: While ARod was a bit more covered up in a black hoodie, slouchy sweatpants and grey sneakers
Their daughters seemed to keep a less athletic dress code, with Natasha opting for jeans and neon green hoodie, Emme and Ella matched in black leggings and white tees.
In a lengthy caption, Rodriguez wrote about his day with his family and how he hopes to use this time in isolation working on new projects.
‘Today was a dream day for me,’ he said, explaining what he dubbed the first ARod baseball clinic. ‘First, I’d like to thank everyone who tuned in to watch my first ARod baseball clinic. I hope you guys learned something and enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed doing it!’
The father of two is drawing inspiration during isolation from Shakespeare, who is alleged to have written many plays during a 17th century quarantine.
New project, day one: ‘Today was a dream day for me,’ he said, explaining what he dubbed the first ARod baseball clinic. ‘First, I’d like to thank everyone who tuned in to watch my first ARod baseball clinic. I hope you guys learned something and enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed doing it’
JLo to the plate: JLo was spotted with a perfect swing behind the plate
Rodriguez wrote, ‘I mentioned this during the livestream, but do you know what Shakespeare did when he was quarantined because of the plague? He wrote King Lear.’
He encouraged his followers to use this time in which much of the country is being encouraged to stay home and being asked to work from home, to be productive.
‘You can let this time pass you by, or you can seize it and use it to work on your swing, watch a ton of video, and make yourself a better player,’ the 14-time All-Star wrote. ‘Sports Or a better anything, for that matter.’
Adding that family time is also a productive way to spend the hours in a day: ‘You can also use it to spend quality time with family. We had a blast playing a little baseball in the yard with the four powerful young women in my life.’
Family time: Adding that family time is also a productive way to spend the hours in a day: ‘You can also use it to spend quality time with family. We had a blast playing a little baseball in the yard with the four powerful young women in my life’
What can’t she do: While he had fun, Rodriguez jokingly said he was upset that Lopez so easily found her swing. ‘Today, it was so much fun watching them take some cuts,’ he wrote. ‘The only depressing part was watching Jen lock in on her swing and launch one. What can’t she do? She even hits better than I do! #ShesANatural’
He enjoyed seeing his daughters and fiance take the bat and reminisced on his childhood in Miami and not being able to afford baseball equipment.
‘When I was their age, I couldn’t afford bats, balls and gloves,’ he said. ‘I was lucky to have great mentors to look out for me, and for the @bgcmiamidade giving me a place to play.’
While he had fun, Rodriguez jokingly said he was upset that Lopez so easily found her swing.
‘Today, it was so much fun watching them take some cuts,’ he wrote. ‘The only depressing part was watching Jen lock in on her swing and launch one. What can’t she do? She even hits better than I do! #ShesANatural.’
Lopez and Rodriguez began dating in 2017 and announced their engagement in February 2018.