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Alex Rodriguez: On the Field Trivia Quiz

Alex Rodriguez has often been a lightning rod for controversy, especially after becoming the highest paid player in baseball history after the 2000 season. This quiz is only concerned with the baseball facts regarding Rodriguez's career.

A multiple-choice quiz by MrFab. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MrFab

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
309,541

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
265

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Alex Rodriguez was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 amateur draft. When was he picked? Hint

First round 23rd pick

First round 10th pick

First round 1st pick

Second round 2nd pick

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Question 2 of 10

2. How old was Alex Rodriquez when he made his Major League debut? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. A-Rod played for the Texas Rangers for three seasons. In how many of those seasons did he play all 162 games? Hint

He never played in all 162 games

All three seasons

One season

Two seasons

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Question 4 of 10

4. A-Rod's first experience playing professional baseball was for Seattle's Single A team in Appleton, Wisconsin. What is the nickname of the Appleton Minor League team? Hint

Wolverines

Apple Pickers

Foxes

Beavers

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Question 5 of 10

5. After A-Rod played with Appleton of the Minor League, he next made the jump to Seattle's AA team in Jacksonville, FL. How long did he stay with the Jacksonville Suns? Hint

17 games

39 games

33 games

48 games

6. In 1998 while with the Seattle Mariners, A-Rod hit 42 home runs and stole 46 bases. Very few Major League players can boast of being in the 40-40 club. How many players were in the club before A-Rod joined it? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year did A-Rod win his first gold glove? Hint

He has never won a gold glove

1999

2002

2004

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Question 8 of 10

8. When A-Rod joined the Yankees in 2004, he had to give up the uniform number he wore with Seattle and Texas, since that number had been retired by the Yankees. What was A-Rod's number before he came to New York? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. When A-Rod hit his 500th home run, he was the youngest to do so in Major League history. Whose record did he break who had been the youngest? Hint

Jimmie Foxx

Lou Gehrig

Babe Ruth

Willie Mays

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did A-Rod play baseball in college? Hint

He never played baseball in college

University of Florida

University of Miami

Florida State University

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Alex Rodriguez was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 amateur draft. When was he picked?

Answer: First round 1st pick

He was the very first player chosen in the draft. He signed with the Mariners on August 30, 1993.

2. How old was Alex Rodriquez when he made his Major League debut?

Answer: 18

He made his Major League debut on July 8, 1994, 19 days before his 19th birthday.

3. A-Rod played for the Texas Rangers for three seasons. In how many of those seasons did he play all 162 games?

Answer: Two seasons

He played 162 games in the first two seasons, and 161 games in his final season with the Rangers.

4. A-Rod's first experience playing professional baseball was for Seattle's Single A team in Appleton, Wisconsin. What is the nickname of the Appleton Minor League team?

Answer: Foxes

A-Rod hit .319 in 65 games for the Foxes before being promoted to AA.

5. After A-Rod played with Appleton of the Minor League, he next made the jump to Seattle's AA team in Jacksonville, FL. How long did he stay with the Jacksonville Suns?

Answer: 17 games

He batted .288 in only 69 plate appearances before once again being promoted, this time to Seattle's AAA team in Calgary.

Answer: 2

Jose Canseco hit 42 home runs and stole 40 bases in 1988 for the Oakland Athletics, and Barry Bonds also hit 42 home runs and stole 40 bases, except he did it in 1996 for the San Francisco Giants.

7. What year did A-Rod win his first gold glove?

Answer: 2002

He made only 10 errors in 741 chances that year at shortstop for the Texas Rangers. A-Rod broke a streak in 2002 of nine seasons by Omar Vizquel winning it at shortstop.

Answer: 3

Babe Ruth had worn number 3 for the Yankees, so obviously that number was off limits. A-Rod chose to wear number 13.

9. When A-Rod hit his 500th home run, he was the youngest to do so in Major League history. Whose record did he break who had been the youngest?

Answer: Jimmie Foxx

Foxx only hit 34 more home runs after that. Jimmie was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.

10. Where did A-Rod play baseball in college?

Answer: He never played baseball in college

He signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Miami but never attended, opting instead to play for the Seattle Mariners after they drafted him in 2003.

Source: Author MrFab

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