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A-Rod's Journey So Far - Fame has come at a price for New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez. The all star has been fighting for his "life and legacy" after he was slammed with a 211-game suspension in August for allegedly using performance enhancement drugs. While he continues to claim his innocence, more facts have come to light, including the testimony of a PED clinic owner who says he administered injections. BET.com looks back at some of A-Rod's biggest hits and misses over the years. — Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee) and Britt Middleton (Photo: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Early Life - Rodriguez was born July 27, 1975, in New York City. His family soon relocated to Miami, Florida. He first honed his baseball skills as a shortstop Miami's Westminster Christian High School, leading his team to the national high school championship his junior year. As a senior, he was named USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and Gatorade's national baseball student athlete of the year. (Photo: David Klein/Getty Images)

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Fast Track to Success - Despite signing a letter of intent to play baseball with the University of Miami, Rodriguez turned down the scholarship offer. At 17, he entered the Major League Baseball amateur draft, where he was selected in the first round by the Seattle Mariners in 1993. He played for Seattle's AAA affiliate, the Calgary Cannons and made his major league debut for the Mariners in 1994. (Photo: Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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Free Agency and Bankable Future - As a shortstop, Rodriguez smashed a number of records, including homeruns, hits and total bases. His impressive numbers made him a magnet for media attention and a highly desirable addition for other MLB teams. Rodriguez became a free agent in 2000, and signed a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers. The deal was considered the richest MLB baseball contract in league history at the time. (Photo: A. Messerschmidt/WireImage)

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The Price of Greatness - Rodriguez played for the Rangers from 2001 until 2003. In 2002, He won the Babe Ruth Home Run Award for leading MLB in home runs and in 2003 he won his first American League Most Valuable Player title. Looking to relieve itself of Rodriguez's lofty contract, the Rangers traded Rodriguez to the New York Yankees in 2004. (Photo: A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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Here Comes the New Yankee - Rodriguez switched positions from shortstop, a position already dominated by Derek Jeter, to third baseman. He also took on the No. 13 jersey. The No. 3 jersey, which he had worn throughout his career, had been retired by the team in honor of Babe Ruth. (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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World Series Champion - Rodriguez picked up another MVP title in 2007. That same year, outdoing his previous record-setting contract, Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $275 million contract with the team. In 2009, he led the Yankees to their 27th World Series Championship. He was awarded the Babe Ruth Award as the postseason MVP. (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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Divorce - While things appeared to be going full speed ahead professionally, Rodriguez's relationship with his wife, Cynthia Rodriguez, was troubled. Rumors of A-Rod's infidelity swirled, and on July 7, 2008, Cynthia filed for divorce, citing "emotional abandonment" of her and their two daughters as well as "extra marital affairs and other marital misconduct" by Rodriguez. Cynthia Rodriguez's lawyer at the time said A-Rod had "an affair of the heart" with pop star Madonna. (Photo: Rob Loud/Getty Images) 

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Prostitution Allegations - Again bringing his personal life into the spotlight, news outlets reported in 2009 that, during 2006 and 2007, Rodriguez elicited services from and even dated former madam Kristin Davis (who notably provided prostitutes to former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer). Refusing to discuss details, Davis told the New York Daily News in 2009: "In regard to Alex, all I can say is our paths have definitely crossed personally and professionally." (Photo: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

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Initial Doping Scandal - In 2009, Sports Illustrated reported that Rodriguez had tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone and Primobolan, while playing for the Texas Rangers in 2003. Rodriguez's name appeared on a list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball's 2003 survey, which was compiled to determine whether mandatory drug testing should be implemented. At the time, there was no punishment for a positive test result. (Photo: Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) 

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Steroids Fallout - The survey was intended to be anonymous and the samples destroyed, however a master list of 104 players was discovered during a federal raid of a Long Beach, California, laboratory. One day after the Sports Illustrated report was released, Rodriguez admitted to taking banned steroids between 2001 and 2003, citing "an enormous amount of pressure to perform." Following the MLB's 2003 survey, mandatory testing of major league baseball players began in 2004, along with penalties for violations. (Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Biogenesis Scandal - Rodriguez is one of a number of MLB players currently under investigation for his role with Biogenesis, a Florida-based anti-aging clinic (pictured above) linked to the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs. Citing league sources, media reports suggest that a suspension for Rodriguez is imminent (earlier this week, Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun, also linked to the Biogenesis scandal, was suspended for the remainder of the 2013 season due to an unnamed violation of the league's drug policy).(Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Rodriguez Blackballed? - In addition to his latest drug allegations, Rodriguez has been entrenched in battle with the Yankees. A team official told the New York Daily News that Rodriguez "will be punished" for seeking a second medical opinion after a Yankee physician diagnosed him with a quadriceps strain. That doctor publicly disputed a Yankees physician's diagnosis, bolstering Rodriguez's claims that the team is purposely keeping him off the field despite his claims that he is healthy. He did not play in the 2013 season due to a second hip surgery. (Photo: Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

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Still Suspended, Still Fighting - Alex Rodriguez’s fight for his “life and legacy” is far from over. An arbitrator upheld 162 of the 211 game suspensions on Jan. 11, which will leave A-Rod out for the entire 2014 season. A-Rod, still unsatisfied with the verdict, has sued the MLB and its players union, seeking to overturn his season-long suspension.(Photo: AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Anthony Bosch: I Personally Injected A-Rod With PEDs - Although Alex Rodriguez continues to claim he did not use performance enhancement drugs while playing for the New York Yankees, Anthony Bosch, the founder of the Florida clinic Biogenesis, told 60 Minutes on Jan. 12 that he injected A-Rod. Bosch also said that A-Rod’s drug habit was $12,000 per month. A-Rod has yet to respond to Bosch’s claims.(Photo: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)