"My hand hurts" - Former Yankee Alex Rodriguez gets candid about what it looks like to sign 1,000 pieces of baseball memorabilia

Retired New York Yankees All-Star Alex Rodriguez has built a massive fan base over his 22-year career in MLB. His impressive resume, including 14 All-Star nods, 10 Silver Slugger awards, three MVP titles, and a World Series pennant (2009), still outmatchs most active stars.

Rodriguez aka A-Rod uploaded a video on Instagram, showing his busy schedule, signing 1000 pieces of baseball memorabilia for his fans. It took him three hours to finally finish the work. However, it left a toll on the former Major Leaguer, as he captioned the video:

“My hand hurts…” - @arod

A-Rod stayed in touch with baseball after retirement but in a different career route. He became a media personnel, working with some of the esteemed broadcasting channels like Fox Sports and ABC News Network, gaining more followers each day.

Alex Rodriguez shared tips on the Mets’ performance fixture

Alex Rodriguez is a known critic who has never shied away from making his point, especially, if the topic is the Yankees. As the Bronx Bombers progress with a 53-31 season record, A-Rod shared his two-cent on cross-city rivals New York Mets (40-39), who are underperforming this season.

Earlier this month, during the Yankees-Dodgers matchup at Yankee Stadium, A-Rod was joined by league veterans Derek Jeter and David Ortiz on MLB on Fox. Kevin Burkhardt, the Fox’s broadcaster, asked Rodriguez how to fix the Mets, and his answer was unexpected.

“Look, the Red Sox broke the curse with getting this guy,” Rodriguez said while pointing to Ortiz. “Today’s ‘this guy’ is Juan Soto. You get Juan Soto in a three-year process and start again.”

The former Yankees captain Jeter quickly assessed the situation by saying:

“Hal Steinbrenner [Yankees owner] is gonna have something to say about that.”

As an avid Yankees supporter, it was surprising for A-Rod to name one of their best-performing players for other teams. Especially when the speculations are high about Soto’s future with the Yankees. Following his advice might be the quickest and most efficient way to get the Mets back on track.