<figure id="attachment_401307" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1950px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401307"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7eb8c6ff"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/b37a239356f221e8869ec9be78abb896.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401307" class="wp-caption-text">Julio Rodriguez, superstar of the &#8220;Seattle Mariners&#8221; walking in Shinjuku</figcaption></figure>
<h2>A. Rod, still muscular at 49 years old</h2>
<p>The Major League Baseball (MLB) season ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217; victory in the World Series (WS). As soon as the entire schedule was over, not only active Major League Baseball players but also MLB officials and others have been traveling to Japan one after another.</p>
<p>On the evening of November 17, former Major Leaguer Alex Rodriguez (49), known as &#8220;A-Rod,&#8221; appeared at a high-class sushi restaurant in Omotesando.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> He is the fifth-highest home run hitter in the majors with 696 homers. The legend, who has won the same three-time season MVP award as Shohei Ohtani (30), currently serves as a commentator for a popular American sports program. During his visit to Japan, he participated in many events, including a talk show at the U.S. Embassy on November 18, where he paid tribute to Otani by describing him as &#8220;the most unique player in history.</span></p>
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<p>Rodriguez came out of a sushi restaurant, and even at 49 years old, his muscular body is so powerful that his suit looks as if it is about to be ripped off. His muscular body is so powerful that even at the age of 49, his suit looks as if it is about to be ripped off. As he left the restaurant, many fans were waiting for him to sign his autograph, but Mr. Rodriguez kept a calm expression on his face as he silently wrote his autograph. He then quietly sat down in the backseat of the luxury car that had come to pick him up and left Omotesando, being seen off by his fans. His composure and dignity were worthy of being called a legend.</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead="Julio Rodriguez came to Japan with his girlfriend, a female soccer player."></div>
<h2>Major leaguer with a 72.7 billion yen contract</h2>
<p>Two days earlier, on November 15 at around 8:00 p.m., Seattle Mariners superstar Julio Rodriguez (23) was seen walking the streets of Shinjuku, surrounded by his staff. He participated in his own fan event held at &#8220;Alpen Tokyo&#8221; on that day. He had a talk show and photo session.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> He became famous in Japan after he won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 2010 and in the same year signed a huge contract with the Mariners worth up to 17 years and $470 million (about 75.7 billion yen),&#8221; said a reporter.</span></p>
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<p>He was accompanied on his visit to Japan by his girlfriend, Jordyn Hietema, 23, a member of the Canadian women&#8217;s national soccer team. The two had been in Japan for a week prior to the event and were seen visiting Asakusa, the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and even an anime production company.</p>
<p>There seems to be no doubt that Japan is a trend for MLB officials. This may be thanks to the Otani fever.</p>
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<div data-friday-nextpage-lead="A. Rod image leaving a sushi restaurant and providing fan service, etc."></div>
<figure id="attachment_401310" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 2118px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401310"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d397fd33"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/c6d8bb5b2d71b93d7f1a4d476a746375.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401310" class="wp-caption-text">Alex Rodriguez is surrounded by fans and signs autographs as soon as he emerges from an upscale sushi restaurant.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_401311" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 336px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401311"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="2dc6112d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/9fc97ee9c796833def760ac76bad9598.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401311" class="wp-caption-text">Alex Rodriguez is still muscular at 49 years old</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_401312" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1950px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401312"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e79fa307"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/54a4740e306b0e0fb7a39a6397045990.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401312" class="wp-caption-text">Julio Rodriguez walks flanked by event staff</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_401317" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1162px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-401317"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f2648203"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/11/c71a7f02d6cef886b0d03353ebe34d6e.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-401317" class="wp-caption-text">Alex Rodriguez during his working years (from his Instagram @arod)</figcaption></figure>
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 On November 17, MLB legend Alex Rodriguez showed up at a high-end sushi restaurant in Omotesando. Two days earlier, Seattle Mariners superstar Julio Rodriguez appeared in Shinjuku. Here is a report on the event.

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