Editing Alex Rodriguez (section)

== A-Rod Corp ==
Rodriguez founded A-Rod Corp, a holding company, in 1996 and the company began making its first investments in 2003. Through the company, Rodriguez has invested in a series of companies in the technology, real estate, wellness, and entertainment industries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kallergis|first=Katherine|date=October 2019|title=A-Rod's NYC And South Florida Real Estate Playbook|url=https://therealdeal.com/issues_articles/a-rods-real-estate-playbook/|access-date=August 29, 2020|website=[[The Real Deal (magazine)|The Real Deal]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2008, Rodriguez founded Newport Property Construction, a real-estate development firm.

In 2012, he founded Monument Capital Management, which has acquired more than $1 billion of real estate assets in 16 states.<ref>{{cite web|last=Locke|first=Taylor|date=November 7, 2019|title=A-Rod: 'I work so much harder at my business than I did at baseball'|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/07/ex-mlb-star-alex-rodriguez-i-work-harder-at-business-than-baseball.html|access-date=August 29, 2020|website=[[CNBC]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Monument Capital Management {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/monumentcapmgmt/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240805091225/https://www.linkedin.com/company/monumentcapmgmt |archive-date=2024-08-05 |access-date=2025-01-20 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chen|first=Joyce|date=September 26, 2019|title=Alex Rodriguez Buys a Second Residential Building in NYC|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/alex-rodriguez-buys-a-second-residential-building-in-nyc|access-date=August 29, 2020|website=[[Architectural Digest]]|language=en-us}}</ref>

=== Investments ===
A-Rod Corp has invested in various companies including [[coconut water]] brand [[Vita Coco]], [[Wheels Up]], [[Snapchat]] and the [[virtual concert]] startup Wave.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Radford-Wattley |first=Aaron |date=January 30, 2020 |title=How much is Alex Rodriguez worth? |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/alex-rodriguez-baseball-net-worth |access-date=August 16, 2020 |website=[[Fox Business]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=June 10, 2020|title=Avatar-Concert Startup Wave's $30 Million Round Draws Scooter Braun, Alex Rodriguez Among Investors|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/wave-virtual-concerts-30-million-scooter-braun-alex-rodriguez-1234630376/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en}}</ref>

Rodriguez partnered with [[Mark Mastrov]] in 2012 to create the Energy Fitness gym chain in [[Mexico City]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Barrabi|first=Thomas|date=September 10, 2019|title=Alex Rodriguez's latest investment – It's 'personal'|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/alex-rodriguez-investment-fitplan-app|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Fox Business]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Rodriguez sold a [[Mercedes-Benz]] dealership in [[League City, Texas]], to [[Group 1 Automotive]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaplan|first=David|date=April 28, 2014|title=Sale removes the Alex Rodriguez name from local Mercedes dealership|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/retail/article/Sale-removes-the-Alex-Rodriguez-name-from-local-5436597.php|access-date=April 28, 2014|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|publisher=}}</ref>

Rodriguez invested in [[NRG Esports]] alongside [[Shaquille O'Neal]] and [[Jimmy Rollins]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rovell|first=David|date=March 17, 2016|title=Shaquille O'Neal, Alex Rodriguez among investors in NRG Esports|url=https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/15000505/shaquille-oneal-alex-rodriguez-jimmy-rollins-invest-nrg-esports-teams|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[ESPN]]|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, A-Rod Corp gained the rights to develop [[UFC]]-branded fitness centers across southern Florida.<ref>{{cite web|date=October 10, 2019|title=Former MLB Star And Entrepreneur Alex Rodriguez To Open Second UFC Gym® In Midtown Miami|url=https://www.franchising.com/news/20191010_former_mlb_star_and_entrepreneur_alex_rodriguez_to.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=Franchising.com}}</ref> That year, A-Rod Corp purchased a major equity stake in TruFusion, a [[Las Vegas]]–based fitness studio chain,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barreira|first=Alex|date=July 17, 2020|title=A-Rod-backed fitness studio TruFusion to open first San Francisco franchise|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/07/17/alex-rodriguez-trufusion-fitness-studio-sf.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[San Francisco Business Times]]}}</ref> and invested in the beverage brand Dirty Lemon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Giammona|first=Craig|date=December 20, 2018|title=Coca-Cola Joins A-Rod With Stake in Text-to-Pay Beverage Brand|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-20/coca-cola-joins-a-rod-with-stake-in-text-to-pay-beverage-brand|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]}}</ref>

In 2018, A-Rod Corp invested in Petros Pace Finance, a financier of [[green development]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gose|first=Joe|date=August 27, 2019|title=To Meet Demand for Green Buildings, Developers Get a Leg Up|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/business/green-buildings-pace-loans.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2019, the company invested in the [[co-living]] startup Bungalow, [[Acorns (company)|Acorns]] and [[Sonder Corp.]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Fox|first=Michelle|date=July 19, 2019|title=Former MLB star A-Rod wants to stop athletes from going broke|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/19/former-mlb-star-a-rod-wants-to-stop-athletes-from-going-broke.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[CNBC]]|language=en}}</ref> That same year, Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez partnered with [[telehealth]] company [[Hims, Inc.|Hims and Hers]] to provide affordable healthcare.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fields|first=Jackie|date=July 20, 2020|title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Partner with Company Hims & Hers on Accessible Healthcare|url=https://people.com/style/jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-hims-hers-partnership/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=EN}}</ref> Rodriguez also invested in Density, a technology company specializing in [[people counting]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Moriarty|first=Rick|date=July 28, 2020|title=Alex Rodriguez among group investing $51M in Syracuse startup Density|url=https://www.syracuse.com/business/2020/07/alex-rodriguez-among-group-investing-51m-in-people-counting-syracuse-startup-density.html|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Syracuse.com]]|language=en}}</ref>

Rodriguez became the new chairman of [[Presidente]], a Dominican beer company owned by [[Anheuser-Busch InBev]], in January 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Swant|first=Marty|date=January 23, 2020|title=Alex Rodriguez Joins Presidente As Chairman And Co-Owner To Pitch Dominican Beer To The Masses|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/martyswant/2020/01/23/alex-rodriguez-joins-presidente-as-chairman-and-co-owner-to-pitch-dominican-beer-to-the-masses/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en}}</ref> A-Rod Corp invested in Nova Credit, a financial technology company, in February 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Webb|first=Nick|date=July 19, 2020|title=Inside Track: The Edge among the stars aligning for Nova Credit start-up|language=en|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/inside-track-the-edge-among-the-stars-aligning-for-nova-credit-start-up-7th9rfz2g|access-date=September 9, 2020|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

In July 2020, Rodriguez and Lopez were leading a group of investors bidding on the [[New York Mets]], and had moved to the second stage of the bidding process.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29455748/brian-urlacher-travis-kelce-demarco-murray-join-jennifer-lopez-alex-rodriguez-bid-buy-mets |title=Brian Urlacher, Travis Kelce, DeMarco Murray join Jennifer Lopez-Alex Rodriguez bid to buy Mets |work=ESPN |last=McClure |first=Vaughn |date=July 13, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref> The bid failed, however.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/29/baseball-hedge-fund-manager-steven-cohen-in-talks-to-buy-mlb-new-york-mets.html |title=Hedge fund manager Steven Cohen in exclusive talks to buy New York Mets |work=CNBC |last=Faber |first=David |date=August 29, 2020 |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

=== The Corp Podcast ===
Rodriguez partnered with [[Barstool Sports]] in 2018 to co-create ''The Corp Podcast'' with Dan Katz aka Barstool Big Cat. The podcast interviews industry leaders, athletes, and entrepreneurs.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|last=Fernandez|first=Henry|date=August 8, 2019|title=Barstool Sports, Alex Rodriguez aim for home run with return of 'The Corp' podcast|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/barstool-sports-alex-rodriguez-corp-podcast|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[Fox Business]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Season 1 featured [[Kobe Bryant]], [[Gary Vaynerchuk]], [[Barbara Corcoran]], [[Mike Francesa]], [[Michael Rubin (businessman)|Michael Rubin]] and [[Barry Sternlicht]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Baysinger|first=Tim|date=December 5, 2018|title=Alex Rodriguez Partners With Barstool Sports on Podcast 'The Corp'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/alex-rodriguez-partners-with-barstool-sports-on-podcast-the-corp/|access-date=September 9, 2020|website=[[TheWrap]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Season 2 featured [[Kevin Bacon]], [[Martha Stewart]], [[Danica Patrick]], [[Stephanie McMahon]], [[Maria Bartiromo]], and [[Howard Schultz]].<ref name=":12" />