Editing Alex Rodriguez (section)

== Charity ==
In 2003, Rodriguez gave $3.9&nbsp;million to the University of Miami to renovate its baseball stadium.<ref name="ESPN Rodriguez Miami">{{cite news|date=February 13, 2009|title=A-Rod admits 'mistakes' at dedication|work=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3906391|access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref> The new facility was renamed "[[Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field]]".<ref name="ESPN Rodriguez Miami" /> Rodriguez remains an ardent University of Miami fan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/alex-rodriguez-wears-miami-chain-at-college-football-game-c260702186 |title=Alex Rodriguez donned a University of Miami turnover chain and cheered his team to victory |work=MLB.com |last=Mearns |first=Andrew |date=November 5, 2017 |access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref> Despite not having attended the school, he received the University of Miami's [[Edward T. Foote II]] Alumnus of Distinction Award in 2007 as an honorary alumnus.<ref>{{cite web|title=UMAA Awards Program|url=http://www6.miami.edu/alumni/umaa/awards/pastrecipients.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926083837/http://www6.miami.edu/alumni/umaa/awards/pastrecipients.htm|archive-date=September 26, 2013|access-date=August 13, 2013|website=[[University of Miami]] Alumni Association|publisher=}}</ref> Rodriguez had previously been named an "honorary alumnus" of the university in 2004. He is a member of the University of Miami's board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Trustees|url=http://www6.miami.edu/communications/trustees/members.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321034853/http://www6.miami.edu/communications/trustees/members.html|archive-date=March 21, 2015|access-date=August 13, 2013|website=[[University of Miami]]|publisher=}}</ref>

Rodriguez is a Miami-Dade [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys & Girls Clubs]] Board Member. Rodriguez and A-Rod Corp donated $1 million to Boy & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade in 2010, building a state-of-the-art educational center for students.<ref>{{cite web|last=Raynor|first=Grace|date=September 28, 2015|title=A-Rod gives $1 million to Boys & Girls Clubs|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-rodriguez-gives-1-million-to-charity/c-152054618|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011010103/https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-rodriguez-gives-1-million-to-charity/c-152054618|archive-date=October 11, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=[[MLB.com]]|language=en}}</ref> Rodriguez donated an additional $1 million to Boys & Girls Club in conjunction with MLB.<ref>{{cite web|date=September 29, 2015|title=New York Yankees All-Star and Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade Alumnus Alex Rodriguez Donated $1 Million Check to Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade|url=https://bgcmia.org/new-york-yankees-all-star-and-boys-girls-clubs-of-miami-dade-alumnus-alex-rodriguez-donated-1-million-check-to-boys-girls-clubs-of-miami-dade/|access-date=September 29, 2015|website=[[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys & Girls Club]]}}</ref> In addition, Rodriguez created a scholarship program for Boys and Girls Club alumni to attend the University of Miami, sponsoring more than 25 students since inception of the program.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Navarro|first=Manny|date=June 12, 2015|title=A-Rod fills in scholarship gaps for students who walked 'the same path'|work=[[Miami Herald]]|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article23873965.html|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, Rodriguez and A-Rod Corp donated $500,000 to the [[Miami Herbert Business School|University of Miami School of Business Administration]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Chloe|date=February 22, 2017|title=Alex Rodriguez donates $500,000 to UM School of Business|url=https://www.themiamihurricane.com/2017/02/22/alex-rodriguez-donates-500000-to-um-school-of-business/|access-date=September 2, 2020|website=[[The Miami Hurricane]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2019, Rodriguez, along with Jennifer Lopez, donated a year's worth of meals from Tiller & Hatch to Tennessee elementary students.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Kane|first=Caitlin|date=October 24, 2019|title=Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez donate a year's worth of food to school after teacher posts about kids in need|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jennifer-lopez-and-alex-rodriguez-donate-one-years-worth-of-food-to-school-from-tiller-and-hatch-meals-teacher-post/|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2020, Rodriguez and Lopez donated 20,000 prepared Tiller & Hatch meals to help hospitality workers in the Miami area who had lost their jobs during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Marr|first=Madeleine|date=April 21, 2020|title=Hotel workers in Miami are out of work. JLo and ARod are feeding 20,000 of them|work=[[Miami Herald]]|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article242167666.html|access-date=April 21, 2020}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Paley Center for Media]]'s board of trustees.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=April 2, 2020|title=Alex Rodriguez Among New Members Of The Paley Center's Board Of Trustees; Shari Redstone Joins Executive Committee|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/alex-rodriguez-new-members-the-paley-centers-board-of-trustees-shari-redstone-executive-committee-1202897903/|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|language=en}}</ref>