NEW YORK (AP)—Yankees
slugger
Alex Rodriguez and his wife have
split less than three months after the
birth of the couple’s second daughter,
according to a report in the New York
Daily News.
The story on the
newspaper’s Web site comes amid reports
linking Rodriguez to Madonna. Rodriguez
refused to address the topic on three
occasions Tuesday, once saying “no” when
asked if he had any comment.
Yankees co-chairman
Hank Steinbrenner also criticized the
team’s lack of hitting before an 18-7
win over the
Texas Rangers on Wednesday night,
suggesting “a little less outside
distractions and a little more
concentrating” might help the team at
the plate.
The Daily News
reported Wednesday night, citing an
anonymous source, that Rodriguez and
wife, Cynthia, have separated after
having “problems” for about three
months.
Cynthia Rodriguez’s
mother, Evangeline Scurtis, also denied
a gossip Web site report that her
daughter had gone on a romantic getaway
with rocker Lenny Kravitz to Paris.
“She is not! I know
that,” Scurtis told The Daily News.
Scurtis repeatedly
declined comment when asked about her
daughter’s relationship with Rodriguez.
The couple was
married in November 2002 and has two
children, Natasha Alexander and Ella
Alexander, who was born April 21.
Rodriguez went
2-for-3 Wednesday night with his 17th
homer of the season and also scored four
times. It also was Rodriguez’s 535th
homer, moving him past Jimmie Foxx for
14th on the career list.
