Guide Note

The New York Daily News reported on July 2, 2008, that baseball star Alex Rodriguez and wife Cynthia Scurtis Rodriguez have split.¹ Cynthia Rodriguez is rumored to have had an affair with rocker Lenny Kravitz.²

Fast Facts

1. Rodriguez and Scurtis married on November 2, 2002
2. It was rumored in early July 2008 that Rodriguez had an affair with Madonna³
3. Rumors of Rodriguez's affair with Madonna were false²
4. Cynthia Rodriguez and Lenny Kravitz were said to have gone on a romantic trip together²
5. Cynthia Rodriguez gave birth to a baby girl on April 21, 2008, named Ella Alexander
6. Rodriguez and Scurtis have another child named Natasha Alexander

1. Born: July 27, 1975
2. Birthplace: New York City, New York
3. Full name: Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez
4. Nickname: A-Rod
5. Third baseman for New York Yankees

1. Nickname: C-Rod
2. Maiden Name: Cynthia Scurtis
3. Hometown: Miami, Florida
4. Married Alex Rodriguez on November 2, 2002
5. Former high school psychology teacher
6. Children: Natasha Alexander and Ella Alexander

Cynthia Rodriguez filed for a divorce on July 7, 2008, at the Miami-Dade County Family Court. She reportedly filed for the divorce because of her husband's alleged extramarital affairs.⁴