Alex Rodriguez

APRIL 26, 2005 — If there was ever a game that set the tone for a player's season, this performance was certainly it for New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. Playing host to the Angels, Rodriguez hammered home runs in his first three at-bats of the game off of starter Bartolo Colon. The third baseman would end the day going 4-for-5 with 10 RBI, and would finish the season as the American League Most Valuable Player.