Alex Rodriguez Will Reportedly Join ABC News As A Contributor

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Former New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez is stepping into a new role at ABC News as a contributor, Variety reported Sunday.That means viewers may soon be able to spot Jennifer Lopezs boyfriend on shows including Good Morning America and World News Tonight, according tothe New York Posts Page Six, which first reported the news.Hell also still be serving as a Fox Sports contributor, so A-Rod may soon be an inescapable commenting presence on cable and network television.Rodriguez, 41, reportedly wants to step outside the realm of sports to offer his thoughts on a variety of lifestyle topics, including finances and family life. According to Variety, his Fox contract could prohibit him from talking sports except on non-sport-centric shows like GMA.Theres been no word on the Rodriguez-led CNBC pilot ordered back in January, Back in the Game, a reality show about cash-strapped former athletes.Rodriguez, whose baseball career was marred by scandal involving performance-enhancing drugs,retired in Augustafter the Yankees released the former MVP from his contract.That was the Yankees decision and I am at peace with it, he said at the time. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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