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A-Rod enjoyed a spectacular career at Miami's Westminster Christian High, winning a national championship as a junior and being named USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year as a senior. Rodriguez quickly became one of the game's best players with the Mariners, and he signed a then-record $252 million as a free agent before the 2001 season. A-Rod was traded to the Yankees in February of 2004 in a deal for Alfonso Soriano. In December 2007, he signed a 10-year, $275 million contract with New York. Although his career has been tainted by a bombshell steroid report by SI.com (which Rodriguez admitted shortly thereafter), the three-time MVP is still regarded as one of the greatest players ever. He has hit .301 with 636 home runs in his 12-year career through May 23, 2012.