A-Rod in the midst of a soap opera divorce

0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2008 | by Seth Livingstone

Alex Rodriguez's wife filed for divorce Monday. But if the past week is any indication, his off-field life won't affect his ability to swing a bat.

Cynthia Rodriguez's divorce petition, filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court, claims she and their two children were "emotionally abandoned" and the marriage is "irretrievably broken because of the husband's extra-marital affairs and other marital misconduct."

Her filing came days after an Us Weekly report linked the New York Yankees third baseman to a relationship with singer Madonna; Rodriguez has declined to comment. His wife then sought refuge in Paris with rocker Lenny Kravitz. Madonna and Kravitz have denied romantic involvements.

Rodriguez, whose Yankees host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight, has...

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