Alex Rodriguez is the most hated player in baseball, and he knows it.
Since signing a record-breaking contract 15 years ago, he's often been on the receiving end of fans' taunts and pitchers' beanings. Yet A-Rod can come off as a bit clueless about the world around him, which makes this exchange with a reporter, transcribed by ESPN, so intriguing.
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