▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁ret iring ▁as ▁a ▁player , ▁Rod rig uez ▁became ▁a ▁media ▁person ality , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁broad c aster ▁for ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁ 1 , ▁a ▁cast ▁member ▁of ▁Sh ark ▁T ank ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ABC ▁News ▁network . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁ESP N ▁announced ▁that ▁Rod rig uez ▁would ▁be ▁joining ▁the ▁broadcast ▁team ▁of ▁Sunday ▁Night ▁Baseball . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁C N BC ▁announced ▁Rod rig uez ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁Back ▁In ▁The ▁Game , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁help ▁former ▁athlet es ▁make ▁a ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁their ▁personal ▁lives ; ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁deb uted ▁on ▁the ▁network ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Washington ▁He ights ▁section ▁of ▁Manh attan ▁to ▁Domin ican ▁imm igr ants ▁Victor ▁and ▁L our des ▁Rod rig uez . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁alongside ▁his ▁two ▁half - s ib lings , ▁Joe ▁and ▁Su zy , ▁from ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁first ▁marriage . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁then ▁to ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁favorite ▁baseball ▁players ▁were ▁Keith ▁Hern ande z , ▁D ale ▁Mur phy , ▁and ▁Cal ▁R ip ken