▁formerly ▁owned ▁a ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁deal ership ▁in ▁League ▁City , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁free ▁time , ▁Rod rig uez ▁bu ys ▁and ▁collect s ▁art . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁invest or ▁for ▁e S ports ▁team ▁NR G ▁Es ports . ▁ ▁As ▁previously ▁mentioned , ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁J eter ' s ▁friendship ▁had ▁co o led ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁However ▁, ▁they ▁have ▁grown ▁close ▁again . ▁ ▁, ▁Rod rig uez ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁sports ▁agent ▁Dan ▁L oz ano . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁d ating ▁American ▁singer ▁and ▁actress ▁Jenn ifer ▁L ope z . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁they ▁announced ▁their ▁eng agement . ▁ ▁Char ity ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁gave ▁$ 3 . 9   mill ion ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁to ▁renov ate ▁its ▁baseball ▁stad ium . ▁The ▁new ▁facility ▁was ▁renamed ▁" Alex ▁Rod rig uez ▁Park ▁at ▁Mark ▁Light ▁Field ". ▁Rod rig uez ▁remains ▁an ▁ar dent ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁fan . ▁Despite ▁not ▁having ▁attended ▁the ▁school , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ' s ▁Edward ▁T . ▁Fo ote ▁II ▁Al umn us ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁as ▁an ▁honor ary ▁al umn us . ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁named ▁an ▁" hon or ary ▁al umn us " ▁of