0 0 0 ▁in ▁un pa id ▁legal ▁fe es . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁back ▁in ▁January ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁D rug ▁En for cement ▁Administration ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁used ▁performance - en han cing ▁dru gs . ▁This ▁was ▁contrary ▁to ▁his ▁sent iments ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁days ▁earlier , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁veh ement ly ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁and ▁also ▁denied ▁having ▁used ▁human ▁growth ▁h orm ones . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Rod rig uez ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁two ▁half - s ib lings , ▁Joe ▁and ▁Su zy , ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁and ▁are ▁children ▁from ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁first ▁marriage . ▁Rod rig uez ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁half - bro ther , ▁Victor ▁M . ▁Rod rig uez , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Alex ' s ▁father ▁Victor ▁Sr . ▁and ▁his ▁then - w ife ▁P ou ppe ▁Mart ine z ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁a ▁year ▁later , ▁and ▁Victor ▁Jr . ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mother . ▁Victor ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁is ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁fell ▁out ▁of ▁touch ▁with ▁Alex ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁years , ▁until ▁they ▁met ▁at ▁a ▁Texas ▁R angers ▁game ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁His ▁nep hew , ▁Joe ▁Dun and , ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player . ▁