My Favorite Cigar
Alex Rodriguez • Baseball Superstar
Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona
Alex Rodriguez called his Louisville Slugger C271L bat his “money maker.” No argument there: A-Rod raked in more than $441 million across his 22-year career. It’s notable that his 34-inch, 32-ounce, black-lacquered club is also decidedly small for a home-run hitter. Compare it with Babe Ruth’s 36-inch, 46-ounce bat, which he called “Black Betsy.” Or take the 36-inch, 41.5-ounce model used by Lou Gehrig.
Rodriguez has said that a small bat was suitable for his big hands, but when it comes to cigars the New York native prefers them big, namely the Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona. The Dominican slugger from Washington Heights sticks with the Havana cigar, which has been his go-to smoke since he played golf with Michael Jordan in 2000. That day, he went from liking cigars to loving them. Rodriguez has been a Hoyo guy since around the mid-point of his remarkable Major League Baseball career, which included being named an All-Star 14 times and one World Series championship, with the 2009 New York Yankees.
Today, Rodriguez is one part businessman (with considerable holdings in real estate and a part-ownership in Presidente Beer, among others) and one part baseball analyst, breaking down the game on Fox Sports.
