According to his wife, Cynthia, A-Rod's issues in the ninth inning have nothing on his performance during the birth of their daughter. She spoke to the YES Network and
Peter Abraham has the transcript about how Rodriguez responded to the onset of labor.
"Uh, and the color came back to his face when I told him he could call my mom. And then forget it. I was like not even having a baby; he was the one. The one nurse had a cold cloth on his head. The other nurse had the blood pressure on his arm. And my mother was like rubbing his back. And he is passed out on a couch. And I am there, in the middle of labor. And really, I am not being paid much attention to besides the doctor and a couple of nurses. And he is there moaning. In between pushing, I am going, 'Honey, are you OK?' And are you breathing? Are you OK?' "
Alex Rodriguez's Family Not Immune to His Struggles in the Clutch - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog