A-Rod said Jennifer Lopez was his dream date in 1998 interview
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Alex Rodriguez had his sights set on future wife Jennifer Lopez long before popping the question in March.
In unearthed footage from 1998, the then-23-year-old Mariners shortstop revealed that the “Jenny From the Block” crooner would be his ultimate dream date.
“Hopefully you can find me a date with her,” Rodriguez said in the video, via MLB Network’s “International Talk.”
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Rodriguez, 43, also shared the clip on Instagram, captioning the video, “I just had a feeling,” to which Lopez, 49, replied, “OMG .. I love this too much.”
“When you know, you know,” he responded.
JENNIFER LOPEZ REVEALS THAT SHE AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ ARE TOO BUSY TO GET MARRIED RIGHT AWAY
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Lopez and Rodriguez did cross paths several years later, when the music superstar and her then-husband, Marc Anthony, attended a 2005 Subway Series game between the Mets and Yankees. Rodriguez, married to Cynthia Scurtis at the time, was photographed next to Lopez, who rocked a Yankees hat for the game.
Rodriguez split from Scurtis, with whom he shares two daughters, in 2008. Lopez and Anthony, 50, finalized their divorce in 2014. They have 11-year-old twins, Max and Emme.
Lopez and Rodriguez became an item in 2017. He proposed on the beach earlier this spring, presenting his bride-to-be with a reported $1.8 million engagement ring.
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