That s why I m doing TV now fellas - Looking back at Yankees legend Alex Rodriguez s hitting contest with a 22-month-old baseball prodigy × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Sports Entertainment News

That s why I m doing TV now fellas - Looking back at Yankees legend Alex Rodriguez s hitting contest with a 22-month-old baseball prodigy

By Oindrila Chowdhury Modified 19 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. On "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in January 2018, former New York Yankees great Alex Rodriguez participated in a batting competition with 22-month-old Asher Willig. After his father shared a video of Asher Willig hitting balls in a batting cage on Instagram, Asher became an instant phenomenon. View this post on Instagram Instagram Post "Wanted to try something different && this dude delivered!" - @Asher Willig Jimmy Fallon instructed A-Rod to hit with his left hand as Asher is a lefty to keep the competition fair. Additionally, Rodriguez had to use the miniature baseball bat that Asher used to slug home runs. "A-Rod Has Hitting Contest with 22-Month-Old Baseball Prodigy." - @The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Rodriguez hit it eight times in 30 seconds. Asher, on the other hand, was able to top the 14-time All-Star by collecting nine hits. After missing a few hits, Rodriguez playfully said: "That's why I'm doing TV now, fellas." Back in 2018, A-Rod was working as a studio analyst for FOX Sports for the MLB Postseason.

Alex Rodriguez called 22-month-old Asher Willig Future Yankee

Alex Rodriguez during a press conference. Former New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was impressed with little Asher Willig's skills. Once the little kid defeated Rodriguez, the former Yankees slugger picked him up on his lap and said: "He's a future Yankee!" Asher is all grown up now. He is now six years old and continues to play baseball. Currently, Asher has 5K+ followers on his Instagram, and the feed is full of videos of him playing baseball. His bio reads:"Baseball 'lovin kid. That kid that was on Fallon." Asher is a certain future All-Star! Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Diptanil Roy × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी