Alex Rodriguez Jokes He ‘Certainly Can’t’ Give Travis Kelce Advice About Dating in the Spotlight (Exclusive)

The 'MLB on FOX' analyst, whose long-term relationship with Jennifer Lopez ended in 2021, is focused on the upcoming World Series — and not so much on Taylor Swift

Alex Rodriguez has many opinions about baseball, all of which he dispenses effortlessly as a longtime analyst on MLB on FOX.

But the retired New York Yankees great balks at the notion that he would have any tips about how best to navigate athletic greatness while dating a mega-celebrity.

“I certainly can't give anyone advice about that,” Rodriguez, 48, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue when asked about the burgeoning relationship between Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

Rodriguez played for 22 seasons and three teams — including the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers — before retiring in 2016.

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One year later, he began a long-term, well-documented relationship with Jennifer Lopez which led to the duo's engagement in 2019.

By April 2021, Rodriguez and Lopez had called off their engagement, issuing a joint statement to the Today show at the time, saying that they “realized we are better as friends and look forward to remaining so.”

These days, Rodriguez is enjoying life with his girlfriend, Canadian fitness instructor Jaclyn Cordeiro, 44, and is happy to share plenty of proud dad moments about his two daughters Natasha, 18, and Ella, 15, whom he shares with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis.

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“For me, of all the things that I've been able to experience in my life, there's nothing [else] besides the birth of both of my girls,” he tells PEOPLE.

Yet dropping off his eldest at the University of Michigan in August for her first year of school was “an overwhelming experience that I was not ready for,” the former professional athlete says.

Back at work, Rodriguez maintains a steadier focus, sitting alongside host Kevin Burkhardt, former teammate Derek Jeter, and their one-time division nemesis, former Red Sox star David “Big Papi” Ortiz.

Speaking to PEOPLE in this week’s issue, the foursome admits to engaging in plenty of hijinks as they deliver their own nuanced takes on the games at hand.

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Yet as for baseball’s evolution in a season in which rule changes impacted the scope of the game, Rodriguez has his own theory. And if it’s anything like his prediction for the ALCS — in which he said the Texas Rangers would beat the Houston Astros in 7 — it’s worth listening to.

“You tell me, ‘Alex, you got to go watch this movie. It's amazing. It's a blockbuster that's going to win every award.’ And I say, ‘How long?’ and you say, ‘Four hours,’ I'm not watching it,” he says.

Rodriguez adds, “I think you've seen with the time clock, the data doesn't lie, right? Attendance is up nine and a half percent, games are almost 30 minutes shorter. The quality, the pace is better. So there's a lot of good movement as a domino effect for the game.”

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