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Alex Rodriguez celebrates Thanksgiving with his ex wife and kids

The former MLB player spread a message of gratitude and unity for the holiday.


Maria Loreto
Senior Writer
NOVEMBER 27, 2021 3:20 PM EST

Alex Rodriguez spent Thanksgiving this year with his ex wife Cynthia Scurtis and their kids, Natasha and Ella, who are 17 and 13 years old. Alex shared a photo of their gathering over his Instagram account.

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Alex shared a set of images where he’s seen posing with the family, including his mother Lourdes, his two daughters, Cynthia and her current husband, Angel Nicolas, and their daughter, Camilla. There’s a photo of Alex kissing one of his daughter’s hands, and Cynthia and one of his daughters, hugging and smiling at the camera. “Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃❤️ #Grateful,” he captioned the post.

On his Instagram stories, Alex shared a smiling selfie, writing “Family, Turkey, Football,” and a fire emoji. “Happy Thanksgiving everyone,” he wrote.

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This year, Alex and Jennifer Lopez ended their engagement together. The couple had been together since 2017, announcing their engagement in 2019. Alex has been enjoying his year, with plenty of travels and speculation on his dating life. When interviewed by Entertainment Tonight, Alex said that he was in a great place at the moment, focused on his family and “all of the positive” things in life. “I had five years of an incredible life and partnership and also with my daughters, we learned so much,“ Rodriguez said.

“So I‘m in a great place. I’m so grateful for where God and and the light has really put me, and I‘m really looking forward. Mostly to see how my girls keep developing,” he said.

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Alex and Jennifer Lopez were together for 4 years.

Through the year, many have speculated that Alex was dating Melanie Collins, a sports reportrer. The two were spending time together during the summer, where she joined Alex and his friends abroad as they traveled and celebrated his 46th birthday. The pair were photographed working out and shopping in St. Tropez.

Despite the rumors, Alex has kept his possible relationships private. A source that spoke with Page Six said that Melanie was simply a friend of Alex. “Alex has been hanging with friends and family on the trip, including Eric and Jessie James Decker. Melanie is good friends with them,” said the source. “They’re all friends and she’ll be at his party.”