Alex Rodriguez has taken the next step in his relationship with his girlfriend Jaco Cordeiro.
The 47-year-old 14-time MLB All-Star made his romance official on Instagram on Saturday, posing with Cordeiro and his daughters Natasha, 18, and Ella, 14, in front of a beautifully decorated tree during a Christmas party in New York. York City.
“From our hearts to yours, Merry Christmas,” Rodriguez wrote in the caption.
He and Cordeira, a fitness instructor and founder of Jacfit, were first romantically linked in October, Page Six reports.
Rodriguez spoke in September about the kind of father and partner he wants to be after being suspended in 2014 for using performance-enhancing drugs.
“When I think about it, these mistakes are the greatest gift and the greatest curse of my life,” he said on HBO Max. Who is talking to Chris Wallace?
“And every day I think about what I did to myself,” Rodriguez continued. “And I hope this mistake teaches me a lesson to be a better father, a better partner, a better friend, a better son. And I hope other players can learn from my mistakes.”
A source previously told PEOPLE in September that Rodriguez and fitness model Kathryn Padgett broke up after they started dating over the summer. “It just went its own way,” the insider said.
Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez officially called off their engagement last April, telling PEOPLE in a statement that they are “better than friends and look forward to staying that way.” The couple started dating in 2017 and announced their engagement in March 2019.
Meanwhile, the former New York Yankee remains close to Natasha and Ella’s mother, Cynthia Scurtis, to whom he was married from 2002 to 2008.
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In April, the four, along with Scurtis’ husband, Angel Nicolas, traveled to Memphis together to see the Grizzlies take on the Minnesota Timberwolves, which Rodriguez part-owns.
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“Memphis Bound. Two little girls. Three parents. One goal: Win #Game1,” Rodriguez captioned a group photo in front of their private jet.
