Alex Rodriguez Is Single and Focusing on His Family, Source Says

Photo: Getty

Alex Rodriguezis putting family first this holiday season.

The former baseball player, 46, is currently single and spending “a lot of time with his daughters and enjoying every minute of it,” a source tells PEOPLE amid rumors about Rodriguez’s romantic life.

Rodriguez — who shares daughters Natasha, 17, and Ella, 13, with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis — is “a good father and family means a lot to him,” according to the insider.

The source adds that the retired shortstop is “having a great time with his life and family.”

The MBL veteran — whosplit from fiancée Jennifer Lopez in April— often documents life with his daughters on Instagram, including recentlysmiling for a selfieandposing togetherat the University of Michigan. Rodriquez also celebratedThanksgivinglast month with his loved ones including Natasha, Ella and Scurtis.

Back in October, the baseball analyst alsoreferred to himself as “single"during his coverage of the American League Division Series with fellow broadcasters Kevin Burkhardt, David Ortiz, and Frank Thomas for Fox Sports.

As the group discussed how several Tampa Bay Rays players were spotted eating popcorn in the dugout during a matchup against the Boston Red Sox, the highlight reel showed a 2010 video of Rodriguez enjoying the snack with then-girlfriendCameron Diaz, prompting a laugh from the retired athlete.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.

Rodriguez then replied with a smile, “KB, that’s maybe why I’m single.”

Linda Marx

source: people.com