Former residentBorn 1975; family left in 1979
Alex Rodriguez
A-Rod was born in Washington Heights in 1975 to Dominican immigrants and moved with his family to the Dominican Republic when he was four, then to Miami.
Washington Heights, Manhattan
According to Wikipedia, Alex Rodriguez was born on July 27, 1975, in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan to Dominican immigrants. His parents were from San Juan de la Maguana, and his father played baseball in the Dominican Republic and introduced him to the sport.
Wikipedia says that in 1979, when he was four, the family moved to the Dominican Republic, and later to Miami when he was in the fourth grade. He grew up a fan of the New York Mets, and was taken first overall in the 1993 draft by the Seattle Mariners at 17. He went on to play for the Yankees from 2004 to 2013 and in 2015–2016.
His tie to Washington Heights is a short one, mostly the place of his birth and early childhood; he did not grow up here.