By AUSTIN FENNER in Toronto and JANA WINTER and DAN MANGAN in N.Y.
May 31, 2007
Alex Rodriguez hasn't partied only in Toronto with a mystery blonde - the Yankee superstar has also been spotted across the United States squiring around a similar-looking, buxom hottie, The Post has learned.
Several witnesses yesterday said they have seen A-Rod socializing recently with a blond bombshell - not his wife, Cynthia - in Seattle, Las Vegas and Dallas.
In Dallas, two people said Rodriguez and an unknown blonde visited a high-end strip club - just weeks before he and a blond gal pal were spotted by The Post going to a flashy Toronto strip joint on Sunday night.
And there is a photograph taken March 1 showing the All-Star sitting in the Whiskey Bar in Tampa, Fla., with a blonde. She looks similar to the woman he was photographed with in Toronto during the Yanks' current road trip there.
An explosive story in The Post yesterday detailed how A-Rod and his mystery lady friend dined Sunday at a pricey Toronto steakhouse. They then visited an all-nude strip club before calling it a night and getting onto an elevator alone together at the Four Seasons hotel, where the Bombers' $252 million man was staying.
Yesterday, before the slumping Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays, Rodriguez, 31, said, "I'm not going to comment on anything personal.
"And I certainly don't think it's a distraction to this team."
Teammates Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon echoed that sentiment, as did Yankee manager Joe Torre, who met privately with A-Rod at the slugger's request before the game.
"Alex is a big boy, and I know how serious he takes his baseball," Torre said.
Cynthia Rodriguez, 34, ducked out of the couple's exclusive Park Avenue apartment building yesterday afternoon without stopping to answer questions. She later returned, had several pieces of luggage placed her in car and was driven away last night.
She has been married to the powerhouse third baseman since 2002; they have a 2-year-old daughter, Natasha.
Neighbors of the high-profile couple said their once-tight relationship has apparently hit the rocks recently.
"They used to be all lovey-dovey, kissy-kissy, all over the place, all over the block really. It was a lot of 'I love you,' 'No, I love you,' 'No, I love you,' " one neighbor said.
