Alex Rodriguez Is Dating Jaclyn Cordeiro: 5 Things to Know About the Fitness Trainer

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Alex Rodriguez Is Dating Jaclyn Cordeiro: 5 Things to Know About the Fitness Trainer

Less than one month after calling it quits with Kathryne Padgett, Alex Rodriguez has moved on with Jaclyn Cordeiro.

“Their relationship is] fairly new,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly of the former baseball player, 47, and the Canada native, 42. “They're enjoying spending time together.”

While the duo have yet to address their budding romance, Rodriguez had been single since September when Us confirmed that his whirlwind romance with Padgett, 25, had fizzled after a few months together. Following the former couple’s split, the retired MLB star predicted his future includes a sweet love story.

“I think I’m gonna make a wonderful partner or husband and father post-suspension, because of the lessons learned [from] my biggest mistakes,” Rodriguez said during a CNN interview, which aired earlier this month, noting he believes he is “husband material.” (He was initially suspended from the league in 2014 for violating its anti-doping regulations.)

He added: “When I was 15 years old, I think Sports Illustrated called me a top player in the country, and at that time, I was Alex Rodriguez. And then somewhere along the way at 24, I get a $252 million contract, and probably in Texas I lost my way a little bit and I became A-Rod. … I think pre-suspension, if you asked me what’s winning looked like, I would have said big contracts, home runs, World Series, nice cars, women. Post-suspension, I look at more the team-building, being a great father, being a son, being a friend, high character, loyalty, all those things.”

The former Yankees athlete was previously married to Cynthia Scurtis between 2002 and 2008, with whom he coparents daughters Natasha, 17, and Ella, 14.

“It’s like they’re one big happy family when they’re together,” a second source previously told Us in December 2021, nothing Rodriguez gets along “well” with Scurtis’ new husband, Angel Nicholas. “[The men’s] relationship has turned into a friendship — they support each other. There’s no bad blood there.”

Following the Shark Tank alum’s divorce, he moved on with the likes of Madonna, Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson. Rodriguez began dating Jennifer Lopez in 2017, proposing two years later. The twosome eventually called off their years-long engagement in April 2021, shortly before the 53-year-old Marry Me star moved on with her ex-fiancé Ben Affleck. Lopez and the Argo director, 50, tied the knot earlier this year.

“With Jennifer, look, it was a good experience,” the former shortstop said during his October appearance on CNN’s Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace. “I wish her and the children — who are smart, and beautiful and wonderful — I wish them the very best.”

Scroll below to meet Rodriguez’s new love:

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1. When Were Jaclyn Cordeiro and Alex Rodriguez 1st Linked?

The new couple were first spotted together on Monday, October 17, in Beverly Hills, according to photos obtained by Daily Mail.

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2. What Does Jaclyn Cordeiro Do for a Living?

Cordeiro works as a nurse and fitness model, who has launched her own “JacFit” training program.

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3. Does Jaclyn Cordeiro Have Kids?

The University of Windsor grad is a single mother to two daughters from a previous relationship.

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4. How Did Jaclyn Cordeiro Become a Fitness Trainer?

“[When] I ventured into the world of weight lifting, I immediately fell in love,” Cordeiro told Oxygen magazine in January. “This newfound love helped me through the stress of nursing school and kept me focused on my life goals.”

After training to become a nurse, the fitness influencer entered her first bodybuilding competition five months after welcoming her first child. “I figured there was no better way to get my ‘pre-baby’ body back,” she told the outlet. “I decided to compete again and continued on to compete three more times in the natural division as a bikini fitness CPA plant-based athlete.”

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5. Does Jaclyn Cordeiro Incorporate Her Daughters Into Her Wellness Training?

“Being immersed in the fitness industry as a transformation specialist coach, fitness model,  fitness writer and influencer can be a very demanding position to be in,” Cordeiro told Oxygen. “But not as demanding as being single mother to two young girls. … I include them [in my training] because I want them to see the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve goals. Exposing my daughters to the entire process allows them to understand and respect what I do for a lifestyle.”

She added: “We have conversations about all the aspects that go into fitness. We talk about the difference between being skinny and being strong and fit. I make it a priority to educate them about all the positive and negative aspects of fitness and encourage them to their insight.”