Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are in negotiations designed at reaching middle ground in their standoff over the $6 million contract bonus due Rodriguez for hitting his 661st career home run.
The disagreement over the home run that pushed Rodriguez ahead of Willie Mays on baseball's all-time list could be settled by involving charity or reducing the payment, according to reports by FOX Sports and CBS. He later recorded his 3,00th hit.
"Nobody will ever pass Willie Mays," Rodriguez said at the time. "I talked about him being my father's favorite player. There's only one Willie Mays, not only what he did on the field but what he meant off the field.