Cynthia Rodriguez Files for Divorce From A-Rod

It was a relationship with Madonna that did A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez) in and on Sunday it was disclosed that Cynthia (his wife of many years) would be filing for divorce from the Yankees stud. 

Alex Rodriguez's wife will file for divorce Monday, according to media reports. Cynthia Rodriguez, who married the New York Yankees star in 2002, said the marriage is over because of the All-Star third baseman's extramarital affairs, according to reports that appeared Sunday on the Web sites of Houston television station KTRK and The Miami Herald.

Stories had emerged over the past couple of days that A-Rod was in a "relationship" with the near-50 year-old pop icon while Cynthia herself was rumored to be seeing singer Lenny Kravitz.

Attorney for Cynthia Rodriguez, Earle Lilly, told KTRK the star's "relationship with Madonna was the final straw for Mrs. Rodriguez."

Rodriguez's wife also is represented by attorneys Maurice Kutner and Anthony Sabatino of Miami and John Van Ness of Houston, the Herald reported.

"She feels that she has exhausted every opportunity to salvage the marriage, and that Alex has emotionally abandoned her and the children and has left her with no choice but to divorce him," Kutner told the newspaper.

The suit is expected to be filed early Monday in Miami-Dade County Family Court. The court's Web site did not list any divorce filing involving Cynthia Rodriguez late Sunday.

Lilly didn't immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press.

Just a year ago, A-Rod was spotted running around with a blonde stripper.  Clever headlines read referenced A-Rod as "Stray-Rod".  That blonde stripper was later revealed to be one Joslyn Noel Morse. She's a longtime stripper and Playboy Bunny wannabe who has danced at one of A-Rod's favorite jiggle joints.  New York media at the time suggested Cynthia Rodriguez would not be standing by her man as they camped out in front of the couple's Manhattan apartment.  The two remained together, however.