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The Wall Street Journal made an astonishing find:

Like many job-seeking Americans, it appears A-Rod has created a profile on LinkedIn.

One person who has been in direct email contact with Rodriguez in the past received an email from the professional networking site last weekend with the subject line: “Alex Rodriguez just joined! Want to connect?” The e-mail went on to invite the person to “help welcome Alex and get connected.”…

A LinkedIn spokeswoman said the company has not been in touch with Rodriguez’s camp to confirm it is an official page but said, “All signals indicate it is a real profile.” Rodriguez’s spokesman didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment.

Alex Rodriguez’s alleged LinkedIn page is here. As of Thursday afternoon, he has made zero connections. Rodriguez reportedly makes over $20 million a year on his non-baseball interests, which include investments in real estate and fitness centers.

Many argue that Rodriguez will never play in the Majors again after his year-long suspension for his role in the Biogenesis scandal. But the Yankees still owe A-Rod more than $20 million a year through 2017, and he’ll forgo that salary if he retires.

In any case, the founder and CEO of ARod Corp now stands to turn some fellow professionals into valuable social-media contacts, or at least annoy them with a never-ending onslaught of emails reminding them he’s out there waiting to connect.