Jeff Kent still hasn\u2019t gotten over Alex Rodriguez\u2019s cheap shot.<\/p>\n
Kent, who was recently inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame, was a guest on the KNBR broadcast during Sunday\u2019s spring training game between the Giants and Cardinals.<\/p>\n
One announcer brought up Rodriguez\u2019s hard slide into second base in 1998 that caused Kent to miss a month with an injury. Kent didn\u2019t hold back<\/a> when discussing his feelings.<\/p>\n Jeff Kent spent 17 seasons in MLB across stints with six different teams, the most of which came with the Giants. AP<\/p>\n \u201cHe tore my knee up. He slid and rolled his fat ass past the base, the son of a bitch, and put me out for a little while. I was not happy about that,\u201d Kent said of the play, which came when he was a member of the Giants, and Rodriguez was on the Mariners.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was a middle infielder, and we were beating them up pretty good. He didn\u2019t need to be doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n Kent continued, diving into his mantra as a second baseman back in his playing days.<\/p>\n The play in question pic.twitter.com\/98IHrdibwF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Mike Medvin (@MikeMedvin) February 23, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cI would literally throw the ball between their eyes. If they came in and they weren\u2019t ducking down, I was throwing the ball right between their eyes. They better get down,\u201d Kent said.<\/p>\n At the time of his injury, Kent had started the year hot. In eight games, he was hitting .448 with two home runs and 13 RBIs.<\/p>\n In 17 MLB seasons, mostly spent with the Giants and Mets, Kent finished with a .290\/.356\/.500 slash line with 377 home runs. He also made five All-Star appearances and won the MVP award in 2000 when he hit .334 with 33 homers.<\/p>\n Jeff Kent received two more votes than he needed to make the MLB Hall of Fame in December. AP<\/p>\n He\u2019s remembered as one of the best power-hitting second basemen of all time; Kent\u2019s 351 homers at the position are the most in baseball history.<\/p>\n Kent was voted into the Hall of Fame by the contemporary era committee in December, receiving 14 of 16 votes. He\u2019ll be inducted into Cooperstown on July 26 alongside Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones, who were chosen by the BBWAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n Despite a Hall of Fame resume, Rodriguez received just 40 percent of the votes (well below the 75 needed) to get inducted into Cooperstown. Rodriguez was one of the faces of the PED era and was suspended for the entire 2014 season due to his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal.<\/p>\n Alex Rodriguez at Yankees\u2019 Old-Timer\u2019s Day in 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/p>\n “He tore my knee up. He slid and rolled his fat ass past the base, the son of a bitch.”<\/p>\n Jeff Kent was asked about the knee sprain he got when Alex Rodriguez slid into him in 1998 pic.twitter.com\/gjmmB3VO02<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n