Katie Couric Was ‘a Little Sad’ When Alex Rodriguez Called Her for Advice

Katie Couric and baseball star Alex Rodriguez developed a friendship over the course of their careers, but the legendary news anchor revealed it sometimes left her with mixed emotions. Couric, 68, and Rodriguez, 50, first crossed paths in a very run-of-the-mill way. “I went to a Yankees game with some friends of mine when I was anchoring the CBS Evening News,” Couric recalled in episode 2 of HBO’s Alex vs ARod, which premieres Thursday, November 13. “I remember him looking up toward me in the stands. I knew he saw me and I felt like Glenn Close in The Natural or something.” Couric continued, “