A-Rod to retire after 2017 MLB season

New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez will retire at the end of the 2017 Major League Baseball season.

New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez will retire at the end of the 2017 MLB season. (AAP)

Alex Rodriguez plans on retiring at the end of the 2017 Major League Baseball season after playing out his contract with the New York Yankees, ESPN reported on Wednesday.

"I won't play after next year," Rodriguez, a 20-year MLB veteran who turns 41 in July, told ESPN.

"I've really enjoyed my time. For me, it is time for me to go home and be dad."