ESPN's ALEX RODRIGUEZ has "lowered the price" of his estate in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of L.A. to $5.25M after "finding no takers" at $6.5M. The drop comes a month after Rodriguez and fiancée JENNIFER LOPEZ bought a beach house in Malibu for $6.6M. The estate holds four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 3,700 square feet. Other highlights include a "chef's kitchen with a wine cooler and a formal dining room with a mural." Outside, there is a patio with a swimming pool and spa (LATIMES.com, 3/12).
AROUND THE DIAMOND: D-backs CF ADAM JONES is selling his 24-acre Baltimore County estate for $3.995M "less than a year after buying it" from Baseball HOFer CAL RIPKEN JR. in an auction. The 21,890-square-foot, six-bedroom, 14-bathroom mansion is gated and has a "sports complex with an indoor basketball court, a full gym, a locker room, a batting cage and hydro therapy/shower room" (BALTIMORESUN.com, 3/7)....Baseball HOFer TREVOR HOFFMAN has listed his home in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for $3.75M. The 1.4-acre property holds a "one-story home and an amenity-loaded backyard with a covered patio, a lagoon-style pool and spa, a tennis court and ... a batting cage." There is also a "custom wine cellar, movie theater and billiards room with a wet bar" (LATIMES.com, 3/7)....Late Baseball HOFer WILLIE MCCOVEY's longtime home in Woodside, Calif., sold for $4.2M. The 3,810-square-foot house features "high ceilings, exposed beams and picture windows that bring city views inside" (LATIMES.com, 3/13).
BUYERS & SELLERS: Former NHLer DAVE BOLLAND has put his home in Boca Raton on the market for $4.35M. Through a double-door entry, the tile foyer "expands to a sweeping staircase and a series of whitewashed living spaces, including a formal dining room, a wet bar and a living room with paneled walls." The 6,600-square-foot floor plan "opens up further from there, with an expansive family room and kitchen under coffered ceilings." There are five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms in total (LATIMES.com, 3/13)....NFL Panthers President TOM GLICK bought a home in the Foxcroft neighborhood of Charlotte for $2.6M. The nearly 7,900-square-foot home has five bedrooms, as well as "high-end features like a three-car garage, multiple fireplaces, large veranda overlooking a swimming pool and a 'spa like bath with heated floors' in the master suite" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 3/12).
