A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AROD

Tue, 13 Feb '24
Slugger who ended his career four shy of the 700 home run club
Thu, 1 Feb '24
Former Yankee nickname
Tue, 6 Jun '23
14-time M.L.B. All-Star, to fans
Sun, 12 Mar '23
M.L.B. player with over 600 career home runs, to fans
Fri, 29 Jul '22
M.L.B. all-time leader in grand slams (25), informally
Sun, 13 Feb '22
Nickname in baseball and gossip columns
Wed, 8 Dec '21
J.Lo's onetime beau
Fri, 19 Nov '21
Former-Yankee-turned-broadcaster, to fans
Tue, 6 Jul '21
Baseball great who was once engaged to J.Lo
Thu, 17 Jun '21
Sports star who split with J.Lo in 2021
Mon, 1 Mar '21
Three-time A.L. M.V.P. (2003, 2005 and 2007), informally