A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

AROD

Sun, 27 Oct '24
Nickname for a 2000s Yankee slugger
Mon, 23 Sep '24
Yankees nickname from 2004 to '16
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