As Madonna announces her divorce from husband Guy Ritchie, a source close to the singer tells Usmagazine.com she and the New York Yankees slugger “are definitely romantic.”

“Guy is not involved in this equation,” the insider tells Usmagazine.com. “With or without A-Rod, Madonna and Guy haven’t been ‘together’ for over a year – they have been privately separated. Madonna, however, wanted to finish her world tour before divorcing.”

An A-Rod source tells Us, “A-Rod and Madonna are more involved than ever.

“Alex has really missed spending time with Madonna. However, he understands the position Madonna’s in.”

The source tells Us six days ago that Madonna — who dined with Rodriguez Oct. 2 at Dos Caminos in NYC — “has agreed to be discreet about her relationship with A-Rod until her tour ends and a divorce is announced.”

Madonna has been linked to Rodriguez since early July when Us Weekly broke the news that he had been making late-night visits to her Central Park West apartment in New York City.

He would sneak out “as late as midnight,” an insider told Us.

Around the time, Rodriguez’s wife, Cynthia, filed for divorce because of Rodriguez’s alleged extramarital affairs.

Madonna vehemently denied a fling, but Cynthia’s attorney said she had an “affair of the heart” with the ball player.

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