At the age of 16, Julio Rodriguez signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in July 2017 for a bonus of $1.75 million. Rodriguez plays for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.
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Julio Yarnel Rodríguez has played 1 season of baseball. In August 2021, Julio Rodriguez was ranked No. 1 on the Mariners’ prospect list and No. 2 on the MLB’s top 100 prospect list.
Julio Rodriguez made his major league debut on Opening Day, April 8, 2022, as the starting center fielder versus the Minnesota Twins.
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On July 15, 2022, Julio Rodriguez hit his first career grand slam to put a game vs the Texas Rangers out of reach.
In 2022, Julio Rodriguez batted .284/.345/.509 (8th in the AL) with 84 runs, 28 home runs, 75 RBI, 25 steals (fifth), and 140 strikeouts in 511 at-bats, with a 26.4 power-speed number (second).
At 21 years of age, Julio Rodriguez was the youngest qualified batter in major league baseball. Julio Rodriguez won the Silver Slugger Award and the AL Rookie of the Year Award.
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