Julio Yarnel Rodríguez…resides in Loma De Cabrera, D.R., and Mercer Island, Wash...Signed with Seattle as a international free agent on July 2, 2017...has spent entire professional career in the Mariners organization.
2023
Hit .275 (180x654) with 102 runs, 37 doubles, two triples, 32 home runs, 103 RBIs, 37 stolen bases and 47 walks in 155 games, getting on base at a .333 clip, slugging .485 (.818 OPS)…Finished fourth in AL MVP voting...ranked fourth in fWAR (5.9), second in hits (180), T-6th in doubles (37), seventh in home runs (32), third in RBI (103), T-4th in runs (102), third in stolen bases (37), T-2nd in extra-base hits (71), T-3rd in times on base (238) and first in total bases (317)…Joined the illustrious 30+ home run, 30+ stolen base club with his 30th HR on Sept. 11 vs. Los Angeles-AL...became the 44th member of the 30/30 club and the fourth age 22-or-younger, joining Alex Rodriguez-SEA (1998), Mike Trout-LAA (2012) and Ronald Acuña Jr.-ATL (2019)...Second Mariners player to do it after A-Rod in 1998...Named to 2023 American League All-Star team at T-Mobile Park in Seattle...also made All-Star team as a rookie in 2022, becoming 13th player in franchise history with multiple All-Star appearances with the Mariners...His 11.5 Baseball-Reference WAR thru his first two seasons made him one of four all-time CF to post 10+ bWAR thru a player’s first two seasons, joining Joe DiMaggio (13.1), Oscar Charleston (11.5) and Mike Trout (11.0)…min 60% of games in CF...Hit .238 (77x324) with 13 HR, 42 RBIs, .710 OPS in 78 games thru June 30 and .312 (103x330) with 19 HR, 61 RBIs, .925 OPS from July 1-end of the season...Named American League Player of the Month for August...hit .429 (45x105) with 19 R, 10 2B, seven HR, 30 RBI, eight BB & 11 SB in 23 G...first Seattle player to win AL Player of Month honors since Nelson Cruz (April 2015) and youngest since Alex Rodriguez (August 1996)…led AL in AVG, H, 2B, RBI, SB, TB, OBP, SLG, OPS & fWAR (2.4) during the month...Became only player to win a Silver Slugger Award in each of first two MLB seasons since the award was first given out in 1980...On Aug. 26 at Kansas City, hit 50th career HR to become first player in MLB history with 50+ doubles, 50+ home runs & 50+ stolen bases thru player’s first two seasons...His 12 Outs Above Average (Baseball Savant) ranked third among AL outfielders behind Kevin Kiermaier-TOR (13 OAA) and Luis Robert Jr.-CWS (13)...Hit his 50th career home run on Aug. 2, becoming the fastest player (256 career games) to 50 career homers in Mariners history...From Aug. 16-19, hit .773 (17x22) with 5 R, 2 2B, 2 HR & 8 RBI with a 1.909 OPS...the 17 hits over a four-game span set MLB record (since 1901), surpassing Milt Stock (16 H) over a four-game span for the Brooklyn Robins from June 30-July 3, 1925...also tied Stock’s MLB record for most consecutive 4+ hit games (4).
2022
In 132 games, Rodríguez hit .284 (145x511) with 25 doubles, three triples, 28 home runs, 75 RBIs, 40 walks, eight hit-by-pitches and 25 stolen bases...Voted 2022 American League Rookie of the Year by the BBWAA, receiving 29 of 30 first place votes...became fifth Mariners player to win AL ROY, joining Alvin Davis (1984), Kazuhiro Sasaki (2000), Ichiro Suzuki (2001) and Kyle Lewis (2020)…One of three in Mariners history to post 6.0+ WAR (Baseball-Reference) rookie season, joining fellow AL Rookie of the Year winners Alvin Davis (6.0, 1984) and Ichiro Suzuki (7.7, 2001)…Became the third rookie in Major League history, and first player in his debut season to reach 25+ home runs and 25+ stolen bases...also became the fastest player in ML history (125 career G) to reach those feats, surpassing Mike Trout-LAA (128 G)...Led Major League rookies in home runs (28), total bases (260), slugging percentage (.509), OPS (.853), bWAR (6.2) and fWAR (5.3)…ranked third in hits (145), second in runs (84), second in RBI (75), second in extra-base hits (57), second in stolen bases (25) and second in times on base (193)…One of four rookies age 21-or-younger in MLB history to post 6.0+ WAR and an OPS+ of at least 145, joining Ted Williams-BOS (1939), Albert Pujols-STL (2001) and Mike Trout-LAA (2012)…Named to the American League All-Star team, the lone rookie All-Star in 2022…became the fifth Mariners rookie in franchise history to earn an All-Star berth, joining Ruppert Jones (1977), Matt Young (1983), Alvin Davis (1984) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001)…Third Mariners player age-21-or-younger to make the All-Star Game, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (2x, 1990-91) and Alex Rodriguez (2x, 1996-97)…Participated in the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby at Dodger Stadium...hit a contest-high 81 home runs and finished in second place to Juan Soto...Batted .425 (47x87) with 27 runs, six doubles, one triple, eight home runs (six leadoff), 13 RBIs and nine walks in the first inning, getting on base at a .485 clip, slugging .793 with a 1.278 OPS...each of those slash-line numbers led the Majors (min. 90 PA)…Hit six leadoff home runs (5 at home, 1 on road), surpassing Ichiro Suzuki (5 HR) in 2002 for most leadoff HR in a season in Mariners history...Became first player in MLB history with 15+ home runs, 50+ RBI and 20+ stolen bases through his first 90 career games.
2021
The Totals – Hit .347 (101x291) with 64 runs scored, 19 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs, 47 RBI, 6 HBP, 43 walks and 21 stolen bases in 74 combined games between High-A Everett and Double-A Arkansas...Olympian – Played for the Dominican Republic National team in the Olympic qualifying game and won the bronze medal with Team DR in the Tokyo Olympics...Mr. Mariner - Received the Alvin Davis “Mr. Mariner” Award for his exemplary play and leadership skills both on and off the field this season...To the Future - Was one of three prospects to represent the Mariners on the American League roster in the 22nd annual SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game on Sunday, July 11th at Coors Field in Denver...Multi-Hit Madness – Recorded 26 multi-hit games combined between Everett and Arkansas, including nine 3-hit games and 3 season-high four-hit games: June 9 vs. Eugene (4x5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI), Sept. 3 vs. Wichita (3x6, R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB) and Sept. 10 at Springfield (3x5, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB)...Streaking – Recorded four hitting streaks of at least eight games: May 6-16 w/Everett (10 G: .405/17x42, 17 R, 5 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 12 RBI, HBP, 7 BB, 3 SB), May 22-June 10 w/Everett (8 G: .406/13x32, 9 R, 2 2B, HR, 6 RBI, HBP, 5 BB, 2 SB), Aug. 18-26 w/Arkansas (9 G: .419/13x31, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, HBP, 8 BB, 5 SB) and Aug. 28-Sept. 5 w/Arkansas (8 G: .567/17x30, 7 R, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 7 BB, 4 SB)...Double-A Bound – Made AA debut on June 29 at Tulsa (2x5, 2B, RBI)…reached base safely in 40 of 46 games with Arkansas, including 36 games with at least one hit, batting .362 (63x174) with 35 runs, 11 doubles, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 29 walks and 16 stolen bases...Green Light – Finished 2nd among all Mariners farmhands with 26 stolen bases…despite appearing in only 46 games with Arkansas, ranked 18th in the Double-A Central League with 16 stolen bases...Homers – Recorded 2nd career multi-home run game on Sept. 10 at Springfield (4x5, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB)…his only previous multi-home run game was on Aug. 8, 2018 at DSL Giants w/DSL Mariners (2x3, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB)...Four Square – Recorded two season-high 4-RBI games: July 14 at NW Arkansas (1x4, R, HR, 4 RBI) and Sept. 10 at Springfield (4x5, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB)...Grand Salami Time – Hit grand slam home run on July 14 at NW Arkansas (1x4, R, HR, 4 RBI)...On Base – Reached base safely in 18 consecutive games, Aug. 18-Sept. 5, batting .462 (30x65) with 10 runs, 5 doubles, 1 home run, 8 RBI, 1 HBP, 16 walks and 9 stolen bases...Everett Recap – Opened the season with Everett, batting .325 (38x117) with 29 runs scored, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 21 RBI, 3 HBP, 14 walks and 5 stolen bases...Player of the Month – Named High-A West Player of the Week, May 10-16 (.423/11x26, 13 R, 3 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI, HBP, 4 BB)...League Leader – At the time of his promotion on June 28, led the High-A West League in batting average (.325), slugging percentage (.581) and OPS (.992)…he also ranked 3rd in on-base percentage (.410)...Getting On Base – Reached base safely in his final 12 games with Everett, including at least 1 hit in 11 games (5/22-6/16), batting .340 (17x50) with 12 runs scored, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 8 RBI 2 HBP, 6 walks and 2 stolen bases.
2020
Named to the Mariners 60-man roster prior to the start of the 2020 season…spent season playing at the Mariners Alternate site in Tacoma...endured a hairline fracture in his left wrist in Summer Camp while diving for a ball in the outfield during practice… participated in Mariners Player Development Fall League.
