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Aaron Judge and Julio Rodriguez are embodiments of sporting genius. If Judge is a legend in the making, then Rodriguez is establishing his foothold in quick time. Both talented players have taken the world of baseball by storm.

Aaron Judge is a superstar slugger and outfielder for the New York Yankees. In sensational batting form, currently, he is leading the 2022 MLB home run count. Making his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2016, Judge is a four-time All-Star player. Following on the same lines is the talented rookie Julio Rodriguez, an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners. An MLB debutant in the ongoing season, Rodriguez is already an All-Star player.

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Recently, Judge and Rodriguez were seen together at the T-Mobile Park Stadium in Seattle. They weren’t facing off against each other as opposition. The two were rather having a friendly conversation and sharing autographed memorabilia.?

Aaron Judge and Julio Rodriguez: Teammates in the making??

As pictures of a friendly meet-up between?Aaron Judge?and?Julio Rodriguez?made their rounds in the media, the public started speculating about the same. While Judge gifted an autographed bat to Rodriguez, the rookie, on the other hand, gifted Judge an autographed Mariners’ jersey. But the public never accepts any image at its face value, particularly if it involves two people making up for headlines in any field.?

However, the common question that formed part of the speculations was if either of the two players is joining the other franchise soon. If that happens for real, then it’s more than likely to be Judge joining the Mariners next year. By the end of this season, Judge’s term contract with the Yankees is set to be over. He also?rejected?a contract extension offer from the Yankees administration.?

As pictures of the two phenomenal players made it to Twitter, this is what the thread of conversations looked like :?

A measure of their skills and worth of their value:

A fan making speculation:

While another fan joined in saying,?“They’re teammates in 3 months.”

And a few more fans making wild guesses:

So how much of the speculation comes true is yet to be seen.?

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But according to a source, Rodriguez told Judge, ?We?re gonna come back and play you guys in the postseason.??

The Yankees and The Mariners: Performances in this season?

The magnificent forms of both Judge and Rodriguez have helped the Yankees and the Mariners respectively, to maintain a glorious win-loss record in this season. Notably, the Yankees are leading the American League East chart and are already being talked about as potential World Series winners this year. Whereas with a 61-52 win-loss record, the Mariners will give their best shot at entering the World Series as the American League contender.

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Do you think Aaron Judge will play for the Seattle Mariners from next season onwards??