Julio Rodriguez has been a sensation in MLB ever since his debut for the Seattle Mariners in 2022. Having been playing for over a year in the big league, the Mariners slugger has impressed everyone with his consistent performances. He won the AL Rookie of the Year award and made it to the All-Star team last season. Continuing his form of the last season, Rodriguez has added another feather to his young but solid career.
With a hit against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he has made it to the list of MLB players aged 22 or below to have multiple hits in five or more straight games for the Mariners. This exclusive list contains the name of Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.
Julio Rodriguez had another solid game of the season!
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Rodriguez had a great game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He scored an HR and had an RBI to his credit. The center fielder, with this, added to his past four performances of having multiple hits. It fulfilled the criteria of joining the list of players who achieved it at a young age.
ESPN shared his accomplishment in a Tweet that read, “Julio Rodriguez has 5 straight multi-hit games. He joins Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez as the only Mariners age 22 or younger to have multiple hits in 5 or more straight games.”
Julio Rodriguez has 5 straight multi-hit games.
He joins Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez as the only Mariners age 22 or younger to have multiple hits in 5 or more straight games. pic.twitter.com/3xEYffaXGH
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 28, 2023
In the last 15 games, Julio has maintained an 0. 905 OPS while making 19 Hits. It also put an end to his slump. Rodriguez has now scored 35 runs in 51 games. The 2022 silver slugger award winner has 28 RBIs and nine home runs. He is averaging 0.242 and has an OPS of 0.743 this season. With improvement in his performances, Rodriguez has increased his win-above-replacement ratio to 1.5.
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Fans have loved Rodriguez joining the elite list
it is an enormous achievement for the player, and MLB fans have reacted positively. Many fans are claiming that a star is in the making. While one fan also criticized the Pirates’ pitching against the player. Here are a few of the reactions on the same!
💙 🔥 💚 And he’s all ours. #SeaUsRise #GoMs https://t.co/Kcf134uUIh
— Zeke (@ZekeDaHefe) May 29, 2023
That is awesome. https://t.co/NfjbGQPRAA
— Eric Yang (@itsericyang) May 29, 2023
Star in the making. Must be nice. https://t.co/D4UwOG714k
— ABBurgh79 (@ABBurgh79) May 28, 2023
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#Pirates pitching provided 3 of the 5 .. and 1 of the 3 was the great Mitch Keller.#LetsGoBucs https://t.co/QJ8MBCH9XJ
— STFD (@Interst8forty4) May 28, 2023
It will be interesting to see how the 22-year-old will perform in the upcoming games. Given that he has done well lately, Rodriguez will look to make of the opportunities and more to his records. What will be his season record? Only time will tell!
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