Ahead of a doubleheader between Washington and Seattle, Nelson Cruz, then with the Nationals, approached Julio Rodríguez, the Dominican Republic star 20 years his junior, about the prospect of playing ...

Julio Rodríguez belts a solo home run to left-center field, giving the Mariners a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A leaping home run robbery over the wall is an achievement that Julio Rodríguez badly wants to add to his Major League résumé, even if it’s in an exhibition environment and not the ...

Julio Rodríguez faced off against Andrés Muñoz in a live batting practice session during the Seattle Mariners' spring training. Rodríguez praised Muñoz’s elite pitching, highlighting his ...

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The banter wasn’t there a year ago, when Julio Rodríguez was in his first big league camp as a wide-eyed 19-year-old, gushing over his first introductions to Ichiro Suzuki and ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Just before the first pitch of his second at-bat Tuesday afternoon, Julio Rodriguez was interrupted by home plate umpire Malachi Moore, who gave the Mariners’ star a lecture ...

Offensively, sticking with the plan to get veterans more at-bats this spring, J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodríguez went to the plate three times. Julio recorded a 112.4 mph RBI double in the second ...

One of the biggest tasks facing new Seattle Mariners hitting coach Kevin Seitzer will be to help maximize Julio Rodríguez’s superstar potential. Julio after facing Muñoz: ‘That AB was not ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- There’s a more pointed strategy for Julio Rodríguez this spring to ensure that he surges out of the chute once the regular season begins: Keep the at-bats coming. The Mariners’ star ...

pitcher matchup of camp Monday morning. It was Julio Rodriguez vs. Andrés Muñoz, and it was as good as it gets for a February “live” setting in spring training. It was the first time ...

Word got out quickly however that Cade Marlowe was one of the hitters. The other: Julio Rodríguez. “Yes I am,” Julio confirmed as he trotted in from cage work. “And I told him not to throw ...