Julio Rodríguez has been a prodigy for most of his professional career. But nobody — not even the Mariners — saw him becoming an elite center fielder. Here's how he did it.

That Julio Rodríguez deserves mention in such company is another fast story. ... then director of player development, met Rodríguez was during the Dominican Summer League in 2018.

Center fielder Julio Rodriguez is in his fourth major-league season after making his Seattle Mariners debut in 2022.

Rodríguez is hitting .424 (14 ... 2018 when I flew to Arizona to do a story on the Mariners’ high-performance camp, then a fairly novel approach to development ... “It’s time for Julio ...

The Seattle Mariners open up the second half of the season on Friday night, and they'll be looking for Julio Rodriguez to keep up the positive momentum he had b ...

Julio Rodriguez has moved another step closer to the big leagues. ... The Mariners have told Rodriguez he would go to Tokyo if his team qualified, believing it to be a positive in his development.

Julio Sr. said that Fany, Rodríguez’s stepmom, likes to joke he won’t leave her space to decorate. Julio Sr. showed another piece of history outside the front door — a creamy 1994 Honda Accord.

Julio Rodríguez, the once anointed superstar of the Mariners, was staring down disappointment … along with Astros closer Bryan Abreu. Abreu hadn’t given up a run in 2025.

Julio is already the Mariners all-time leader by the metric, which dates back to 2016, and he’s pacing to shatter the org’s single-season record of 14 (set by Leonys Martin in 2016 and Raleigh ...

Julio Rodriguez’s Injury Is A Big Blow for Mariners. Through 62 games this season, Rodriguez is slashing .254/.321 with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs, and 11 stolen bases.

Ahead of the first Mariners-Red Sox game in 2024, Boston pitching coach Andrew Bailey had a blunt scouting report of Mariners slugger Julio Rodríguez. “Julio Rodríguez: very, very aggressive ...

Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez knocks a fly ball over the wall for a home run during the third inning of a game against the New York Yankees May 12, 2025, in Seattle.