JULIO RODRÍGUEZ NEWS

Scratched from lineup Rodriguez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against Oakland, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Impact The Mariners didn't say why Rodriguez was taken out of Tuesday's lineup, but an explanation should come in the near future. In the meantime, Cade Marlowe will take Rodriguez's place in center field and bat eighth.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in third straight game Rodriguez went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI and three runs scored in Monday's 7-0 win over the Athletics.

Impact Over his last 11 games, he's posted five efforts with four or more hits. In that span, he's batting .596 (28-for-47) with five homers, 16 RBI and seven stolen bases. Rodriguez's stellar August has lifted his season slash line to .286/.346/.482 with 24 long balls, 87 RBI, 82 runs scored and 35 steals through 126 contests overall. Aside from a slight dip in power, it's a virtually identical line to what he put up in 132 games as a rookie last year.

AUGUST 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Keeps raking Sunday Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a win over the Royals on Sunday.

Impact Rodriguez's bat remained blistering hot in the narrow win, with the dynamic outfielder extending his hitting streak to 12 games while leaving the yard for the second straight game and fourth time in the last nine contests overall. Rodriguez's homer with Josh Rojas aboard in the third inning extended the Mariners' lead to 3-0 at the time and pushed his RBI total for August to an astounding 27 over 22 games while also helping bump his OPS to an impressive 1.176.

AUGUST 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Homers in blowout Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 15-2 win over the Royals.

Impact The superstar sophomore continued his hot streak, blasting a two-run shot off Jackson Kowar in the fifth inning to extend Seattle's lead to 11-1. Rodriguez has now hit safely in 11 of his last 12 ballgames, posting a robust .491 batting average with three homers, five doubles, 16 RBI, nine runs, and eight steals across 53 at-bats during that hot streak.

AUGUST 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets aboard three more times Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and a runs scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Royals.

Impact Rodriguez notched his first multi-hit effort since his white-hot 17-for-22 effort over four games last week. His steal was his 35th of the season, putting him alone in fifth place in the majors. Eleven of his steals have come in August. The star outfielder is slashing .279/.340/.461 with 21 home runs, 80 RBI, 77 runs scored, 30 doubles and a triple through 134 contests overall. His .801 OPS is the highest it's been since April 10.

AUGUST 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Productive in return to action Rodriguez (illness) went 1-for-4 with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch, a walk and a stolen base in an extra-inning loss to the White Sox on Wednesday.

Impact Rodriguez had been a late scratch from the lineup Tuesday due to a stomach malady, but he was back in starting in center field on Wednesday. The 22-year-old tied a career high with his ninth-inning plunking, his eighth of the season and one that brought Seattle to within one run. Rodriguez also recorded his 34th steal earlier in the contest and hit safely for the 10th straight game, making it a productive return to action.

AUGUST 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Returns to lineup Wednesday Rodriguez (illness) is back in the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the White Sox, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

Impact Rodriguez hasn't played the previous two days while battling an illness, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday as the Mariners try to complete a sweep and capture their ninth straight victory. J-Rod enters play Wednesday having gone an absurd 18-for-27 at the dish over his last five games.

AUGUST 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scratched due to illness Rodriguez has been scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the White Sox due to a stomach illness,Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.

Impact Rodriguez was set to hit second and play in center field, though he'll now get the night off. He should have the chance to get back in the lineup Wednesday, though no additional details are currently available.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Receives rare rest day Rodriguez is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.

Impact Rodriguez is hitting a sizzling .465 (33-for-71) since the start of August and was just named AL Player of the Week, but he also has not had a day off since the second half started, so manager Scott Servais decided to give him one Monday. Cade Marlow will man center field in Rodriguez's place.

AUGUST 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julio Rodriguez refuses to make any outs The Mariners superstar set a record with 17 hits in four games and is carrying Seattle out of the dumpster and into playoff contention

AUGUST 21, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Julio Rodríguez's historic stretch lands him atop Ben Verlander's team of the week

Julio Rodríguez's recent history-making stretch earned him the top spot on Ben Verlander's team of the week.

AUGUST 21, 2023

Julio Rodríguez's 17 hits in four games lead Mariners back into AL playoff race

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AUGUST 21, 2023

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AUGUST 20, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Julio Rodríguez sets MLB record with 17 hits in four games

Julio Rodríguez recorded four hits for the fourth consecutive game and set a record in the process as the Mariners routed the Astros.

AUGUST 20, 2023

Record-breaking streak continues Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with two runs scored and one steal in Saturday's 10-3 victory over the Astros.

Impact Rodriguez churned out four more hits Saturday, increasing his hit total to an MLB-record 17 over his last four games, per Fox Sports: MLB. He's showcased exactly what makes him an elite fantasy option this August, batting 34-for-80 (.425) with four homers, nine steals and 22 RBI across 17 games.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julio Rodriguez sets MLB record for hits in 4-game stretch in Mariners' rout of Astros HOUSTON — Eventually, the bullied get bigger and better leading to the bully becoming belittled.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Mariners' Julio Rodriguez Makes MLB History With Surreal Four-Game Stretch Rodriguez’s current hot streak is completely unprecedented in MLB.

AUGUST 20, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Julio Rodriguez, Mariners aim to stay hot vs. Astros By the time Julio Rodriguez strolled to the plate in the top of the third inning on Friday, he already had a single and a stolen base to ext...

AUGUST 19, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM

Remains white hot Rodriguez went 4-for-5 with a solo home run and two steals in Friday's win over the Astros.

Impact Rodriguez has 13 hits, two homers, eight RBI and four steals in 17 at-bats over his last three games. In 32 games since the All-Star break, Rodriguez has lifted his average from .249 to .274. The 22-year-old superstar now has 21 home runs, 79 RBI, 73 runs scored and 32 stolen bases on the season.

AUGUST 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sets career highs in hits, RBI Rodriguez went 5-for-5 with a home run, a double and five RBI in Thursday's 6-4 win over Kansas City.

Impact Rodriguez was a man on a mission Thursday, driving in Seattle's first run of the game with a single in the second inning and later adding a three-run homer in the eighth to give the team a 5-4 lead. The center fielder racked up five hits and five RBI on the afternoon, both career highs, and he's now recorded at least four hits in back-to-back games. Rodriguez is batting a robust .377 in August with three homers, 21 RBI and nine runs scored. He also has eight multi-hit games over that stretch.

AUGUST 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julio Rodríguez logs record nine hits in two days, including game-winning HR

Mariners superstar Julio Rodríguez tallied nine hits in consecutive games, a high mark in MLB this year and the most for a 22-year-old since...

AUGUST 17, 2023