The Seattle Mariners acquired cash from Kansas City for minor league catcher Julio E. Rodriguez, not to be confused with Seattle's three-time All-Star center fielder.

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.

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 ...

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 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 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.

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 ...

Julio Rodríguez could probably upgrade you to first class. While nowadays the effervescent outfielder travels from city to city with his teammates on the Seattle Mariners’ charter, his 2021 ...

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.

Rodriguez just isn't hitting the ball to the pull side as often as he did a year ago. He had a 39.5% pull rate in 2023, but it's down to just 30.8% so far this season, and it's even more ...

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.