One in every of baseball’s most promising prospects has gotten the decision. The Seattle Mariners introduced Monday that Julio Rodriguez made the Opening Day roster for the group’s regular-season begin on Thursday towards the Twins in Minnesota.
The 21-year-old had a really memorable spring coaching, slashing .419/.471/.839 total with two Cactus League video games remaining. He hit simply wanting the cycle in Sunday’s preseason matchup towards the Kansas Metropolis Royals, going 3-for-4 on the plate with a colossal residence run.
Rodriguez’s success hasn’t come with no ton of laborious work. The outfielder has logged three years within the minors enjoying for a number of groups and represented the Dominican Republic on the 2020 Summer season Olympics in Tokyo. Logging all that point has paid off and made him the No. 3 prospect this spring in line with MLB Pipeline.
MLB.com expects Rodriguez to be Seattle’s common middle fielder this season and a much-needed addition to the center of the batting order.
