Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez Joins A-Rod in Special Group in Team History
The Seattle Mariners got a much-needed 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
With it, the M's moved to 31-32 on the season while the Angels are now 35-31 with the loss.
The story of the game was the generally sleepy Mariners offense waking up to the tune of 16 hits, in addition to the six runs.
Reigning American League Rookie of the Year hit his 12th home run of the season to help power the victory and that home run put him in a very cool group in team history.
Per ESPN Stats & Info:
Julio Rodríguez hit his 40th career HR in his 193rd game. Only Alex Rodriguez did it faster in Mariners history (187).
While we're all aware of the steroid controversy around Alex Rodriguez from later in his career, when he was with Seattle, he was one of the most talented players we've ever seen. He's certainly one of the most talented players to ever come through Seattle.
He made his debut in 1994 with the Mariners at the age of 18, then proceeded to make the All-Star team 14 times, win three MVP awards, two gold gloves, 10 Silver Sluggers, a batting title and he became a World Series champion in 2009 with the Yankees.
He hit 696 career home runs and drove in 2,086 runs. His 696 home runs are fifth on the all-time list behind Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), and Albert Pujols (703).
At this point, Alex Rodriguez is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
As for Julio Rodriguez, he's hitting .250 this season with the 12 homers and 36 RBIs.
The Mariners and Angels finish out their series on Sunday at 4:07 p.m. as Logan Gilbert pitches against Griffin Canning.
