The Seattle Mariners are going to be with out heart fielder Julio Rodriguez for the primary time all season. The 25-year-old Dominican celebrity suffered an harm throughout Wednesday’s sport in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles within the late innings whereas trying to catch a ball within the outfield.
After the sport, Mariners supervisor Dan Wilson confirmed he had a hamstring spasm. On Thursday, forward of Seattle’s sequence finale in opposition to Baltimore, the workforce determined to take away him from the lineup, marking his first absence all season and seemingly ending his streak of 75 straight video games performed.
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While it’s disappointing to see one of many faces of the franchise out, it seems his absence won’t be a protracted one.
Seattle Mariners heart fielder Julio Rodriguez (44) Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images
Before the sport, Rodriguez was seen operating with trainers and transferring properly. The Mariners’ cause for benching Rodriguez was merely due to having a day sport instantly after an evening sport.
His setback shouldn’t require a stint on the injured listing (h/t Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times).
Rodriguez will look to fit proper again into the beginning lineup on Friday for Seattle’s sequence opener in opposition to the Boston Red Sox.
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When he does return, he’ll look to make use of the time off as a reset button so he can get again to the height of his powers. Historically, Rodriguez has all the time struggled through the opening months of the season earlier than exploding after the All-Star break, and it seems to be no completely different this yr.
Across 75 video games, he has posted a .249 batting common, .310 on-base proportion, .739 OPS, 13 house runs and 35 RBIs. While he’s nonetheless an above-average hitter, these numbers fall wanting the requirements he has set for himself as a three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger.
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The Mariners are in first place within the American League West, and he stays a central a part of their plans to make one other deep run in October. He simply has to keep wholesome to take action, and the Mariners are enjoying it protected together with his hamstring.
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