Julio Rodriguez

Seattle Mariners split their first series of the season

Kirsten Kendrick

They Mariner beat the Athletics on Sunday, 2-1, to win 2 out of 4 games. The M's were down in the 6th inning when Julio Rodriguez hit a home run.

A Seattle Mariners baseball player stands with one foot on a base, his uniform covered in dirt with fans in the stands behind him.

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Seattle's Julio Rodríguez voted AL Rookie of the Year

The Associated Press

Seattle center fielder Julio Rodríguez has been voted American League Rookie of the Year after hitting .284 with 28 homers, 75 RBIs and 25 stolen bases in helping the Mariners reach the postseason for the first time since 2001.

Seattle Mariners rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez signs autographs before a spring training baseball game in Peoria, Ariz.

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With a rookie phenom on the roster, is this the year the Mariners finally return to the playoffs?

Kirsten Kendrick

After barely missing the playoffs last year, the Seattle Mariners' season of high expectations begins Friday in Minnesota. Seattle Mariners rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez is on the Opening Day roster.