Julio Rodríguez

Julio Rodríguez
Rodríguez with the Seattle Mariners in 2025
Seattle Mariners – No. 44
Center fielder
Born: (2000-12-29) December 29, 2000
Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 8, 2022, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.274
Home runs112
Runs batted in341
Stolen bases116
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team
World Baseball Classic
2026 Miami Team

Julio Yamel Rodríguez (born December 29, 2000), nicknamed "J-Rod", is a Dominican professional baseball center fielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He signed with the Mariners as an international free agent in 2017. In his rookie season in 2022, he was named an All-Star along with winning the Silver Slugger Award and American League Rookie of the Year Award. Rodríguez has been selected to three All-Star Games, won two Silver Sluggers, and made the All-MLB Second Team in 2022 and All-MLB Team in 2025.