Julio Rodríguez is the Rookie of the Year for Baseball America

For months now Julius Rodriguez of the Seattle Marinersis the favorite in various voting lists for the award for Rookie of the Year of the American League Major League Baseball (MLB), something that to date has not changed.

In fact, the prestigious magazine baseball americaspecialized in the ‘King of Sports’, chose the young Dominican from the Mariners as the Rookie of the Year, thanks to his spectacular production in his first year.

Said publication added that the Dominican is the first player in the history of the Mariners to be chosen Rookie of the Year, in addition to having practically no competition in the American League or the National League.

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Julio Rodríguez, who is currently inactive due to back pain, has figures of .280 in batting average, with 27 homers, 73 runs batted in, with 140 hits, 24 doubles, 3 triples, in 1,290 games played.

Likewise, Rodríguez made history by becoming just the first rookie in major league history to have at least 25 home runs and 25 stolen bases, joining Mike Trout and Chris Young.

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J-Rod, as he is already nicknamed, who was selected to his first All-Star Game this year, is only the fourth Dominican player to win this award from Baseball America, along with Raúl Mondesí (1994), Rafael Furcal (2000) and Albert Pujols most recently in 2001.

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