Mariners' Julio Rodriguez sets or ties 5 MLB, team records with one home run vs. Rangers
In fact, his first four seasons have featured combined home run and stolen base history never done before.
Rodriguez has gone 20-20 in each of his first four seasons. That's a first in MLB history, per Mariners PR.
He reached the club of one by hitting his 20th homer of the season, taking Jacob deGrom deep on Sunday.
Naturally, Rodriguez also swiped a bag against the Rangers, his 21st theft of the season.
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The Mariners' communications team had a lot of stat work to do, because in the process of getting to 20-20, Rodriguez set a few more marks, too.
The home run was the 100th of his career. He's the third-fastest Mariners player (542 games) to 100 homers, behind just A-Rod (470) and Cal Raleigh (482).
He now has the most 20-20 seasons in Mariners history, breaking a tie with A-Rod.
He's also the youngest player in MLB history to record his fourth 20-20 season.
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And he's the third player to go 100 homers and 100 steals in his first four career seasons, joining Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds.
Quite the records, quite the clubs, quite the accomplishments.
Rodriguez disappoints Mariners fans at times, but he remains a historically great young player.
How the rest of his career plays out will determine his overall legacy. But it's special to have Rodriguez in Seattle, and this record-setting day served as the perfect reminder of that.
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