Julio Rodríguez weighs in on joining the Mariners’ 30-30 club
\n”, “providerName”: “Twitter”, “providerUrl”: “https://twitter.com”, “type”: “oembed”, “width”:550, “contentType”: “rich”},{ “__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “The loss dropped the Mariners out of the playoffs altogether, a half game out of the final AL wild card spot, which made things all the more painful.\n\n” “It would have been a lot better and definitely a lot more celebratory,” Rodríguez said, if his 30-30 goal had resulted in a win.\n\nIf Rodríguez had spoken after Monday’s tough defeat, the questions would almost certainly be His performance went beyond that and contributed to the team’s 3-8 start to September after setting a franchise record 21 wins in August. But even in one of the majors’ younger clubhouses, there are challenges in speaking on behalf of the team, even as the best player, at just 22 years old. “We always do what we can,” Rodríguez said. “I feel like every time we step on the field — not just me, but every single one of these guys — they’re trying to win. We’re not trying to lose a game or four games. I feel like we always do our best and we will continue to do that. That’s the only thing we can control – how we prepare, what efforts we put in, and just how we fight. We just have to keep fighting. At the end of the day we still have 18 games left. 49.519Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\”preferredPlaybacks\”:\”mp4AvcPlayback\”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-09/11/e94dd28f- 0d5eb8de-5292aa40-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Scott Servais talks Logan Gilbert’s start, the Mariners’ lack of extras and Julio Rodríguez’s historic performance”,”displayAsVideoGif “:false,”duration”:”00:01:48″, “slug”: “scott-servais-on-mariners-loss-x6985”, “tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-136″,”title”:”Seattle Mariners”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:136″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”tune-in-daily”,”title”:”TuneIn daily”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”manager-postgame”,”title”:”manager postgame”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”press-conference”,”title”:”press conference”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”: “Thumbnail”, “templateUrl”: https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/ixhmdgtyiknyssmmeb31″},”title” : “Scott Servais on Mariners loss”,relativeSiteUrl”/video/scott-servais-on-mariners-loss-x6985″},{“__typename”: “Markdown”, “content”: “That is, the next day he took the liberty of acknowledging the historic achievement, a mark not reached in Mariners history since Alex Rodriguez in 1998 – and Rodriguez actually reached 40-40 (42 home runs, 46 stolen bases).\n \n “It just shows the guy’s talent, and it’s definitely really cool to be on the same list with A-Rod for something like that, because I mean, he’s a guy,” Rodríguez said. “That’s who he was. “Man. So it’s cool to be on the same list with him.”\n\nHe also recognized the effort required to reach 30-30, a statistical feat that represents the rare combination of strength and speed of one “You have to be able to stay on the field because that’s where you put the numbers,” said Rodríguez.\n\nIn the end, his individual milestone took a significant back seat to the bitter defeat. \n\n”That’s it. “A really cool list to be on,” Rodríguez said. “Lots of great players and it’s definitely cool… But yeah, I didn’t really appreciate it much.” “:null,”summary”:”SEATTLE – Julio Rodríguez is quickly becoming a face in just his second season of the Mariners franchise and developed into one of baseball’s most prominent players. But the reigning American League Rookie of the Year is admittedly still busy discussing his personal achievements in the wake of harsh catchphrases”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”daniel-kramer”,”title”:”Daniel Kramer”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-136″,”title”:”Seattle Mariners”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:136″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-677594″,”title”:”Julio Rodriguez”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:677594″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”,”slug”:”gamepk-716606″,”title”:”2023/09/12 ana@sea”,”type”:”game”}]”type”: “story”, “thumbnail”: “https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/dmqy2vcqwvvh0s5cx3ok”, “title”: “Julio Rodríguez comments joining the 30-30 Club with the Mariners”}},”Team:136″:{“__typename”:”Team”,”id”:136},”Person:677594″:{“__typename”:”Person”,” id “:677594}}} window.adobeAnalytics = {“reportingSuiteId”: “mlbglobal08, mlbcom08”, “linkInternalFilters”: “mlb”} window.globalState = {“tracking_title”: “Major League Baseball”, “lang”: ” en “} window.appId = ” /*–>*/
01:16 UTC
SEATTLE – Julio Rodríguez has quickly become the face of the Mariners franchise and one of baseball’s most prominent players in just his second season. But the reigning American League Rookie of the Year is admittedly still busy discussing his personal accomplishments amid tough team-wide struggles.
Such was the case in Monday’s 8-5, 11-inning loss to the Angels, when Rodríguez became the 44th player in AL/NL history to reach the coveted 30-30 club and record that many home runs and steals bases in the same season.
The home run that secured his place in the exclusive club was a game-winning blast in the 10th inning that energized the 37,807 at T-Mobile Park and is in the conversation for his best result of 2023. But the Mariners’ bullpen then gave up three runs in the eleventh, after which Seattle’s bats quietly continued, sending the club into its first four-game losing streak since 26-29. April led.
After the game, Rodríguez declined to speak to reporters, but did so the next day after the dust settled.
“I didn’t mean to be disrespectful to you,” Rodríguez told media on Tuesday. “You know I’ll talk to you guys and everything. But I mean, I feel like you know me. You know what I like to do and what I care about when I step onto the field. It’s difficult to talk about the good things you do when we’re not doing good things together.
“For me it’s always about winning first,” he continued. “Because of this.” [I’m] Here I just want to say that as cool as it sounds, 30-30 and other things – I’m all about winning and I feel like that’s why I’m entering the field and that’s what we’re going to try to do and try to continue to help the team every single night I step on the field.”
With the loss, the Mariners lost a playoff spot overall, a half-game out of the final AL wild-card spot, which made things all the more painful.
“It would have been a lot better and definitely a lot more celebratory,” Rodríguez said, if his game-winning home run had led to a 30-30 win.
Had Rodríguez spoken after Monday’s tough loss, the questions almost certainly would have extended beyond his performance and into the team’s 3-8 start to September after setting a franchise record 21 wins in August. But even in one of the majors’ younger clubs, it’s difficult to speak on behalf of the team at just 22 years old, even as the best player.
“We always do what we can,” Rodríguez said. “I feel like every time we step on the field — not just me, but every single one of these guys — they’re trying to win. We’re not trying to lose a game or four games. I feel like we always do our best and we will continue to do that. That’s the only thing we can control – how we prepare, what efforts we put in, and just how we fight. We just have to keep fighting. At the end of the day we still have 18 games left.”
Still, the next day, he allowed himself to acknowledge the historic achievement, a mark not reached in Mariners history since Alex Rodriguez in 1998 — and Rodriguez actually went 40-40 (42 home runs, 46 stolen bases). ).
“It just shows the guy’s talent, and it’s definitely really cool to be on the same list with A-Rod for something like that, because I mean, he’s a guy,” Rodríguez said. “He was that guy. So it’s cool to be on the same list with him.”
He also recognized the effort required to reach 30-30, a statistical feat that illustrates a player’s rare combination of power and speed.
“You have to be able to stay on the field because that’s where you put up the numbers,” Rodríguez said.
Ultimately, his individual milestone took a back seat to the painful loss.
“It’s a really cool list to be a part of,” Rodríguez said. “Lots of great players and it’s definitely cool… But yeah, I didn’t really appreciate it.”