SEATTLE -- It went mostly unnoticed, overshadowed by his teammate's assault on the record books, and lost amid the excitement of his team's prosperity, but Julio Rodriguez put together another 30/30 season this year. He and Bobby Witt Jr. are the only players to do it twice before turning 25, and Rodríguez is the only one, ever, to accumulate 110 home runs and 110 stolen bases through his first four seasons in the major leagues.
As the Seattle Mariners approach a winner-take-all Game 5 of their American League Division Series on Friday, a lot of the pressure will fall on Rodríguez.