ANAHEIM — Julio Rodriguez’s rapid rise through the minor-league system has been sidetracked. No, it wasn’t the difficulty of jumping from the Dominican Summer League to Low-A West Virginia as an 18-year-old. He had a slash line of .355/.442/.452 with three doubles and three RBI in nine games.
Instead, it was a wayward fastball from Augusta Greenjackets right-hander Jake Wong on April 12 that put Rodriguez’s progression on standby. The ball struck Rodriguez on the left hand, producing a hairline fracture in his third metatarsal. Initial X-rays came back negative, but later tests revealed the fracture.
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Rodriguez was officially placed on West Virginia’s 7-day injured list three days ago.