Is Julio Rodríguez the Future of Baseball? He Has No Doubt.

NY Times | April 7, 2022

No goal is too ambitious for Rodríguez, a magnetic outfielder who plans to end the Seattle Mariners’ postseason drought.

What makes Julio Rodríguez unique from other elite young prospects, those around him said, is his magnetic personality. He laughs. He smiles. He doesn’t hide his emotions on the field.Credit...Steph Chambers/Getty Images

PEORIA, Ariz. — Challenge Julio Rodríguez at your own risk. During a spring training workout here over two weeks ago, Jerry Dipoto, the Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations, did just that with the team’s 21-year-old outfield prospect.