Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez Makes Grand Slam History This Spring Training
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The Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-6 on Sunday in the penultimate game of the Cactus League season.
The Mariners will finish out the spring on Monday against the San Diego Padres before returning north to open up the regular season on Thursday night against the Athletics.
In the win, Julio Rodriguez provided the big blast for the M's, hitting a grand slam. The 24-year-old Rodriguez is hitting .222 (10-for-45) this spring with five homers and a whopping 20 RBIs. He has two grand slams, making some spring training history in that department, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
JULIOOO
He’s the 6th player in the last 20 seasons with 2 grand slams in a single spring training, joining:
2021 Bobby Dalbec
2018 Yan Gomes
2017 Albert Almora Jr.
2017 Stephen Cardullo
2011 Alex Liddi
JULIOOO
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) March 23, 2025
He’s the 6th player in the last 20 seasons with 2 grand slams in a single spring training, joining:
2021 Bobby Dalbec
2018 Yan Gomes
2017 Albert Almora Jr.
2017 Stephen Cardullo
2011 Alex Liddi https://t.co/c8716MG3gc
Spring training numbers aren't necessarily indicative of looming regular season success, but this is certainly good to see for Rodriguez. The Mariners have been committed to giving him more plate appearances this spring with the hope that he'll get off to a better start this season.
Though he hit .267 last April, Rodriguez had just one home run, and he had just four total through May. The Mariners, desperate for offensive improvement, could use this kind of power surge early in the campaign.
Seattle went 85-77 last year, missing the playoffs by one game for the second consecutive season. The Mariners and A's will play at 7:10 p.m. PT on Thursday, with Logan Gilbert (SEA) getting the ball against Luis Severino (ATH).
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