Julio Rodriguez's inexcusable gaffe in center field is perfect microcosm of Mariners 22-0 loss to Brewers
The Seattle Mariners are paying Julio Rodriguez $18 million this season to play center field. The 25-year-old keeping up with how many outs there are in an inning would be the least he could do for the ball club, but Rodriguez failed to do so during Tuesday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers.Fortunately for Rodriguez, his gaffe in center field happened when the game was so far out of reach for Seattle that it didn't really have much impact.
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The Seattle Mariners are paying Julio Rodriguez $18 million this season to play center field. The 25-year-old keeping up with how many outs there are in an inning would be the least he could do for the ball club, but Rodriguez failed to do so during Tuesday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers.Fortunately for Rodriguez, his gaffe in center field happened when the game was so far out of reach for Seattle that it didn't really have much impact. That, however, doesn't mean it wasn't a wildly embarrassing moment for the three-time All-Star.With the Mariners trailing the Brewers 19-0 in the eighth inning, Milwaukee's Christian Yelich hit a routine pop-up to Rodriguez in center field. Rodriguez made the routine catch, and as outfielders typically do when recording the final out of the inning, he tossed the ball towards a group of fans beyond the wall.The one very important issue with that is Rodriguez's catch wasn't the third out of the inning; it was the second.GUARDIANS ROOKIE TOSSES BALL INTO STANDS AFTER MAKING SECOND OUT, COSTS TEAM GO-AHEAD RUNWith the ball being chucked while the bases were loaded for the Brewers, Milwaukee scored two runs on the play: a runner tagged up from third base, and the runner on second advanced to home plate.
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- The Seattle Mariners are paying Julio Rodriguez $18 million this season to play center field. The 25-year-old keeping up with how many outs there are in an inning would be the least he could do for the ball club, but Rodriguez failed to do so during Tuesday's contest against the Milwaukee Brewers.Fortunately for Rodriguez, his gaffe in center field happened when the game was so far out of reach for Seattle that it didn't really have much impact.
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Julio Rodriguez's inexcusable gaffe in center field is perfect microcosm of Mariners 22-0 loss to Brewers
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