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BREAKING: Seattle Mariners rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez, 21, is ‘finalizing MASSIVE contract extension worth as much as $450m with $200m guaranteed’
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Seattle Mariners rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez is reportedly finalizing a massive contract extension with $200 million guaranteed, with the possibility of exceeding $450 million in total.
Rodriguez, the 21-year-old known as ‘J-Rod,’ has not officially signed yet, but according to MLB.com’s Jesse Sanchez and ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal is near completion.
Rodriguez hit his 20th home run, tying it at 1 in the eighth. The 21-year-old sensation who put on quite a show at the All-Star Home Run Derby became the fourth rookie in big league history with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in the same season, joining Mitchell Page (1977 Athletics), Ellis Burks (1987 Red Sox) and Marty Cordova (1995 Twins).
‘I’m happy about it,’ Rodriguez said. ‘Not a lot of people do it all the time.’
Rodriguez leads all rookies in home runs and has stolen 23 bases.
Seattle Mariners rookie sensation Julio Rodriguez is reportedly finalizing a massive contract extension with $200 million guaranteed, with the possibility of exceeding $450 million in total