While the Seattle Mariners lost to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday evening, center fielder Julio Rodríguez still found time to shine — both on the field and on his way off of it.
In the top of the sixth inning, Rodríguez homered to tie the game. The Orioles retook the lead in the bottom of the inning. Then in the seventh, were poised to add on.
With Baltimore up 4-3, first baseman Ryan O’Hearn came to the plate in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and a man on. It looked as though O’Hearn would add to the Orioles lead with a two-run homer. Rodríguez, though, tracked the ball down, then made a leaping grab at the wall to rob O’Hearn.
Rodríguez, though, wasn’t done.
As he came off of the field, Rodríguez saw a young fan sitting near the Mariners dugout, wearing his jersey. Rodríguez walked over to the fan and gave him the ball. The kid, understandably, had a huge smile on his face. But Rodríguez not only made the day of his young fan, but also the young fan’s father, who gave his son a big hug in celebration.
Baseball fans were blown away by the sweet moment, giving Rodríguez a lot of well-earned praise.
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[MLB, Photo Credit: Root Sports Northwest]
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