Mariners' Julio Rodríguez exits game after being struck in lower leg

Tim Booth, The Seattle Times on Jun 7, 2025

Published in Baseball

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Julio Rodríguez limped off the field in obvious discomfort in the third inning of Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after being hit on the lower right leg by a batted ball off the bat of teammate Randy Arozarena.

Rodríguez was attempting to steal third base when Arozarena made contact with the pitch from Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz, which appeared headed for left field. The ball had an exit velocity off Arozarena’s bat of 98.1 mph and caught Rodríguez squarely on the shin, near his right ankle.

Rodríguez limped to the railing of the Angels dugout before laying on the field for a few minutes while being assessed by members of the Mariners athletic training staff. He eventually left the field with some assistance and clearly not feeling very good.

Leody Taveras replaced Rodríguez in center field in the bottom of the inning and immediately had an issue as he misread Zach Neto’s short fly ball allowing the ball to drop for a single and Neto to reach second base when it bounced away for an error.

Taveras also misplayed his attempt at a leaping catch at the wall off the bat of Chris Taylor later in the inning, although it was ruled a double.

Rodríguez had singled in his first two at-bats of the game and was 2 for 4 in the opener on Friday. Including his two hits on Saturday, Rodríguez is batting .367 over the past 11 games.