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Julio Rodriguez Returns From Hamstring Injury on Friday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez (hamstring) is starting in center field and is batting third for the M's in Friday's series opener against the visiting Boston Red Sox and left-hander Ranger Suarez, according to MLB.com. Rodriguez was pulled from Wednesday's game early against the Baltimore Orioles after tweaking his hamstring, and he sat out of the series finale at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday, but now that he's back in there, fantasy managers will want to return him to their starting lineups for the weekend series in Seattle against the BoSox. The 25-year-old three-time All-Star and former American League Rookie of the Year comes into Friday's series opener with a .249/.310/.429 slash line, .739 OPS, 13 long balls, 35 RBI, 40 runs scored, and nine stolen bases across his 301 at-bats in 2026. J-Rod has struggled so far in June, going 11-for-58 (.190) with just one homer, two doubles, five RBI, four steals, eight runs, seven walks, and 13 K's in 66 plate appearances. However, he's hitting .833 with a 2.000 OPS in six career at-bats against Suarez.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
