Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez was named the 2022 Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year by Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
Rodriguez is the fifth Mariner to win a Rookie of the Year award. Rodriguez had 28 homeruns, leading all rookies in the MLB. He was the lone rookie in the 2022 All-Star game and finished second in the Homerun Derby.
.@JRodShow44 is the 2022 Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year!
The All-Star helped lead the @Mariners back to the postseason for the first time since 2001! pic.twitter.com/fbowp4Msed
— MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2022