The Seattle Mariners are living through a historic postseason moment thanks to the team's young superstar Julio Rodriguez . The 24-year-old outfielder made American League Championship Series history, becoming the first player since Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox in 2005 to hit multi-run home runs in the first inning of back-to-back ALCS games.
The Mariners PR department shared the stat on X (formerly known as Twitter), highlighting just how rare the achievement was for Seattle fans witnessing their team’s deepest postseason run since 2001.
“Julio Rodriguez hit a 3-run homer in Game 2 and hits a 2-run homer tonight in the 1st inning.
@JRODshow44 is the first player to hit multi-run HR in the 1st inning of back-to-back ALCS games since Paul Konerko for the 2005 White Sox — 2