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The Seattle Mariners locked down rookie outfielder Julio Rodriguez with a 14-year contract extension that includes $210 million guaranteed but could grow to more than $400 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Rodriguez, 21, is having a wonderful rookie season after making his MLB debut this year following four years in the minor leagues. He’s currently batting .269 with a .799 OPS with 20 home runs, 23 stolen bases and 64 RBIs in 108 games with the Mariners. He won American League Rookie… Source link

The early days of training camp have already produced significant news. Trey Lance and Marcus Mariota will start, James Robinson and Chris Godwin weren’t put on the PUP list and DK Metcalf wants a new contract. What other major developments will we see before the NFL regular season kicks off Sep. 8? Follow along with our tracker to ensure you don’t miss anything. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Julio Jones makes his debut with the Buccaneers Tom Brady‘s newest… Source link

Julio Jones is signing a one-year deal to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Terms of the deal weren’t initially reported. The seven-time Pro Bowl receiver joins his second team since leaving the Atlanta Falcons after a single season last year with the Tennessee Titans. He’ll team up with Tom Brady in pursuit of his first Super Bowl championship. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jones joins the Bucs as leading receiver Chris Godwin… Source link

LOS ANGELES — The problem with baseball is that, too often, your eyes betray you. Or at least, you can’t see the whole story. What you’re watching on the field is barely even the tip of the iceberg in a sport defined by large sample sizes and unexpected value that has to be quantified to be understood. This renders the All-Star Game meaningless — I mean, it was anyway, and those of us who thought it was kinda cool when the outcome determined World Series home-field advantage know to… Source link

Julio Rodriguez didn’t technically win the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby, but it’s hard to not call him a winner after Monday. The Seattle Mariners outfielder, the overwhelming favorite to win AL Rookie of the Year, came up short in the final with a loss to Washington Nationals star Juan Soto, but managed to double his salary this season just by reaching that far. As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale noted after the event, the $750,000 payout Rodriguez receives as runner-up is more money than he will… Source link

In his fourth game as a major leaguer, 21-year-old Julio Rodríguez, the Seattle Mariners’ top prospect coming into the year, noticed the opposition was kind of sleeping on him. Specifically, Minnesota Twins pitcher Dylan Bundy and catcher Gary Sanchez had left him largely unchecked over at first after he walked. Probably they’d seen the scouting reports, which praised his control of the strike zone, ability to adjust and “plus-plus raw power,” while tempering expectations about his… Source link

The Tennessee Titans might have the best wide receiver duo in the NFL. The team made a huge splash Sunday, acquiring All-Pro wideout Julio Jones from the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons announced the news Sunday, revealing the team will receive a second and a fourth-round pick for Jones. The Falcons will send back a sixth-round pick in 2023. The deal was initially reported by ESPN’s Dianna Russini, who said the trade was expected to be completed within 24-48 hours. Jones, 32, has been one of the… Source link

The Julio Jones trade speculation has been percolating for months, especially in the past few weeks. Jones’ comments Monday on a national sports show should only crank up the boilers several degrees. In a surprising appearance on FS1’s “Undisputed” — with host Shannon Sharpe calling him on his cellphone on the air — Jones was asked about his future with the Atlanta Falcons. “Oh, man, I’m out of there, man,” Jones said. No, was this Jones projecting? Or does he have information from the… Source link

Julio Jones made one of the greatest catches in NFL history, and it’s all but forgotten.  With under five minutes remaining in the game and the Falcons up by eight, Jones extended on a Matt Ryan pass that was probably nine feet in the air, toe-tapped as he was falling out of bounds at the opposition’s 22, and cradled the ball like a newborn in what should have been a game-clinching catch.  Of course, the Falcons had been leading that game by a score of 28-3, so you probably know what… Source link