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The injury happened Wednesday at Seattle's
T-Mobile Park, where the 19-year-old outfielder was
participating in a postgame drill.
"It's a drill we've done many, many times," manager Scott
Servais said. "A soft liner was hit into right field and Julio
came in and instead of just pulling up and playing it on a hop,
he decided to dive for the ball and jammed his wrist into the
ground."
Servais said X-rays confirmed the fracture and Rodriguez will
have more tests on Thursday.
Rodriguez, ranked as the No. 18 prospect in baseball and No. 2
in the Seattle organization by MLB Pipeline, is part of the
Mariners' 60-player pool for summer camp. He was not expected to
make the 30-man roster for Opening Day, however.
"I feel horrible for Julio," Servais said. "A young player in a
drill, he's going all out and that's what we expect of our guys.
It's unfortunate that happened. I feel really, really bad for
him. He had a great day leading into that. He banged a ball off
the wall against (Kendall) Graveman. You hate to see that happen
to anybody, but certainly with a young player it's really
important for him to get some at-bats and experience. But he'll
be on hold for a while."
Rodriguez missed two months last season at Class A West Virginia
with a hairline fracture in his left hand after being hit by a
pitch. He batted .326 with 12 homers and 69 RBIs in 84 games at
West Virginia and Class A Modesto.
--Field Level Media
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