Patience: Key to success in Julio Rodríguez's first campaign

Julio Rodriguez heads to home plate after being congratulated by Mariners third base coach Manny Acta for hitting a home run.

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Patience & confidence are often the keys to a major league season, Going through six months of regular lap

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Where if one thing is for sure, it's losing streaks no matter how pretty or ugly a player is.

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n what How good or bad could a campaign be, either for a specific player, or grouping an entire team together.

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Julio Rodríguez was a player who knew how to adapt, mainly due to the value of trust deposited by his organization (Seattle Mariners)

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Knowing the talent and what could result from the Dominican once the adjustments arrived.

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Showing an entire month of results to be forgotten, although with the confidence of his team after starting as a starter in 20 of the first 21 games of the franchise

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Significant changes such as starting to connect the ball to his band more regularly, as well as like lowering his strikeout rate, led to an exponential liftoff for the outfielder.

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Combined in the months of May and June, the Dominican registered

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A fervent offensive line slash of .295/.350/.535, adding to his individual sections the marks of 25 hits from multiple bases

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