Mariners prospect J-Rod extends HR streak

If Julio Rodríguez keeps hitting like this, he'll be on the fast track to follow fellow prospects Jarred Kelenic and Logan Gilbert to the big leagues.

Rodríguez homered in a fourth consecutive game Sunday for High-A Everett, and for the fifth time in his last six games.

The 20-year-old outfielder's home run was part of a three-hit night for the AquaSox that raised his batting average to .353 for the season. Rodríguez is on a 10-game hitting streak on top of his four-game homer streak.

Rodríguez, Seattle's No. 2 prospect and the No. 5 overall prospect as ranked by MLB Pipeline, might only be at High-A for now, but he's already turning heads in the Mariners' front office.

Seattle recently promoted Kelenic, its top prospect and the No. 4 prospect in baseball, to the Major Leagues, along with Gilbert, the club's No. 4 prospect and the No. 27 prospect in baseball.