Perez moves into 6th place on Royals hit list after Mariners’ Rodríguez loses the ball in the sun

By Canadian Press on July 1, 2025.

SEATTLE (AP) — The late sunsets that accompany Seattle summers are revered by most locals, but the odds are Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez was not a fan during the fifth inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Kansas City Royals.

Rodríguez lost a flyball to center field from Royals catcher Salvador Perez in the twilight sky, and it turned into a two RBI double.

Rodríguez climbed the center field wall, trying to rob a home run, but he misjudged and it bounced off the wall nearby.

Not only did Perez’s double give the Royals a 5-1 lead, but it moved him past Alex Gordon for the sixth-most hits in Royals history. The 35-year-old backstop has 1,644 hits across his 14-season MLB career.

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Andrew Destin, The Associated Press

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