stop ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁major ▁league ▁player ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁young est ▁position ▁player ▁in ▁Seattle ▁history . ▁Rod rig uez ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁hit ▁when ▁he ▁sing led ▁off ▁of ▁Ser gio ▁Val de z ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 ▁at ▁Fen way ▁Park . ▁Rod rig uez ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Mar in ers , ▁compiling ▁a ▁. 2 0 4 ▁batt ing ▁average , ▁two ▁R B Is , ▁and ▁three ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁The ▁Mar in ers ▁option ed ▁Rod rig uez ▁to ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁C ann ons ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁A AA ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁League ▁( P CL ) ▁in ▁August . ▁In ▁ 3 2 ▁games ▁for ▁Cal g ary , ▁he ▁had ▁ 3 7 ▁hits ▁in ▁ 1 1 9 ▁at - b ats ▁for ▁a ▁. 3 1 1 ▁batt ing ▁average . ▁He ▁also ▁compiled ▁six ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁R B Is . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁split ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁season ▁between ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁and ▁the ▁Ta com a ▁Rain iers ▁of ▁the ▁P CL . ▁He ▁connected ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁Tom ▁Gordon ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 . ▁Rod rig uez ▁perman ently ▁joined ▁the ▁major ▁league ▁ro ster ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁got