Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez deservedly got clowned on Tuesday after committing a mental mistake for the ages.
The Mariners trailed the Milwaukee Brewers 19-0 (!!!) in the bottom of the 8th inning at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis. With a position player on the mound, the Mariners had allowed nine of the Brewers’ first 10 batters to reach base safely when Christian Yelich stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and one out.
Yelich was gifted a belt-high 36-mph eephus pitch that he drove to center field for a sacrifice fly. Rodriguez camped under it for the second out but clearly thought it was the third. Instead of getting the ball back to the infield, Rodriguez threw it into the stands.
Julio Rodriguez forgot how many outs there were and gifted the Brewers their 21st run of the night pic.twitter.com/GiCBX6ABxu
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) August 19, 2026
Fans piled on Rodriguez for making such a mistake with his team already getting embarrassed on the road.
Throwing the ball into the stands not knowing there’s actually only 2 outs while you’re down 19-0 may the most embarrassing thing to happen on a baseball diamond https://t.co/NY4iAz3fKv
— 🇨🇦Mr Bond (@MrBond___) August 19, 2026
The Mariners were losing 19-0. Somehow the worst play of the game came after that with Julio Rodriguez simply not paying attention.
— Dusty Baker (@DustyBakerTV) August 19, 2026
Unreal. https://t.co/jVNfJOlGLJ #Mariners #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/Vjg6QZuUrQ
It's 22-0 in Milwaukee. Julio Rodriguez threw a live ball into the stands for two of the runs in Milwaukee's nine-run eighth. Sweet sassy molassy.
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) August 19, 2026
Rodriguez’s throwing error allowed the Brewers to score two runs instead of one. Luis Lara followed with a single to drive in one final run before Milwaukee secured a 22-0 victory.
Rodriguez went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts, with his team recording nearly as many errors (4) as hits (5).
The Mariners tied the record for the most lopsided shutout loss in MLB history, which was somehow still worse than the score indicated.
