With the Mariners down to their final out in the American League Championship Series against the Blue Jays on Monday, having already blown a 2-0 series lead and 3-1 lead on the night, Rodriguez wanted to tie the game with one swing.

Julio Rodríguez hit a clutch home run for the Seattle Mariners in the third inning of Game 7 of the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays. He was nearly called out a few pitches earlier.

Rodriguez made the final out when he struck out swinging against Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman — on a pitch that would have been ball four — with slugger Cal Raleigh on the on-deck circle. However, the Mariners would not have been in a position to win without a stellar game from Rodriguez.

Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez and Bryan Woo show raw emotion after ALCS Game 7 loss to Blue Jays, capturing heartbreak in the quiet clubhouse.

Cameras caught a Seattle Mariners player flying into a rage in the locker room after the Game 7 loss to the Blue Jays.

Julio Rodríguez hit a solo HR that gave the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 lead over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Statcast measures the projected distance and exit velocity of Julio Rodríguez's 423-foot homer in ALCS Game 7 at an exit velocity of 108.6 mph with a bat speed of 84 mph

Seattle Mariners star Julio Rodriguez was quite upset after losing against the Toronto Blue Jays in ALCS Game 7 on Monday at Rogers Center.