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Fans roasted Julio Rodriguez after he committed Error of the Year contender
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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.

Fans piled on Rodriguez for making such a mistake with his team already getting embarrassed on the road.

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.

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