Tag: Edouard Julien

Former Auburn infielder scheduled to make Major League debut on Monday

Ryan Bliss is scheduled to earn his first start at second base for the Seattle Mariners.

After spending just over three seasons in the minor leagues, former Auburn infielder [autotag]Ryan Bliss[/autotag] is set to make his Major League debut on Monday for the Seattle Mariners. Bliss will make his first big league start at second base for the Mariners game against the Houston Astros at 8:40 p.m. CT at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington.

Bliss gets the call following the Mariners move of Jorge Polanco to the 10-day injured list after sustaining a strained hamstring. In 50 games at AAA Tacoma, Bliss recorded 45 hits in 182 at-bats with seven home runs, 35 RBI, and 28 stolen bases.

Despite being drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2021 MLB draft, Bliss will make his debut with the Mariners after being involved in a trade last July that sent relief pitcher Paul Sewald to Arizona in exchange for Bliss, Dominic Canzone, and Josh Rojas.

With the call up, Bliss becomes Auburn’s 59th player to reach the Major Leagues, and the first since [autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag]’s debut with the Minnesota Twins on April 12, 2023. He started in all 134 games that he appeared in during his three-year Auburn career from 2019-21. He earned two All-America honors.

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MLB All-Star break: A look at Edouard Julien’s first-half numbers

Julien made his Major League debut earlier this season.

As the first half of the Major League Baseball season comes to a close, Auburn Wire will check in with several former Tigers who are currently on active MLB rosters.

Up next is rookie second baseman [autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag], who made his debut for the Minnesota Twins in April.

Julien has played in 43 of the Twins’ 91 games this season.

He has spent some time down in the minors this season as well.

Here is a look at Julien’s first-half numbers:

 

Collegiate Baseball honors Ike Irish among Freshman All-Americans

The freshman slugger led Auburn baseball in several categories this season.

Collegiate Baseball announced on Wednesday that [autotag]Ike Irish[/autotag] would be named a Freshman All-American.

Irish is the 20th player in program history to earn Freshman All-American honors and the first to do so since 2018 when four Tigers were selected. Those players included [autotag]Tanner Burns[/autotag], [autotag]Cody Greenhill[/autotag], [autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag] and [autotag]Steven Williams[/autotag].

Irish had a monster campaign during his Freshman season.

The Hudsonville, Michigan native led the team in batting average (.361), hits (86), and doubles (24). Placed second in RBI (50) and total bases (130), as well as scoring the third-most runs on the team with 48.

The 24 doubles hit by Irish set a freshman record for the program and are the most in a single season by an Auburn player since 2005. He also had a top-10 batting average in the SEC.

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Looking back at Edouard Julien’s first week in the Majors

Julien became the latest former Tiger to make his MLB debut last week with the Minnesota Twins.

The latest former Auburn Tiger to make his Major League Debut was [autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag], doing so on April 12 for the Minnesota Twins.

In his debut. Julien went 0-for-2 with a walk in a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. The very next day, Julien would reach two milestones in the same game.

In the Twins’ 11-2 win over the New York Yankees last Thursday, Julien recorded his first hit and his first home run as a member of the big club. According to OptaStats, Julien is the fourth batter since 1974 to record his first Major League hit, and first Major League home run in the same inning, doing so in the top of the 1st inning.

“You kind of have pressure to get the first one out of the way,” Julien said Thursday. “And then right after, just to get a homer, I couldn’t write a better script. It was an unforgettable moment.”

Julien ended his first week by going 2-for-17 at the plate with a home run and an RBI. Julien is just getting started and has a great season awaiting him in Minnesota.

Here’s a look back at some of Julien’s key moments during his first week with the Minnesota Twins:

Watch: Edouard Julien hits first big league bomb

The former Auburn slugger accomplished the feat in just his second MLB game.

Auburn baseball alumni [autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag] accomplished the important milestone of hitting his first major league home run. Julien made his MLB debut Wednesday for the Minnesota Twins and hit his first home run against the New York Yankees in his second game at the Major League level.

Additionally, Julien’s first hit at the Major League level came earlier in the inning.

The infielder hit .266/.393/.501 and had 27 home runs and 126 RBIs during his time on the Plains. Julien is the 58th former Tiger to appear on the big league scene and the seventh Auburn alumn to be called up since 2020. The others include [autotag]Casey Mize[/autotag], [autotag]Ben Braymer[/autotag], [autotag]Josh Palacios[/autotag], [autotag]Keegan Thompson[/autotag], [autotag]Gabe Klobosits[/autotag], and [autotag]Davis Daniel[/autotag].

Per OptsStats, Julien is the fourth player since 1974 to get their first big league hit and home run in the same inning.

Julien’s bat is expected to be a big part of the Twins’ lineup for years to come.

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Edouard Julien called up by the Minnesota Twins

He is set to make his MLB debut.

[autotag]Edouard Julien[/autotag] is getting his shot in the MLB. The former Auburn Tiger has been called up by the Minnesota Twins according to a report from Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic.

Julien is coming off an impressive season in the minors, where he hit .300/.441/.490 with 17 home runs in Double-A. The Quebec native has already hit two home runs in 31 at-bats this season at the Triple-A level.

The Twins took him in the 18th round of the 2019 MLB draft but he has developed into the No. 96 overall prospect in baseball and their No. 4 prospect.

Julien played at Auburn from 2018-19. He hit .266/.393/.501 with 27 home runs in his time on the Plains.

While the 23-year-old’s bat has the Twins eagerly awaiting his arrival, there are concerns about his defense. He has only played second base and designated hitter in the past two seasons but also has experience at first base, third base, and left field in the minors.

The Twins are set to play Wednesday at 12:10 p.m. CT against the Chicago White Sox. They have not yet announced if Julien will be starting the game.

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Auburn Morning Rush: Cadillac Williams presented game ball, Edouard Julien named 2022 AFL Breakout Player of the year

The scene in Jordan-Hare over the weekend is something that will be remembered for quite some time.

What a weekend on the Plains.

The Tigers showed what Auburn football is all about, beating the Texas A&M Aggies 13-10, and the fans did more than their part, packing Jordan-Hare and creating an insane atmosphere despite a disappointing season.

A ton of credit has to go to interim head coach [autotag]Cadillac Williams[/autotag] who picked up his first win as the head coach and was given the game ball after the game by his players.

A former Tiger baseball player also made a statement over the weekend. [autotag]Edouard Julien [/autotag] was named the breakout player of the Arizona Fall League.

Finally, the atmosphere inside Jordan-Hare made quite an impact on Auburn target [autotag]Joseph Edwin[/autotag], who called it the best atmosphere he’s ever seen.

Read more about these stories in the Monday edition of the Auburn Morning Rush.