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In Mariners news...
Incredibly disappointing that Fanatics/Nike were unable to provide the full Steelheads uniforms, as they are some of the cleanest uniforms in the entire league, but I am glad the Mariners are still committed to honoring the Steelheads every year in whatever way they can.
A tip of the cap to Seattle baseball history.
We’ll be wearing our Seattle Steelheads hat with our home white jersey as part of African American Heritage Day: A Juneteenth Celebration at the ballpark tonight. pic.twitter.com/dWglD9WGob
Snoop Dogg with an unironically fantastic call on this play, pivoting on a dime as Elly takes away a would be base-hit with a fantastic defensive play.
Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander was scratched from his start yesterday. Verlander revealed he’s been suffering from neck discomfort for a couple weeks that, according to Verlander himself, appears to have been affecting his mechanics his last couple starts.
You can retire the Stephen Strasburg, but the idea lives on for eternity.
MLB pitchers with 13+ strikeouts and 0 walks in 1 of first 3 career outings (since at least 1901):
The career arc of Kris Bryant deserves significantly more thought and attention than I can give it in a simple moose tracks blurb, so I’ll simply say “it wasn’t supposed to be this way,” and leave it at that for now.
#Rockies Kris Bryant is eligible to come off the 10-day IL for a rib contusion, but he has now been diagnosed with an oblique strain following a recent MRI.
Former Mariners bullpen ace Casey Sadler is delaying his return to baseball until 2025, instead hoping to tutor at pitching clinics, and pursuing a career in real estate. I am very confident that Casey Sadler will make a triumphant return to the league next season and any team will be very lucky to have him. Sadler hasn’t pitched in a Major League game since 2021.
To my loyal fans: I am pausing baseball conditioning until ST. The timing for a return this season does not make sense for my family or me. In the meantime, I want to give back, sponsoring a few free pitching clinics, so if you have a team, school, or organization in mind, share… pic.twitter.com/oKITUXQ0Mq
Former Mariner, and current Reds pitching prospect Brandon Williamson intends to forego surgery to treat a lesion in his throwing shoulder, instead opting for a series of injections and rest intended to treat the injury.
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