Good morning friends and happy Friday! It’s time to cap off the week with fresh news from around baseball.
In Mariners news...
Shannon Drayer spoke to George Kirby about how the right-hander is changing up his approach — which may lead to better results.
Cal Raleigh is a unicorn.
Cal Raleigh: only player in @MLB history to record a stolen base/catch a shutout AND homer from both sides of the plate in a game within a 2-game span.
The only other to do it in a 3-game span? Also with the @Mariners! Donnie Scott did it on April 29 & May 1, 1985. #TheMayerGWS
The Blue Jays appear ready to move players on expiring contracts this summer (such as starter Yusei Kikuchi and catcher Danny Jansen) but seem less enthusiastic about dealing players under control beyond this year, such as Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and Bo Bichette.
We have some fresh mock drafts for those of you who are interested. Here are projections from Fangraphs, MLB, and The Athletic, all of which have the Mariners taking college pitching with their first selection.
Jesse Rogers at ESPN provides player comps for this year’s top projected draft picks.
Jim Bowden at The Athletic takes stock of all 30 clubs with the trade deadline approaching, providing a couple of juicy nuggets on the Mariners’ potential plans. ($)
The Tigers are moving longtime starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen following a tough first half for the right-hander.
Valve gets the original Half-Life 2 development team back together for a huge 20th anniversary update—and the game is now free for the weekend on Steam
Топ 20 за 21 век: Metacritic назвал самые высокооценённые оригинальные игры за последние 25 лет
At last, democracy has come to Helldivers 2: A new Democracy Space Station lets players vote on which planet gets bombarded for truth and justice every 24 hours
Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament are now free on the Internet Archive, and Epic says that's A-okay
«Мне мужчина фактически не нужен, я могу всё сама!» Оксана Самойлова рассказала о функциях Джигана в семье в новом выпуске «Большого переселения» на ТНТ
13.12 Ночной концерт Дмитрия Маликова в Джаз Клубе Игоря Бутмана в Петербурге
Певица Жанна Бичевская: Поражений у меня не было
Оперативные службы: смерть премьера Мариинки Шклярова — не убийство
Участники из Бразилии и Мадагаскара победили в финале Международного конкурса детской авторской песни «Наше поколение»
Продвижение Песни в Мою Волну.
Команда из Забайкалья стала участником учебной программы «Управление креативными пространствами» на площадке Корпорации развития Дальнего Востока и Арктики (КРДВ) в Москве
День открытых дверей для студентов провели в Истринской больнице
