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Good day friends, and welcome to the final weekend of the regular season.
Last night the Mariners fell short in their comeback effort, dropping a 7-5 game to the Angels. The M’s will play in their last night game of the year this evening with first pitch set for 6:40 pm PT.
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, closer Andrés Muñoz will not be throwing any pitches this weekend after he was placed on the injured list with right knee inflammation.
- Adam Jude at The Seattle Times spoke with beloved broadcaster Rick Rizzs about his pending retirement and the long journey that has taken him to this moment.
- Over on The Feed, commenter Jose Luis wonders how the M’s can realistically improve their defense this offseason.
Around the league…
- Shohei Ohtani became the first player since 2010 (when they started tracking this data) to top the jersey sales charts for four straight seasons.
- David Schoenfield at ESPN recapped the major storylines to watch in the final weekend of the season.
- As Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer enter their twilight years in the majors, they have a message to the game: bring back the starting pitcher. Tyler Kepner at The Athletic has more. ($)
- Evan Drellich and Andrew Marchand at The Athletic explained why 60 missed games will be a key breaking point for owners during CBA negotiations.
- The Guardians truly are an enigma.
- This is a super cool gesture from Ian Happ.
