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friends and happy Friday!
The Mariners took a generational spring training drubbing at the hands of the Padres yesterday, losing 27-6. It’s a bad day to be a reliever on the fringes of the big league roster.
Are there any high-scoring games in either spring training or the regular season that you most fondly recall? For me, I immediately think of the Mariners’ 21-8 blowout win over the Rangers in 2012 or the M’s improbable 16-13 comeback victory over the Padres in 2016. Good times.
In Mariners news…
- Bryce Miller has cleared another key step in his recovery from an oblique issue. Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times has the report.
- This crop of Mariners prospect is bringing a different kind of energy to spring training, and the club’s veterans are taking notice.
- Tyler Kepner at The Athletic spoke to Mariners brass about why it was so important to them to bring back first baseman Josh Naylor. ($)
In the World Baseball Classic…
- Australia notched another win yesterday in a 5-1 victory over Czechia, advancing to 2-0 in pool play.
- In their first contest of the tournament, Japan rocked Chinese Taipei 13-0 in a seven-inning mercy-rule contest.
- Thanks to Meet at the Mitt podcast listener Josh for providing this helpful link: WBC for Me, which enables you find when and where Mariners are going to be playing in WBC games.
Around the league…
- Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña will sit out for the remainder of the World Baseball Classic with a finger fracture. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
- If star Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray ever decides he’s done making boatloads of cash in the NFL, the A’s want it to be known they’re open to giving him another shot at professional baseball.
- Mike Petriello placed each MLB team into tiers by how competitive they’re expected to be in 2026.
- Young Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki is off to a tough start to spring training, and Michael Baumann at Fangraphs is beginning to worry.
- Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs made the case for Tigers infield phenom Kevin McGonigle to make the team’s Opening Day roster.
