Good morning everyone!
The Mariners are coming off a 7-3 victory over the Brew Crew
thanks to strong performances from Emerson Hancock and Luke Raley, among others.Today is a big day in the sports world, as March Madness on the men’s side kicks off in full (and the women — including UW, Oregon, Gonzaga, and Idaho — get started tomorrow!). If you’re reading this before 9:15am PT, it’s not too late to join the Lookout Landing ESPN bracket challenge! Test your ball knowledge (or, let’s be honest: luck)
against fellow members of the community!
If you made a bracket, who is your champ? What is your hottest take? Every year I try to pick a fun, out-of-the-box upset to give myself something to look forward to during those first round games. Sometimes it works. This year, I’ve got North Dakota State over Michigan State. We’ll see if it pays off!
In Mariners news…
- Get yourself refreshed on the Mariners Spring Breakout roster in advance of their game tomorrow at 2pm PT.
- Unsurprisingly, the Mariners are mulling over the possibility of breaking camp with Colt Emerson if J.P. Crawford needs to start the season on the injured list.
- After a down season for Luke Raley, Brent Stecker outlines why we shouldn’t be sleeping on the burly outfielder.
- Bryce Miller got back on the mound on Tuesday for a 30-pitch bullpen session and all went smoothly. He’s slated to throw again tomorrow, during which he’d like to get to 90% intensity.
- Bradley Woodrum at Baseball Prospectus provided his preview of the Mariners’ 2026 season, which includes a position-by-position breakdown. ($)
- Joe Sheehan released his predictions for the 2026 season, in which he picked the Mariners as the World Series champs.
Around the league…
- Blue Jays right-hander José Berríos is out with a stress fracture in his elbow. The team is not sure when he will be back.
- Harry Ford will not break camp with the Nationals, as he has been optioned to Triple-A Rochester. The team will carry Keibert Ruiz and Drew Millas as their catchers to start the season.
- Lookout Landing alum Matthew Roberson appeared on the latest episode of Tipping Pitches for a fun episode in which they drafted the MLB stadium sponsors they’d most want to work for.
- Luis Paez-Pumar at Defector celebrated this special championship for Venezuela, particularly at this moment in the nation’s history.
- Shout out to Araeclis for playing such a large role in this awesome moment!
- How can you not be romantic about baseball?
- Some changes may be coming to the World Baseball Classic, namely a shift of the tournament to the middle of the MLB season.
Build Your Winning Bracket!
SB Nation’s CBB expert Mike Rutherford and resident bracketologist Chris Dobbertean will answer all your questions this week and help guide you to bracket glory! Drop in SB Nation’s March Madness Feed all week long and we’ll have both on hand! (All times ET)
- Sun 4-7pm: Chris Dobbertean
- Mon-Wed 7-10am: Mike Rutherford
- Mon-Wed 2-5pm: Chris Dobbertean
- Thursday 6-9am: Chris Dobbertean and Mike Rutherford
