Good
morning friends! Awards season rolls along — and we’ve got the news you need to know.
In Mariners news…
- Former Mariners catcher Austin Nola — the centerpiece of the infamous 2020 trade to the Padres — is reportedly joining the Seattle coaching staff as bullpen catcher.
Around the league…
- Steven Vogt of the Guardians and Pat Murphy of the Brewers became the first-ever skippers to win back-to-back Manager of the Year Awards in their first two seasons on the job.
- The Royals acquired right-hander Mason Black in a minor swap with the Giants.
- Cardinals President of Baseball Operations Chaim Bloom was open about the team’s plans to trade third baseman Nolan Arenado this winter.
- Diamondbacks General Manager Mike Hazen said the team is unlikely to move star second baseman Ketel Marte this offseason.
- Likewise, the Pirates are planning to hang onto ace right-hander Paul Skenes heading into 2026.
- With Kyle Hendricks retiring, Matthew Trueblood at North Side Baseball remembered his biggest triumph, when he pitched arguably the best game in franchise history during the Cubs’ 2016 World Series run.
- Alex Kirshner at Slate provided their solution to Major League Baseball’s gambling problem.
