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Good morning and happy hangover Sunday to everyone! I hope everyone still has all their fingers and ate and drank responsibly. Who ate the most hot dogs? I had none, because I was at my day job all day so that’s a nice low bar for everyone to clear.
The Mariners celebrated 4th of July be beating the brakes off of the Toronto Blue Jays 11-0 thanks to a dominant start by Logan Gilbert, and massive homeruns from Randy, Dom, and Cal. Emerson Hancock will take the ball in the series finale at 2:00 PST
on Peacock.
In Mariners news…
- Randy Arozarena was named as the Mariners lone All-Star representative in Philadelphia. Hopefully one or two more Mariners can find their way onto the All-Star roster by way of players electing to not participate, Bryan Woo and Dominic Canzone being the most obvious candidates.
- Brendan Donovan is scheduled to begin his rehab assignment on Tuesday and is likely to be back with the big club after the All-Star Break.
- It appears the piggy-back is dead for the foreseeable future.
Around the league…
- The full All-Star rosters are available here. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has already announced that he will not participate in the festivities, meaning Nick Kurtz will slot in as the starting first baseman for the American League.
- An emotional Willson Contreras spoke to the media before yesterday’s Red Sox-Angels game, apologizing for his actions that led to a benches clearing brawl in Boston on Tuesday, and opening up about his mental and emotional struggles over the last couple weeks following the horrible earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24th.
- The Atlanta Braves made a handful of roster moves yesterday, including recalling Bainbridge Island product JR Ritchie from Gwinnett and placing infielder Ha-Seong Kim on the IL with finger inflammation.
- The Houston Astros also made some roster adjustments yesterday.
Nick’s pick…
- Brazil and Norway face off today at 1:00 in New Jersey before England has to take on Mexico in the Azteca at 5:00 to continue the Round of 16.
