Hello everyone! It’s a Friday, and the Mariners’ final regular season home stand kicks off tonight. Let’s dig into the latest from around baseball.
In Mariners news…
- The always must-read Amanda Lane Cumming celebrated the Mariners’ first AL West championship in 24 years by reliving all of their previous division titles.
- Anthony Castrovince pretty convincingly outlined the case for Cal Raleigh to be named the AL MVP, even if the numbers don’t see him as the most valuable.
Around the league…
- The playoff-bound Blue Jays have placed right-hander José Berríos on the injured list with elbow inflammation.
- National League Rookie of the Year candidate Cade Horton believes he can overcome his back injury to pitch in the postseason for the Cubs, but the team is exercising some caution.
- The baseball streaming wars continue: Netflix will broadcast the 2026 Opening Day matchup between the Yankees and Giants.
- Yes, it has in fact been a crazier September than usual.
- Mike Petriello got creative and outlined six ways the Dodgers could deploy Shohei Ohtani in the playoffs, with each option zanier than the last.
- Anthony Castrovince revealed some of the wildest stats from the 2025 season.
