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day everyone and happy Friday!
The M’s begin their east coast road swing with an Apple TV showcase matchup against the Blue Jays tonight with first pitch slated for 4:15pm PT.
Let’s check in on other happenings from around baseball.
In Mariners news…
- The Lookout Landing staff gave a vibes check on how they’re feeling about the Mariners’ chances of making the postseason.
Around the league…
- The Twins are calling up top outfield prospect Walker Jenkins in advance of today’s game against the White Sox.
- Tampa city officials approved $2.3 billion in funds for a new Rays stadium.
- Reds infielder Eugenio Suárez and outfielder TJ Friedl were placed on outright waivers by the Reds — much to the intrigue of Mariners fans — but both went unclaimed.
- The Royals are calling up left-hander Anthony Gose, marking his first big league action since 2024.
- The Dodgers placed right-hander Roki Sasaki on the injured list with a middle finger issue.
- Yankees righty reliever Fernando Cruz was diagnosed with a partial UCL tear and may require surgery.
- Major League Baseball pitched drastic changes to the free agency calendar in their latest CBA proposal.
- Over at Baseball Prospectus, friend of the site Mikey Ajeto wrote about the renaissance that Phillies left-hander Jesús Luzardo is enjoying this year. ($)
- Baseball America released their 2026 Minor League Best Tools list. ($)
Anders’ pick…
- The new video game Star Wars: Zero Company released yesterday and it’s getting incredible reviews. I may have to check this one out…
