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Sniff deep, and you can nearly smell .500 once again.
Seattle will seek a second consecutive series win this evening as the Mariners face off against the Chicago White Sox today at 4:10pm Pacific time on the usual locations. Seattle outslugged the ChiSox Friday night, in a recap you can enjoy here.
In Mariners news…
- Brendan Donovan returned from the IL yesterday! He spoke with Brent Stecker of 710 / MyNorthwest about the injuries he’s working through.
- Our compatriots at South Side Sox offered their perspective on last night’s drubbing at the hands of the M’s.
- Angie Mentink and her family received a showcase from MLB.com ahead of Mother’s Day this year.
Around the league…
- In no small part due to his brilliance in Seattle, Matt Olson drew a highlight from Michael Baumann at FanGraphs. He terms him the NL MVP to this point.
- Over in Baltimore, the Orioles gave away a Tupac Shakur bobblehead, alluding to the late artist’s childhood upbringing in Baltimore for parts of his early years. Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa (“Set”) Shakur was on hand to deliver the ceremonial first pitch.
- Seattle’s current opponent has thrived thanks to Munetaka Murakami’s star turn thus far. His teammates were quizzed by long time Chicago beat writer James Fegan on how they’d approach the Japanese slugger as an opponent.
- Embattled Blue Jays starter José Berríos will receive the perspective of famed surgeon Dr. Keith Meister after seeing additional issue in his fractured right elbow, per Keegan Matheson and the team.
- Another Toronto rotation veteran, future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer, received a cortisone shot and remains off of throwing while recuperating from forearm discomfort.
- With struggles in the extreme and a divisional race far outpacing them, the New York Mets have put out feelers for selling including RHP Freddy Peralta.
- The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles consummated a minor trade, exchanging RHPs Enyel Garcia and Maicol Lauriano to Baltimore for cash.
- The struggling Arizona Diamondbacks cut bait on longtime OF Alek Thomas, promoting top prospect OF Ryan Waldschmidt for his likely MLB debut.
- Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Brandon Lockridge careened into the outfield wall, suffering a laceration that hopefully is not any worse.
- Teenage San Diego Padres prospect RHP Humberto Cruz will have his work visa revoked and his career thrust into limbo following a misdemeanor guilty plea, as Alex Riggins and Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune report.
John’s picks…
- Gloom Coffee Bar in Pioneer Square rocks – go check it out an support this wonderfuLL community.
- You might’ve noticed the paucity of recaps from Zach Gottschalk, longtime LL writer, recap aficionado, and our dear friend. That was mostly due to him completing medical school, which he did yesterday while delivering his class’s graduation speech, including this gem:
“Life is an opportunity to find out what you like in the world and make more of it. To find out what breaks your heart, and change it. To find out what fills your cup, and fill it.”
We are so proud of you, Z. I am so proud of you.
