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In Mariners news…
- Fan Fest returned for day one yesterday and the biggest reveal was the demise of the cream alternate uniforms in favor of what I can confidently say is the new best uniforms in the entire league.
- Brian O’Keefe is back on a minor league deal with an invited to Spring Training.
Around the league…
- Free agent infielder Luis Arráez signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants to be a primary second baseman for the first time since 2023.
- Everything we once loved continues to be ruined in unique and terrible ways. The newest ruination is insurance potentially ruining the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Contract insurance is pretty complicated, and it’s become a very serious issue with a suspicious number of Latin American players being denied contract insurance and being forced to withdraw from the tournament, with Team Puerto Rico being most heavily affected after team captain Francisco Lindor withdrew due to insurance denial. Puerto Rico’s roster has been so gutted that the president of the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation threatened to drop the team from the tournament altogether.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Shohei Ohtani will not be pitching for Team Japan in the WBC.
- Tyler Pride graded out his top-50 prospects for the 2026 draft class.
