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Hello friends and happy Saturday!
The Mariners have been fully re-formed following the conclusion of the World Baseball Classic, and they celebrated by putting together their best performance of the spring in a 20-8 win over their soon-to-be Opening Day competitors — the Cleveland Guardians.
With his two home runs, Cole Young is now third in all of baseball with six spring homers. We may have to start seriously talking about Young as a breakout candidate this season…who is your Pick to Click in 2026?
In Mariners news…
- Daniel Kramer wrote about the close friendship that Ryan Sloan and Kade Anderson have developed this spring.
- Cal Raleigh appears to be coming around to Logan Gilbert’s new sinker as Opening Day approaches.
- The Seattle Times picked their all-time Mariners squad as the team prepares for its 50th season.
- Washington state has introduced a new tax bracket for millionaires that is expected to impact many of the state’s professional athletes starting in 2028.
Around the league…
- In some surprising news, the Nationals have optioned former top prospect outfielder Dylan Crews to Triple-A.
- Astros left-hander Bennett Sousa will begin the season on the injured list with an oblique strain.
- Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, two Guardians pitchers under investigation for a gambling fix, have been shifted to unpaid non-disciplinary leave.
- Anthony Castrovince at MLB gave his 10 bold predictions for the 2026 baseball season.
- Adam McCalvy told the inspiring story of Brewers prospect Marco Dinges, who went from a serious health scare in 2023 to the Spring Breakout game this year.
- Bradford William Davis dove into the racist history behind the Texas Rangers and their questionable decision to harken back to those days with the revival of the One Riot, One Ranger statue.
- Nevada has temporarily banned the gambling platform Kalshi. On the heels of MLB’s partnership with competitor Polymarket, this will be an interesting story to track.
- I ask again: how can you not be romantic about baseball?
- What fresh hell is this? That’s just 16 oz of cottage cheese with a few vegetables on top.
- Baseball Doesn’t Exist explained why the World Baseball Classic is the greatest tournament in sports.
Anders’ picks…
- The UW and Oregon women’s basketball squads each won their Round of 64 games yesterday and will advance to the Round of 32. Gonzaga and Idaho, both of whom were underdogs in their first-round matchups, were eliminated from the tournament.
