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Greetings
folks, and a happy Thursday to you.
The Mariners lost a snoozer to the Marlins yesterday, falling 2-0 with another hapless performance from the offense.
A question for you to ponder on this fine morning in advance of the series finale: who is the most Mariner-like Marlin, and who is the most Marlin-like Mariner?
In Mariners news…
- Ryan Divish at The Seattle Times wonders if the Mariners should have more than one All-Star this year.
- Emma Cortes Ellendt at Forbes went behind-the-scenes to learn more about the Mariners’ new influencer strategy.
Around the league…
- Veteran right-hander Justin Verlander announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Verlander was also just selected to the All-Star team as a “legend pick.”
- Bradford Doolittle eulogized the amazing and unique career Verlander has enjoyed.
- We have some new Home Run Derby participants, with the Royals’ Jac Caglianone and the Red Sox’s Willson Contreras each announcing they will compete.
- Former Mariners righty Gregory Santos has elected free agency. Santos has had a rough season between the majors and Triple-A in the Giants organization.
- The Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) unveiled the names and logos of its four teams in advance of its inaugural season, set to begin on August 1.
- Carlos Collazo at Baseball America provided his penultimate mock draft with less than a week to go until the first round begins. ($)
Anders’ pick…
- This is gonna hit so hard in December.
