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We sure witnessed a wild World Series game last night. Let’s get to all of that and more in today’s batch of links.
MLB Postseason scores…
- Former Mariner Ben Williamson became a postseason hero with his walk-off 12th inning hit against the Brewers to keep the Rays alive in a 4-3 win. Milwaukee will get another chance to clinch the series in Game 5 tonight.
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, it appears that former Astros manager Joe Espada and Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler are finalists for the Mariners’ managerial opening. They hope to make a final decision by the end of the month.
- Kate Preusser dug deep to find some Mariners coaching candidates from the ranks of the AL Central.
Around the league…
- Twins right-hander Jeff Hoffman has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow but is expected to be ready for the start of the season.
- Yankee legend Jorge Posada says he “doesn’t feel welcome” with the organization in a post-playing career capacity.
- The Pirates have reportedly hired Astros Triple-A pitching coach Sean Buchanan in an unknown role.
- The Astros have released outfielder Nelson Velazquez so he can pursue career opportunities in Asia.
- Maddie Landis at Baseball Prospectus projected the production for incoming NPB stars Teruaki Sato and Shugo Maki. ($)
- This is super interesting to keep in mind as we prepare for a long winter with lots of projecting for the 2027 season ahead of us.
Anders’ pick…
- Over at The Stranger, friend of the site Matthew Roberson wrote about the weird AI obsession that Seahawks Vice Chair (and son of the owner) Neal Khosla has.
