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day everyone, and happy Friday!
The M’s play an early afternoon game today, facing off against the Tigers at 3:40pm PT — set your reminders!
Also, don’t forget to go vote for the Mariners in the first round of All-Star voting! Who’s got your vote on the National League side this year?
In Mariners news…
- Cal Raleigh will kick off a rehab assignment with the Everett AquaSox on Sunday before heading to Tacoma on Tuesday, where he will play at least all of next week. The team will reassess his progress at that point.
- The Mariners announced that they will host an alumni home run derby after August 7th’s game against the Rays. The group of participants sure is…something to behold.
- Daniel Kramer checked in with Colt Emerson to see how he’s adjusting to the big leagues in advance of the team’s east coast swing.
- Over on The Feed, Eric Sanford asked what you think Colt Emerson’s ceiling is as a big leaguer.
Around the league…
- The Yankees suffered a major blow yesterday with superstar outfielder Aaron Judge being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his rib. He is “expected to return this season.” Yikes.
- Struggling Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello was optioned to Triple-A.
- Former Mariner Josh Rojas has been called up by the Royals.
- Jeff Passan provided his early preview of the upcoming trade deadline, with an overview for each of the 30 clubs in the sport — and a bold declaration for the Mariners.
- After a rough 2025 season from both a health and performance standpoint, Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman is bouncing back nicely, writes Michael Baumann at Fangraphs.
- Mets star Francisco Lindor was the main character in a recent trailer for Stephen Spielberg’s new movie Disclosure Day.
- Even Major League Baseball’s own appointed Fan Council, which is basically an initiative for the league to spread its pro-owner propaganda, is rebelling.
