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all and happy Saturday! As the M’s series in Houston continues, here’s what you should know.
In Mariners news…
- Jordan Shusterman at Yahoo! Sports spoke to Bryan Woo and his teammates about the right-hander’s dominant fastball.
- Cal Raleigh’s an ambitious guy, telling the Seattle Times that he doesn’t just want to win one World Series, he wants to claim “multiple” titles.
- Mike Petriello polled executives from around the league on who should win AL MVP — Aaron Judge or Cal Raleigh.
Around the league…
- The new Dodgers California League affiliate, which is replacing the Modesto Nuts, will be called the Ontario Tower Buzzers (yes, it’s a Top Gun reference).
- Royals reliever Lucas Erceg will miss the rest of the season due to shoulder impingement.
- Giants President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey confirmed that the team would be interested in bringing back righty Justin Verlander.
- Olivia Parker wonders what’s gone wrong with Framber Valdez lately, and theorizes that his public spat with catcher Cesar Salazar could be related to his decline.
- Similarly, Alex Bregman has been slumping pretty hard for the Red Sox. Jake Wallinger tried to figure out what’s happening with Boston’s third baseman.
- Dann Szymborski at Fangraphs handed out some flowers to players who had great 2025 seasons, even if they won’t win an award for their efforts.
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