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morning all! It’s Wednesday, and we’ve got the latest baseball news for your consumption.
In Mariners news…
- Mike Petriello wonders what it would take for Cal Raleigh to surpass 60 homers this season.
- Why are the Rangers so obsessed with us? They’ve now signed infielder Donovan Solano to a minor league deal.
- The Mariners inadvertently started a new business venture.
Around the league…
- The Red Sox called up left-hander Connelly Early to make his MLB debut last night against the A’s.
- Cardinals left-hander Nick Raquet made his MLB debut on Monday night against the Mariners, an unlikely journey that included a five-year stint away from the game.
- Aaron Judge hit his 359th career homer, passing Yogi Berra for the sixth-most ever by a Yankee.
- Former Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been admitted to a mental health clinic in the Dominican Republic.
- J.J. Cooper at Baseball America ranked all of the top prospects from Cuba, with Lazaro Montes headlining the talented crop. ($)
- Ginny Searle at Baseball Prospectus decries the Dodgers’ seemingly lackadaisical attitude towards winning regular season games. ($)
- Former big leaguer D.J. Carrasco is trying to expand baseball participation in Native American communities. Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic has the story. ($)
- Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs checks in on which players have a shot at a 30-30 season.
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