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Hello friends!
The Mariners’ slide continued yesterday as the bats slept in during a 3-0 series finale loss to the Rangers. The team has gifted us with an off-day today, which hopefully helps them reset before they face the similarly-struggling Astros.
Have you been keeping up with any other teams in the league so far this year? Since the M’s have been so unfun to watch, what squads have you enjoyed getting to see so far?
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, Victor Robles was placed on the injured list with a pectoral strain. The Mariners called up Connor Joe to take his spot.
- The M’s announced their full slate of OTA (over the air) affiliate-covered games for the 2026 season.
- Jeff Passan wonders if Emerson Hancock’s success will finally prompt the Mariners to trade one of their starting pitchers.
Around the league…
- In case you missed it, the Braves and Angels got into a good old fashioned brawl on Tuesday night when Anaheim outfielder Jorge Soler came swinging at Atlanta pitcher Reynaldo López.
- Angels right-hander Robert Stephenson had his 2026 season come to an end thanks to elbow surgery.
- Things keep getting worse for the Astros, who lost starter Christian Javier and outfielder Jake Meyers with injuries during yesterday’s game.
- Orioles righty starter Zach Eflin underwent Tommy John surgery, taking him out until mid-2027.
- Giants manager Tony Vitello revealed that the team has already had three clubhouse incidents since the season started.
- The MLB strike zone is taller and narrower than ever, wrote Bradley Woodrum at Baseball Prospectus. ($)
- Michael Baumann at Fangraphs dove into the incredible start to the season for Angels right-hander José Soriano.
- The Reds have DFA’d recent top prospect Christian Encarnacion-Strand. He does hit right-handed, just sayin’.
- Over at Fangraphs, Ryan Blake explained how bat speed changes with the temperature at the ballpark.
- Rockies to the moon!
- Well, I guess that’s neat.
Anders’ pick…
- Looking to waste some time? Check out the new MLBguesser game and test your photographic memory.
- The Seattle Storm is offering all Washington state residents 18 years and older two free tickets to a game on their birthday. If your birthday occurs during the offseason, your tickets are valid for a May contest.
