Injury updates, team news, and more from around baseball.
In Mariners news…
- A special sports moment last night as Lebron James and Bronny Jr. joined Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. as father-son duos to play on the same professional sports team. The Griffey’s were in attendance to witness the historical moment.
Family is everything
The Griffeys went to the @Lakers game to watch @KingJames and Bronny make history as the first father and son duo to play in the NBA together. pic.twitter.com/kUfifn3SZX
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 23, 2024
- In other Ken Griffey Jr. news, The Kid sat down with the National Baseball Hall of Fame podcast earlier today to discuss his dad’s impact on his career.
- Colt Emerson simply cannot be stopped:
Colt Emerson in the Arizona Fall League:
9G, .405/.422/.595/1.017, 17H, 8 2B, 4R, 10RBI, 2BB, 9K, SF, 5/5 SB.
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) October 22, 2024
Around the league…
- The St. Louis Cardinals have hired former Mariners hitting coach Brant Brown as their new hitting coach.
- New York Mets RHP Paul Blackburn underwent a spinal produce that will sideline him for 4-5 months.
- After battling injuries throughout the postseason, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman is confident that he will be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the World Series.
- The Chunichi Dragons of the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan have granted LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara’s request to be posted for MLB teams, and he will be available when free agency hits this winter.
Becca’s picks…
- A very cool promo from ESPN with Minnesota’s newest stars:
Justin Jefferson and Anthony Edwards recreated that iconic photo of Randy Moss and Kevin Garnett
: via @espn pic.twitter.com/25SjpJbi96
— NFL (@NFL) October 22, 2024