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In Mariners news…
- Former Mariner catching prospect Carter Bins has announced their retirement from baseball.
Around the league…
- NPR’s Theo Balcomb uncovers their family’s role in Japanese baseball.
- Rafael Devers clarified his position on whether he would DH if it was the best fit for the Red Sox ($)
- The Athletics are no longer in Oakland, but perhaps they should be, so excuse Giants announcers Duane Kuiper and Jon Miller still calling them by their Oakland name.
- Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs wrapped up a three part series recommending a fix for many club’s roster, including a Torkelson shaped one for Seattle.
- It turns out Anthony Santander isn’t looking back much, and wouldn’t go back, to playing with the Orioles
- There are already an embarrassment of riches of great stories about Bob Uecker, but don’t miss this one more.
I called Jonathan Lucroy about a year and a half ago for a story. He didn’t pick up.
Instead of Lucroy’s Southern drawl, I heard the comforting cadence of a Bob Uecker broadcast.
I wrote about the former Brewers who had Uecker record their voicemail greetings:
— Matt Martell (@mattmartell.fangraphs.com) 2025-03-13T13:24:30.760Z
Bee’s pick…
- This has no recent relevancy other than I recently visited Uwajimaya and picked up Sakeru gummies for the first time, after long being a fan of their series of commercials. The candy was good, but these commercials were better.