Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/26/25: Cam Smith, Evan Carter, and Ryan Johnson

Many tears were shed around the league yesterday.

Good morning friends! It’s the final day before the Mariners’ 2025 season opener and the tears are flowing as players around the league are getting called up for the first time. Let’s get you caught up on all that you may have missed.

In Mariners news…

• Adam Jude at The Seattle Times broke down the Mariners’ roster with Rowdy Tellez officially making the squad.

Around the league…

• The Angels made the surprising decision to release former No. 1 overall pick Mickey Moniak.
• In another shocking move, former top Rangers prospect Evan Carter will begin the season with Texas’ Triple-A affiliate.
• But wait — there’s more! Astros prospect Cam Smith is breaking camp with the club after playing just 32 total games in the minors.
• Not to be outdone, the Angels are calling up right-hander Ryan Johnson, who hasn’t yet played in a single game of professional baseball.
• Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery will undergo Tommy John surgery, shutting him down for all of 2025.
• Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will not require surgery on his elbow, but he is being shut down for the next six weeks.
• Young Marlins infielder Connor Norby is set to begin the season on the injured list with an oblique strain.
• Bobby Witt, Jr. was named Major League Baseball’s first-ever Play Ball ambassador.
• The Baltimore Orioles are re-introducing an orange color rush jersey into their uniform rotation for the 2025 season.
• Former Phillies coach and softball star Sarah Edwards was named as the hitting coach for the CTBC Brothers, making her the first woman to professionally coach baseball in Asia.
• Lewie Pollis wonders if MLB teams should be leaving their starters in longer.
• But…why?