It’s Friday and the Rangers are rollin’ into town.
Happy Friday, folks! With the weekend getting started soon, here’s what you need to know.
In Mariners news…
- Wow, this is pretty nuts!
Only 2 teams in MLB history have overcome a 5+ run deficit to win, hit a grand slam, AND had a walk-off walk:
Twins* | 8/27/23 in a 7-6 win
Mariners | today in a 7-6 win*Twins 1-and-2 hitters in batting order that day: Donovan Solano & Jorge Polanco.
#TheMayerGWS
— Alex Mayer (@alexmayer34.bsky.social) 2025-04-10T04:47:03.253Z
- Relieve the joy as Kathryn Xu at Defector recaps the Mariners’ magical walk-off win on Wednesday.
- Amanada Lane Cumming profiled baseball-playing siblings of former star Mariners players.
- Howard Megdal at Baseball Prospectus explained why M’s prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje isn’t just another Pat Venditte. ($)
Around the league…
- Twins ace Pablo López is expected to go on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
- Mark DeRosa will return as the manager for Team USA for the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
- Major League Baseball is reportedly in talks to license MLB.TV.
- David Roth at Defector eulogized the always-reliable Octavio Dotel, who locked down the late innings for several franchises over the course of his career.