Catching you up on the news from around baseball.
Good morning everyone! It’s time to check in on the latest baseball happenings.
In Mariners news…
- The Everett AquaSox unveiled their 2025 Opening Day roster which includes several top Mariners prospects including Colt Emerson, Tai Peete, and Jurrangelo Cijntje.
Around the league…
- Longtime starting pitcher Lance Lynn announced his retirement from baseball.
- Right-hander Adam Ottavino signed a one-year big league deal with the Yankees.
- The Jays have acquired right-hander Nick Robertson from the Astros.
- Mets left-hander Sean Manaea has been shut down from his rehab for two weeks after experiencing a flareup in his oblique injury.
- Just one series into the season, the Pirates have optioned Opening Day closer David Bednar to Triple-A. Life comes at you fast.
- Freddie Freeman missed his second straight game after a “shower mishap” re-aggravated his ankle injury.
- New Blue Jays second baseman Andrés Giménez has been a sparkplug for the Toronto offense. Mike Axisa looks under the hood at what the infielder has done to spur his hot start.
- The Baseball America staff tried to predict which prospects would be No. 1 in their organization’s system in 2026. ($)
- Players around the league expressed their concern for baseball fans in Oakland who no longer have an MLB team to call their own.