Who’s ready for the weekend?
Hello everyone and happy Friday! The Mariners are back at it today with a quick road series in San Francisco. In the meantime, let’s get you all caught up on the latest from around the sport.
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, the Mariners are calling up right-hander Luis F. Castillo to start today’s contest against the Giants.
- King 5’s Arielle Orsuto did a feature piece on new Rainiers play-by-play announcer Rylee Pay.
Around the league…
- Astros right-hander Luis García continues to have issues in his rehab from elbow injury, and he has been shut down for another four weeks.
- The Dodgers decided to place first baseman Freddie Freeman on the injured list while he recovers from his embarrassing ankle injury.
- The sudden and tragic death of Brett Gardner’s son appears to have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, according to an autopsy.
- Steinbrenner Field is already producing extremes in terms of park factor — it’s very windy.
- Stephen Sutton-Brown at Baseball Prospectus wonders if some hitters adapt to starting pitchers more quickly than others and thus produce a higher “third time through the order penalty.” ($)
- Ben Badler at Baseball America checks in on which teams have been performing best on the international free agent market in recent years. ($)
- Tim Britton at The Athletic digs into what the recent contract extensions around the sport might do to the market for future deals. ($)