Welcome to the (unofficial) start of summer!
Hello friends and happy Saturday! Whatever it is you’re up to this Memorial Day weekend, here’s what you need to know as summer gets underway.
In Mariners news…
- In case you missed it, the Mariners called up reliever Blas Castaño for his major league debut.
- Casey Lawrence passed through the latest round of waivers without incident, so he will remain in the organization.
Around the league…
- Ronald Acuña, Jr., back from an ACL injury, homered on the major league first pitch he saw in a year.
- Former Rangers and A’s left-hander Jake Diekman announced his retirement from baseball.
- The A’s promoted top prospect Denzel Clarke to make his big league debut.
- Guardians right-hander Ben Lively will undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2025 season.
- The White Sox have demoted former first rounder Andrew Vaughn in the hopes that he will figure it out in Triple-A.
- Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz, who debuted in 2020, finally got to play in front of his parents for the first time.
- Davy Andrews at Fangraphs wrote about Jacob Wilson’s unique batting stance and how it plays into his production at the plate.
- This isn’t the first time the A’s have moved, and Alex Coffey at The Inquirer caught up with several people from Philadelphia who retain their A’s fandom to this day. ($)