Another former Mariner found his way to the place where veterans’ careers go to die.
Hello folks! I hope you all had a meaningful Memorial Day weekend. With the rest of the week now ahead of us, here’s what you need to know.
In Mariners news…
- Both Austin Shenton and Jesse Hahn cleared waivers with the Mariners and will remain in Tacoma.
Around the league…
- Chris Taylor, recently DFA’d and released by the Dodgers, has signed a one-year deal with the Angels.
- The Rangers might be toying with the idea of changing Kumar Rocker’s role on the team, though GM Chris Young refuted a report that they’re planning to transition him into a closer.
- The President of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan will reportedly meet with Corbin Carroll and Stuart Fairchild to try to convince them to play for Taiwan in the World Baseball Classic.
- A beekeeper had to be called in at Petco Park when a swarm manifested on one of the stadium cameras hours before gametime.
- For the first time in his career, Jacob deGrom threw a start where he failed to record a single strikeout.