A full Friday feast of links, both locally sourced and imported.
In Seattle Mariners news…
- The Cole Young hype train continues unabated.
On twitter, @byadamjude.bsky.social just tweeted this “{Cole} Young is making it incredibly tempting for the Mariners to call him up to Seattle, and it’s going to happen soon enough.
Will have more on Young for the Seattle Times tomorrow. Stay tuned.”
Figured I’d share since he hasn’t posted here
— Circling Seattle Sports (@circlingseasports.bsky.social) 2025-05-30T05:46:41.310Z
- A Luke Raley return to the roster would be very welcome. Very welcome, indeed.
A welcome sight: Luke Raley taking swings off the pitching machine
— Lookout Landing (@lookoutlanding.bsky.social) 2025-05-29T21:13:24.996Z
- Casey Lawrence and being called up/DFA’d by the Seattle Mariners, name a more iconic duo. (Casey Lawrence was called up, Blas Castaño optioned to Tacoma, and Blake Hunt designated for assignment.)
- There are five Mariners in the current and updated list of Keith Law’s Top 50 prospects for The Athletic.
Five Mariners prospects have been named to Keith Law’s Top 50 update for The Athletic:
No. 6: Colt Emerson
No. 21: Felnin Celesten
No. 36: Cole Young
No. 41: Ryan Sloan
No. 49: Jonny Farmelo— Joe Veyera (@joeveyera.bsky.social) 2025-05-29T21:30:23.837Z
Around the league…
- The more baseball evolves, the more language does around it, and Timothy Jackson over at Baseball Prospectus got into the new slang. ($)
- Find yourself some teammates in life that embrace you as strongly as Pete Crow-Armstrong embraces his teammates.
- Katie Nolan is not here to tolerate the staged milk stunt performed by Fox news using paid actors attending games. Personally if it was staged for a celebration I say why use milk at all? Wouldn’t the obvious choice be YooHoo?
- Al Yellon of Bleed Cubbie Blue discussed the Cubs success, and the cost of the literal tickets to get there.
- Rob Manfred and Kim Ng expanded on MLB’s strategic investment in Athletes Unlimited Softball League, and one of the cities that is planned to host games is Seattle.
“This is a watershed moment for women’s sports and especially for softball.” -Kim Ng, AUSL Commissioner
Learn more about the Athletes Unlimited Softball League following MLB’s announcement of a strategic investment in the league.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers are acquiring Alexis Díaz from the Cincinnati Reds.
The Dodgers are sending 2024 draft pick Mike Villani, a pitcher, to the Reds for Diaz, reporting with @jonheyman.bsky.social
— Joel Sherman (@joelsherman.bsky.social) 2025-05-29T20:56:15.096Z
- Miguel Castro of the Chicago White Sox suffered a knee injury that will end his season.
- The Cubs are in agreement with Génesis Cabrera on a Major League deal.
- Brian Snikter provided updates on young Atlanta arm AJ Smith Shawver, “it doesn’t look good”.