Some links to get your Tuesday morning started.
Good morning everyone! Here are some links to get your day started.
In Mariners news…
- Well deserved.
Congratulations @ncboomstick23!
After a monster stretch of games, he is your American League Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/SzthIrnmFp
— Mariners (@Mariners) June 25, 2018
- If you haven’t seen it, check out Leonard’s SoftbaLL recap and accompanying music video.
Around the league…
- Congratulations to Leonys Martín and José Iglesias!
Your newest U.S. citizens! https://t.co/kReXdKeo2v pic.twitter.com/yd41m8yk0p
— Mike Mulholland (@mulho2mj) June 25, 2018
- Will Leitch picks out one player from each team who is the most likely to win an MVP award in the future.
- Yasiel Puig made it on the ESPN Body Issue.
Puig’s thicc.
(via @espn Magazine’s Body Issue) pic.twitter.com/SpIE6to3D7
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 25, 2018
- Edwin Jackson tied a record yesterday by pitching for his 13th big league team, and he did it on the anniversary of his incredible eight-walk no-hitter.
- Alden Gonzalez at ESPN takes a look at what the Angels can do about the Shohei Ohtani situation.
- Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs notices that whenever he writes about a player, that player goes on a hot streak.
- The Tigers have agreed to a contract with #1 overall pick Casey Mize.
- A group of Italians in New York filed a complaint against the Staten Island Yankees’ name change to the Staten Island Pizza Rats and the team has cancelled its Italian Heritage Night as a result.
- Gary Sanchez is slated to miss 3-4 weeks with a strained groin.
- Rhys Hoskins of the Phillies got into an argument with a fan during a game.
Anders’ picks…
- I want to be Bill Russell when I grow up (NSFW).
Shoutout to Bill Russell for straight-up flipping off Charles Barkley at the #NBAawards pic.twitter.com/t1fvLyZcZZ
— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) June 26, 2018