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Elephant Rumblings: Sean Manaea Update, The Gradual Spread of the Opener

Martini was worried Blash was going to scale the wall and take that first career homer away from him. The fact it came off a catcher? “I’m sure in few years I’ll be saying he was throwing 98 with a nasty slider.”

— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) September 20, 2018
  • A bit of history for the Angels yesterday too...

According to Angels, Francisco Arcia is first player in MLB history to pitch, catch and homer in same game

— Michael Wagaman (@MWagaman) September 20, 2018