I wrote a few weeks back about the dog days of spring training; after the initial excitement of actual practice games being played wears off in a few days, we all just wish spring training was a bit shorter and they could get to the real season. I’m pleased to tell you that we made it. Up in Seattle, the M’s organization put on a much-welcomed reboot of FanFest at T-Mobile Park, while down in Peoria, the players put a bow on the 2024 Cactus League season with a 9-9 tie against the Cubs.
With a starting lineup that closely resembled what we’re likely going to see on Thursday - excepting Dylan Moore in for Ty France, the latter of whom is back home expecting the birth of his child any day now - the M’s grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second, with Josh Rojas lifting a sac fly to score Mitch Haniger.