Fansided · Mar 4
Mariners fans should be knocking wood amid shockingly injury-free spring
Seattle Mariners pitcher George Kirby (68) during the first inning in Peoria, Arizona. | Arianna Grainey-Imagn ImagesIf you’re a Mariners fan, you’ve probably learned not to talk about good health in March. You just note it, lower your voice, and move on like you didn’t jinx anything. Because in Seattle, spring training optimism has a habit of getting checked the moment you start feeling comfortable.
And yet… here we are. It’s early March, and the Mariners’ injury board is almost suspiciously calm. “Injury-free” might be a reach, sure, but compared to the way last spring started to wobble, this year’s version feels like a small miracle.