WASHINGTON – He made the team on the wings of a massive get-out-the-vote effort by the Mariners, and the largesse of their fan base that corrected a grievous snub.
And then, on Tuesday night, Jean Segura repaid the debt, three-fold, with a whip of his bat and an outpouring of pure, unfiltered joy that lifted him around the bases on a cloud of his own making.
But just when you thought you could call him Jean, Jean, the All-Star MVP Machine for breaking an eighth-inning tie with that three-run blast, a dose of ugly reality came crashing down on the American League.