Good morning everyone and happy Saturday! Here’s the latest from around baseball.
In Mariners news...
- Eno Sarris at The Athletic wrote about George Kirby’s new slider in his latest piece. ($)
Around the league...
- In a surprising decision, Major League Baseball has decided to voluntarily recognize the minor leaguers’ joining the MLBPA.
- MLB also officially announced the rule changes that we all knew were coming, despite protest from the MLBPA.
- Rocco Baldelli doing his best to save baseball.
Rocco Baldelli on asking the umpire to check James Karinchak for sticky substances:
"I have an obligation to our players and to our team to do what I think is right.