The Seattle Times · Mar 3, 2017
Mariners want to speed up their game this season
Mariners outfielder Tyler O’Neill does a baserunning drill at spring training, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, in Peoria, Ariz. — 200775 (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times)PEORIA, Ariz. — When you envision the speed and athleticism the Mariners hope to exploit on the basepaths (and elsewhere) this season, the image definitely does not include Nelson Cruz rumbling around the bases, trying to score from first on a double, as he did earlier this week in Glendale, Ariz.
Manager Scott Servais later joked that he and hitting coach Edgar Martinez watched in horror from the dugout as Cruz was waved around third, yelling, “Stay there! Stay there! No! No! Noooooo!”