The Mark of Z | Mariners Magazine Preview

Mike Zunino gets more attention for his mammoth home runs, but his defense and game calling are invaluable.

The following article is from the September issue of Mariners Magazine. Pick up your copy of Mariners Magazine today at any Mariners Team Store, or subscribe to receive all six issues (April — September), plus a free 2018 Mariners Yearbook, delivered to your home or office. Each issue is filled with action photography, the latest news, player stats and feature interviews.

Defense?! Why talk about defense when there are the Z-Bombs? You know, those prodigious blasts into the Northwest sky by Mike Zunino that prompt even Nelson Cruz, the Mariners supreme power source, to walk through the…