Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/22/21: Sam Delaplane, Dae-Ho Lee, and the Oakland A’s
The Seattle Mariners are no longer in first place in the AL West.
Good morning everyone! The Mariners are back in action today as they take on the first-place Boston Red Sox. Both squads are over-performing their preseason expectations, so we’ll see which team is able to keep their hot streak going. Until then, here are some links to kick off your Thursday.
In Mariners news...
- Hope to see you back on the mound soon, Sam!
Wishing @samdelaplane a speedy recovery after undergoing Tommy John surgery last week! You’ll be back in no time, Sam
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) April 21, 2021
(via sam_delaplane on IG) pic.twitter.com/7NxHfqn6jB
- This...is bad,
With Scott Servais "a little concerned" about the Mariners reaching MLB's 85% vaccinated threshold for relaxed restrictions, sources tell @RyanDivish that almost half of the Mariners players will refuse to be vaccinated. https://t.co/IaP1XyIdFD
— Seattle Times Sports (@SeaTimesSports) April 21, 2021
- Get ready to buy your single-game tickets!
BREAKING NEWS
— Everett AquaSox (@EverettAquaSox) April 21, 2021
Single-game tickets for May will be available for purchase starting Wednesday, April 28! Due to restrictions put in place by health officials and MLB, there will be a limited number of tickets available for each game. #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/MH5DiTfJts
Around the league...
- Tony Wolfe at Fangraphs breaks down what has led to the Red Sox’s hot start to the season.
- Dee lands with another new organization.
INF/OF Dee Strange-Gordon has officially been signed to a Minor League contract and assigned to the Alternate Training Site. pic.twitter.com/8X2wGqg87i
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 21, 2021
- I’m so glad this man is still playing baseball.
some delightful Dae-ho Lee content for your Wednesday morning:
— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) April 21, 2021
the Lotte Giants legend missed a grand slam by *inches* in the 4th inning (he still ended up with a 2 RBI single in the AB) but then came up in the 6th and launched a go-ahead 3-run dinger vs. Doosan@MyKBO pic.twitter.com/AOwuTTt0Qo
- Ken Rosenthal and Eno Sarris at The Athletic try to figure out how Major League Baseball can solve the foreign substance issue. ($)
- MLB.com’s draft experts do a mock of the first 20 picks of the 2021 draft.
- The rare extension signed in the first month of the season.
Martín Maldonado's contract extension with the Astros is official. It's worth $5 million in 2022, per a person with knowledge of the deal.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) April 21, 2021
There is a club option for 2023 for $4 million with a $500,000 buyout. That option vests at $5 million if Maldonado plays 90 games in '22.
- Shout-out to Joe Buck.
We can finally tell you! Here is the final group of guest hosts to close out Season 37:
— Jeopardy! (@Jeopardy) April 21, 2021
• Robin Roberts
• George Stephanopoulos
• David Faber
• Joe Buck
• LeVar Burton!https://t.co/iAPNyy29pu pic.twitter.com/Twgef7i6b5
- Two innings into his first start of the season following platelet-rich plasma treatment this offseason...
Update from the clubhouse: Dinelson Lamet left today’s game with right forearm tightness.
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 21, 2021
- The A’s stay hot with their 11th-straight win, vaulting them into first place in the AL West.
WALK-OFF ERROR pic.twitter.com/ylQyc6eBjX
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) April 22, 2021