Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/3/24: Jonathan Hernández, Blake Snell, and Coby Mayo
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Happy Saturday!
Hello readers! With the weekend underway, here’s what’s happening in baseball.
In Mariners news...
- The Mariners are taking a flier on yet another reliever, claiming right-hander Jonathan Hernández off waivers from the Rangers.
- Julio Rodríguez has progressed to running in his recovery from a high ankle sprain, but is still without a firm timeline for return to action.
Around the league...
- Blake Snell tossed the third MLB no-hitter of the season, blanking the Reds.
- The Orioles have called up top infield prospect Coby Mayo. The prodigious slugger will add some pop to the Baltimore lineup in the stretch run.
- The Rangers suffered another blow to the health of their starting rotation with right-hander Max Scherzer hitting the injured list with shoulder fatigue.
- The Mets’ comeback this season has been fueled by terrific performances from infielders Mark Vientos and José Iglesias, writes Leo Morgenstern at Fangraphs.
- Gleyber Torres, in the middle of one of his worst seasons performance-wise, was benched by Yankees manager Aaron Boone for failing to hustle.