Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/26/25: Tommy Pham, Devin Williams, and Jesús Luzardo

Some fresh links to get your weekend started.

Good morning everyone and welcome to the weekend! Let’s check in on the latest from around the league.

In Mariners news...

• Get to know Mariners stat whiz Alex Mayer, who is more than just an encyclopedia for unusual baseball facts.
• Colin O’Keefe takes a look at what the Mariners are doing differently at the plate this season.

Around the league...

• Tommy Pham received a one-game suspension from Major League Baseball for inappropriate actions made on the field during a game on Wednesday.
• Mike Cameron’s son Daz continues to get opportunities around the league. He’s now being called up by the Brewers.
• Newly called-up Twins infielder Luke Keaschall is likely headed to the injured list after fracturing his arm.
• Yankees closer Devin Williams blew yet another save yesterday in a loss to the Blue Jays, and he now owns an 11.25 ERA on the season.
• The Cubs reportedly had a deal in place to acquire now-Phillies lefty Jesús Luzardo from the Marlins last winter, but backed out of the trade due to medical concerns.
• A prospective ownership group in Orlando says it has raised $1.5B towards the purchase of a franchise, and they’ve got their sights set on the ballpark-less Tampa Bay Rays.
• The Olympics are making a big push to get MLB players into the 2028 Los Angeles Games, and hope remains that they’ll be able to make it happen.
• It’s never too early to start thinking about the offseason — if you ask Jake Mintz, anyway. The Yahoo! Sports columnist gave an early preview of the upcoming free agent class.
• Baseball Prospectus has made some updates to its leaderboards, for all of you stat nerds out there. But that’s not all! They’ve also updated their player cards. ($)
• The Giants are giving 31-year-old pitcher Dylan Hecht a chance to prove himself as a professional after more than three years of being out of the game.