Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/9/25: Ryan Howard, Roy Wood Jr., and George Springer

Favorite home runs, an inside the park one, and other fun!

In Mariners news...

• Yesterday marked fifteen years since Ichiro Girl! Fifteen years? I don’t feel very good, Mr. Stark!

Around the league...

• Former-Mariner Rowdy Tellez will be at home on a different range, having inked a minor league deal with Texas.
• A walk-off. Inside the park. Home run. Oh yeah... that’s the stuff.

• Barry Svrluga at The Washington Post posits the change the Nationals need as not one at the GM level, but perhaps a step higher.
• Lookouut Landing alum Matthew Roberson interviewed comedian Roy Wood Jr about baseball, bringing your glove to a game, and why the long ball is so special.
• The MLBPA is investigating allegations of financial misconduct by agent Yasser Mendez, with claims from Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas
• George Springer’s career has perhaps unsurprisingly, shown some spring in its step.
• The Yankees/Jazz experience will be moving back to the keystone.
• Ryan Howard discussed the competition of participating in the Home Run Derby X, and even shared what his favorite home run is.
• J.J. Cooper at Baseball America discusses the recent trend of teams drafting for more immediate needs.