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Mariners' Ty France HBP Photo Goes Viral After Post Celebrating Franchise Record

The graphic design team for the Seattle Mariners was in their bag on Friday night when they went viral for celebrating Ty France putting his name in the franchise record books for a dubious honor.

After France was hit by a pitch from Kansas City Royals starter Daniel Lynch IV in the top of the first inning, the Mariners quickly posted an image on X showing their third baseman in multiple poses wincing from being hit by a pitch, along with a graphic highlighting his record-breaking number of times being hit with a ball:

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