Outfielders Saunders and Mark Trumbo will represent the American League, and reliever Fernando Rodney is pitching for the National League. Of the trio, Saunders’ selection through the “Final Vote” process might be both frustrating and satisfying for Mariners fans.
SAN DIEGO — “They always get better after they leave the Mariners!”
It’s an oft-uttered complaint from Seattle fans when a player who once wore a Mariners uniform finds almost immediate success with his new team.
There are plenty of players to dispel such a notion — Austin Jackson, Tom Wilhelmsen and every Mariner traded to the Rays are recent examples.