If there was ever a person who would be unbothered by the unusual circumstances of this season, utterly nonplussed by having to make a spot start after his teammate was traded, that man is Ljay Newsome. The man nicknamed “Silent Assassin” likely got word that he’d be making his first MLB start less than 24 hours before it was time to actually do so. The broadcast team speculated about the nerves that any pitcher would understandably have in their first career start. The fact that Fernando Tatís Jr. and Manny Machado were waiting for him in the first inning probably didn’t help either.
Mariners decide winning isn’t actually the vibe today, give up seven runs with two outs in the final inning, lose game catastrophically
