The spring only sighed/The summer had to be satisfied/The fall is a feeling that I/I just can’t lose...
There’s never been an earlier beginning to the Mariners season, and as a result never an earlier conclusion to their Major League Spring Training. The last time Seattle ventured to Japan to debut their season, their flight wasn’t until March 22nd, with Opening Day coming March 28th. On that day, Dustin Ackley homered off Brandon McCarthy to give Seattle an early lead. Today, in the team’s final stateside tune-up, a day after Ackley’s release, Ryon Healy took it upon himself to provide a burst of power.