In case you’re living under a rock (would be weird) or just didn’t pay attention to the Mariners in the last twelve hours (would be less weird), Mike Leake came three outs away from throwing the 24th perfect game in Major League Baseball history. It would have been the first since a guy named Félix Hernández did it in 2012.
I don’t know quite why, but Mike Leake might be my actual favorite Mariner. I think my love for him was first fostered when I was conscripted to write his 40-in-40 this offseason.