Hello everyone and happy Friday! Here’s what you may have missed from around baseball.
In Mariners news...
- With the Mariners in position to return to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, Cal Raleigh has been more important to the team than ever, writes Adam Jude at The Seattle Times.
Around the league...
- With just a couple days to go before the arranged ceremony, Stephen Strasburg has decided to back out of retiring after the Nationals reneged on their agreement to pay his contract in full post-retirement.