Mariners' utility man Shawn O'Malley knows the odds are against him making the team's Opening Day roster but says he is intent on enjoying the baseball ride wherever it takes him.
In many other years and many other camps, Shawn O’Malley might not have to consider that as early as Sunday the Mariners might tell him he’s being sent down to the minors.
O’Malley’s 16 runs scored are the most of any player in the Cactus or Grapefruit leagues, and his .471 average is the second-highest on the Mariners of anyone with more than two at-bats.
“He’s played great,’’ manager Scott Servais said of O’Malley.