Seattle’s favorite Florida men defeat the White Sox

Modern professional baseball is an exercise in unlikely mass adoption. Players from across the United States and the world represent the city they’re selected by, sent thousands of miles from home in order to follow their dreams. Though the early decades of MLB have helped the northeastern U.S. maintain a hold on the top numbers of big leaguers produced, for decades the southern U.S., blessed with ample sunshine and warm winters has unsurprisingly pumped out many of the most productive pros in MLB. Tonight, the battery for the Seattle Mariners was their two Floridians, a duo paired together with clear intention by the club from the moment they joined the organization just one day apart in the 2016 draft. Logan Gilbert and Cal Raleigh.

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