SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - MAY 18: Jarred Kelenic #10 of the Seattle Mariners warms up before the game against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park on May 18, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
If you spend some time before the first pitch in the center field hangout at T-Mobile Park, aptly named The Pen, you won’t last five minutes without hearing someone bring up the topic of Jarred Kelenic. He was a hot topic last year when the Seattle Mariners were fighting for a wild card spot in late August, and again during 2021 spring training when the organization was working to determine who would start in LF on Opening Day.