In the time you took to open this article, another homer has likely been clubbed off a Mariners pitcher. Don’t put all the blame on them - league-wide the HR/9 has risen to 1.32, the highest in the history of the sport, and only closely matched by 2017 when the baseball’s juiciness came fully into focus. But the Mariners have been among the most heavily impacted teams in the league this year. Only the Orioles, at an astronomical 2.12 HR/9 pace are out-allowing the Mariners at 1.76. Both figures would blaze past the prior record of the 2016 Reds at 1.
The Mariners need to abandon their fastballs
