PEORIA, Ariz. — After a season in which he was a first-time All-Star and played a key role in helping the Seattle Mariners end their two-decade playoff drought, Ty France extended his memorable year by taking his wife, Maggie, to Europe.
It was his first time there, and the couple went big. They started with London and Rome. Next up were Zagreb and Dubrovnik in Croatia, where Maggie’s family is from. Then they finished with a few days in Paris.
“When we checked into the hotel, they saw my last name,” France said. “And they just started speaking to me in French.