SEATTLE — Jarrod Dyson seems to have a certain effect on opponents.
Especially when the speedy Seattle Mariners outfielder gets on base.
“He irritates me,” said Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, whose team continues a four-game series Wednesday at Safeco Field. “He’s just a guy everyone knows is going to steal and he still does it. There aren’t many guys in the major leagues like that.”
Dyson is second in the American League with 17 steals (the Los Angeles Angels’ Cameron Maybin has 21), but his impact goes beyond that.
Teammate Mike Zunino grabbed the headlines by hitting a pair of two-run homers in the series opener Monday night as the Mariners won 6-2.