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☆ MLB roundup: AJ Pollock's HR ends no-no as Mariners edge A's
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +11 min
Mariners starter Bryce Miller, in his major league debut, gave up a run on two hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts. The Reds snapped a run of seven straight losses to the Padres and a streak of nine straight losses in San Diego. Jon Gray allowed four runs on eight hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander lasted five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Keegan Thompson (1-2) was charged with three runs on four hits in one-third of an inning to take the loss.
☆ MLB roundup: Cubs' Drew Smyly flirts with perfection vs. Dodgers
  + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +11 min
Los Angeles starter Julio Urias (3-2) allowed five runs, seven hits (including two homers) and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. Seven of Urias' 10 earned runs allowed this season have come against Chicago. Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola tossed a season-high seven innings and allowed four hits and three runs with three strikeouts and three walks. Pittsburgh starter Mitch Keller (2-0) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings, with five strikeouts and a walk. Pivetta (1-1) allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven with one walk.
☆ How Fanatics and MLB are planning to keep the trading card boom going
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Ian Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
MLB trading card partner Fanatics has plans for new rookie card features this season as part of a bigger plan to increase the value of Topps baseball cards for collectors. "Fanatics is focused on the best experience for the fan, and collectibles is focused on the best collector experience," said Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan. After the game, the patch will be authenticated and placed directly onto their rookie card in a future Topps set. While the sports trading card industry had seen growth in recent years, the pandemic put the hobby into overdrive. Cards across sports have been selling for record prices, including a $12.6 million sale for a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card, the highest price ever paid for a trading card.
☆ Want to watch MLB games? Making sense of the confusing TV and streaming landscape
  + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
Home base planFor the baseball fan looking to watch as many games as possible, a traditional pay TV service is still the go-to place. Discovery' s TBS, as well as Fox Corp. 's broadcast and pay TV networks, take up a decent chunk of the schedule. However, as more options are introduced, regional sports networks are getting fewer games and fans have to pay more to watch all games. With a higher rate of consumers dropping pay TV bundles and opting for streaming services, many networks have created direct-to-consumer streaming app options. Few offset the pay TV losses, but at least provide an option for fans wanting to stream.
☆ MLB roundup: Mariners top Padres, Machado first to violate pitch clock
  + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/2] Feb 24, 2023; Peoria, Arizona, USA; Seattle Mariners designated hitter Mike Ford (20) hits a three run double against the San Diego Padres in the fourth inning at Peoria Sports Complex. Machado was not in the batter's box and ready to face Mariners starter Robbie Ray within eight seconds, and the umpire called timeout and assessed a first strike on Machado's count. The Padres scored two runs in the eighth but could not complete the comeback. Reserve shortstop Jackson Merrill went 3-for-3 with a run for San Diego. The Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino and recent Texas signing Robbie Grossman also homered.
☆ Gaylord Perry, Hall of Fame Baseball Pitcher, Dies at 84
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Gaylord Perry rears back to deliver a pitch when he was with the Seattle Mariners in 1982. GAFFNEY, S. C.—Baseball Hall of Famer and two-time Cy Young Award winner Gaylord Perry, a master of the spitball who wrote a book about using the pitch, died Thursday. Mr. Perry died about 5 a.m. at his home in Gaffney, S.C. Thursday of natural causes, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said. He didn’t provide additional details.
☆ Philadelphia Phillies demolish Houston Astros in history-making victory and take a 2-1 series lead
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Philadelphia had waited 4,746 days to host a World Series game and it was forced to wait another day when Monday night’s game was postponed due to rain. But its patience was rewarded on Tuesday as the Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 lead in the World Series, using the long ball to power their way to a 7-0 win against the Houston Astros in Game 3. “It was kind of mind-boggling because he doesn’t give up homers,” Astros coach Dusty Baker said afterwards. Elsa/Getty ImagesThen, Alec Bohm, who hit the 1,000th home run in World Series history, and Brandon Marsh added their own homers in the second to give the Phillies a 4-0 lead. Game 4 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
☆ World Series: Philadelphia Phillies strike first in World Series, beat Houston Astros in Game 1 extra innings thriller
  + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jill Martin Aya Elamroussi | Jill Martin | Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +7 min
CNN —The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Houston Astros in dramatic fashion Friday night to take Game 1 of the World Series 6-5 in extras. “The way we fought back in that game after being down 5-0, that is a Phillies win right there,” Realmuto said. Verlander, a likely future hall of famer, remains winless as a starter in the World Series in his stellar career. The Astros’ only previous World Series win came when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. A Phillies series win would give the franchise its third World Series title, with its last coming back in 2008.
☆ ‘Mattress Mack’: Houston Astros superfan has wagered $10 million to win $75 million if team wins World Series
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
If the Astros do regain their MLB crown – the team’s first title came in 2017 – McIngvale will win an eye-watering $75 million, which has been widely reported would be largest payout in sports betting history. Mack watches batting practice prior to Game 5 of the 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. In an interview with CNN last year, McIngvale said he had bet $3.35 million back in June 2021 that the Astros would win last year’s World Series. “And I say, thanks to the Houston Astros for bringing Houston together. “It’s their birthday, it’s their anniversary but they’re there cheering on the Houston Astros.
☆ World Series 2022: Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros face off for place in MLB history
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Matias Grez Homero De La Fuente | Matias Grez | Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
CNN —The 2022 World Series is a classic case of overwhelming favorite against plucky underdog. The Astros’ only previous World Series win came when they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. “It is the World Series, it’s a big stage, but they have been loose the entire time through this whole process. The Philadelphia Phillies last won the World Series in 2008. Further back in 1929, the Philadelphia Athletics’ World Series win was followed by the Wall Street Crash.
☆ After a Scoreless Six-Hour Marathon, the Astros Dispatch the Underdog Mariners
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Tim Brown | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
SEATTLE—Nearly 48,000 playoff-starved fans crammed into T-Mobile Park on Saturday for the Seattle Mariners’ first home postseason game in three days short of 21 years. After more than six hours, 18 combined pitchers held the game exactly where it had begun, at 0-0. The Houston Astros—two games to none leaders in the best-of-five series—were not yet moving on, and the Mariners were stubbornly resisting elimination. Then, after a postseason-record 17 scoreless innings, Astros rookie Jeremy Pena homered into the left-center field bleachers in the 18th inning at the ballpark off Edgar Martinez Drive, giving the Astros a 1-0 victory over the Mariners and sending them into the American League Championship Series for the sixth consecutive season.
☆ MLB roundup: Jays keep Aaron Judge in park, top Yanks in 10
  + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
The hit off Clarke Schmidt (5-5) scored automatic runner Cavan Biggio from second base after right fielder Aaron Judge had prolonged the inning with a catch at the right field wall. Judge went 1-for-3 with two walks as he stayed at 60 homers, one shy of the American League record set by New York's Roger Maris in 1961. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe Blue Jays opted to intentionally walk Judge with two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the 10th. Braves 8, Nationals 0Rookie Bryce Elder pitched a six-hitter and visiting Atlanta smacked three home runs to defeat host Washington. Martinez and Rob Refsnyder homered for the Red Sox, and Enrique Hernandez had two run-producing singles for three RBIs.
☆ Mariners RHP Luis Castillo agrees to 5-year extension
  + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Sep 20, 2022; Oakland, California, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo (21) pitches the ball against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsSeptember 24 - The Seattle Mariners and right-hander Luis Castillo have agreed on a five-year contract extension. The Mariners said the new deal will begin in 2023 and will run through the 2027 season. He is 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 64 strikeouts through nine starts with the Mariners and is 7-6 with a 2.85 ERA overall this season. A two-time All-Star (2019, 2022), Castillo is 47-55 with a 3.57 ERA in 146 career starts with the Reds (2017-22) and Mariners.
☆ Maury Wills, Dodgers shortstop famous for base-stealing, dies at 89
  + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
LOS ANGELES — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. Wills played on World Series title teams in 1959, ’63 and ’65 during his first eight seasons with the Dodgers. Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., in 1964. After the game, Wills left with his MVP trophy and showed it to the guard. After retiring with the Dodgers in 1972, Wills worked an analyst at NBC for five years.
☆ MLB roundup: Aaron Judge belts 2 more HRs in Yankees' win
  + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +10 min
Gerrit Cole (12-7) earned the win with four hits, four runs, three walks and eight strikeouts in five innings. Eloy Jimenez had three hits, including a two-run home run, and drove in three runs. Willi Castro hit a two-run homer and Javier Baez had a solo shot for the Tigers. Rays 5, Rangers 3Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers in host Tampa Bay's win over Texas. The duo went deep in the second inning for a 2-1 lead that the Rays never relinquished.
☆ Work remotely from the ballpark: The Seattle Mariners are trying to bring fans back with perks like food and wifi
  + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Seattle Mariners hosted a Work From The Ballpark Day on September 7th. Sign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox. Faced with the freedom to work from wherever, these workers are evaluating the best offers on the table. In 2005, for instance, despite only finishing with a record of 69-43, Seattle averaged over 33,000 fans per contest. The Mariners have no official plans for another Work From The Ballpark day, but they reportedly "want to do it again."
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