/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46907458/usa-today-8730011.0.jpg)
Good morning and Happy Nelson Cruz Day here on LL! Let's start off the linakge the right way, by chronicling every home run hit by Cruz as a Seattle Mariner so far:
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Thrity-One
Now, let's get into the other news around baseball:
- A.J. Pierzynski teaches us that any pitch can be framed for a strike.
- Chris Mitchell at Fangraphs gives an in-depth look on new Rockies' starter Jon Gray.
- In case you've missed it, the Mets have put together an incredible run to take first place in the NL East.
- The Mets have also acquired pitcher Eric O'Flaherty from the A's.
- Richie Shaffer had a great reaction upon getting the silent treatment for hitting his first career major league home run.
- Eno Sarris at Fangraphs tries to figure out what kind of pitch Corey Kluber's breaking ball is.
- Brandon Morrow might be out for the season due to a shoulder injury.