Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/20/17: Mariners Injury Updates, Ichiro, and Rhys Hoskins

Good morning everyone! As the season winds down, the stories around the sport are only going to get more intense. We’ll try to keep you up to speed.

In Mariners news...

• Here are some injury updates on a couple of Mariners pitchers.

• And here’s some good news on an active M’s pitcher!

Around the league...

• Ichiro is getting pretty old these days, but there are still some records that the outfielder can break, writes Ben Lindbergh at The Ringer.
• In case you missed it, the Reds claimed D.J. Peterson on waivers from the White Sox, and now it looks like they’ll hold onto him.

• Jonathan Mayo profiles the skillset of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani.
• It’s officially been a record-breaking year for power in baseball.

• The future of baseball is coming. Kiri Oler at The Hardball Times takes a look at how artificial intelligence could impact the sport.
• The Good Phight wonders where Rhys Hoskins will wind up in Rookie of the Year voting.
• A Phillies fan promised everyone chicken nuggets if Hoskins hit a home run on the night of the fan’s tweet. Hoskins did, and the fan is following through.
• This is horrible. Why would they do this?

• As is the case with many power hitters, Jose Bautista’s decline has not been graceful. The outfielder may be in his final days in the sport.
• Matt Harvey has really not been himself this season, especially since coming off the disabled list.
• Clayton Kershaw’s name is now a play call for the Detroit Lions football team.