Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/6/18: Evan Longoria, Shohei Ohtani, and the Windermere Cup

Happy Sunday!

By Luke Mounger@LukeMounger May 6, 2018, 7:00am PDT

MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros

Yesterday I had the privilege of watching the Windermere Cup and attending Opening Day. It was pretty fantastic.

Opening Day is officially here. #GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/50Mfv0lxyJ
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) May 5, 2018

Speaking of boats, how about the weather recently? That’s what I’m talking about. Want to know what goes great with good weather? Links.

In Mariners News...

Raise your hand if you are excited for this.

It’s now officially official: #Angels Shohei Ohtani starts on Sunday vs the Mariners. Felix Hernandez for the Mariners.
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) May 5, 2018

Here is Manny Acta with Al Horford.

El nuestro Solid Al, el hijo de Papo y Arelis. #Horford pic.twitter.com/vqtBkeiDpM
— Manny Acta (@MannyActa14) May 5, 2018

Around the League...

Evan Longoria notched his 1500th career hit last night.

#TipOfTheCap to Evan Longoria's milestone

#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/i5uJQKlwwl
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) May 6, 2018

A legendary hashtag.

How could we not post these #BaseballDogs? pic.twitter.com/HQtiF2XRBK
— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2018

CC Sabathia can swing it too.

For your viewing pleasure, here is CC Sabathia launching a ball 1 million feet in his high school alumni game. #BESR pic.twitter.com/vmXKf19TnG
— Jason Ochart (@JasonOchart) May 5, 2018

An intriguing section of the newspaper for sure.

One of the coolest nights on the job. The @latimes designers and copy editors who somehow put this section together on deadline were brilliant, as always. pic.twitter.com/wrx9miVd6Y
— Hamlet Nalbandyan (@hnalbandyan) May 5, 2018

Check out Mariano Rivera’s new title.

Mariano Rivera will reportedly be appointed to President Trump's 'Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition' https://t.co/efRSIf0l4y via @CBSSports
— CBS Sports MLB (@CBSSportsMLB) May 4, 2018

The Giants and Braves made a trade during a game against each other.

Braves and Giants have made a trade. Catcher Tanner Murphy heading to SF.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) May 6, 2018

Walker Buehler, the Dodgers’ top prospect, is ready to emerge as a regular starter for his club.

Luke’s Pick...

The Huskies won the second game of the series against Arizona State.

Huskies beat the heat and Sun Devils, 7-3, on Saturday.
DeMers: W#4, 11 H, 3 ER, 4 K
Wainhouse: 2-4, HR (7), 4 RBI
Cerrillo: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Ward: 2-3, 2 R
>>https://t.co/ZcdoAATfU6 #DaWgStrong pic.twitter.com/eImu8EhqKB
— Washington Baseball (@UW_Baseball) May 6, 2018