Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/13/19: 2020 MLB Schedule, Charlie Morton, and Alex Rodriguez

They released the 2020 regular season schedule in the middle of August, for some reason.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Aug 13, 2019, 7:00am PDT

MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays

Hello folks! With the off-day yesterday, it wasn’t a super eventful day across the sport. Here’s what we’ve got cookin’ for you today.

In Mariners news...

MLB unveiled its 2020 schedule yesterday. Here are some Mariners tidbits...

MLB just released next year's schedule. Mariners will open at home vs. Rangers on Thursday, March 26.
— Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) August 12, 2019

MLB is releasing the 2020 schedule today. Mariners playing the NL East in interleague next season
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) August 12, 2019

A cool look inside the M’s dominant High-A pitching staff.

The @ModestoNuts staff is closing in on pitching coach Rob Marcello's preseason goal: setting the @CalLeague1 strikeout record. https://t.co/B02d3h7fD7 #Mariners pic.twitter.com/0b9EOPMlSe
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 12, 2019

Around the league...

Although their Mariners profile is full of stereotypes, this is pretty creative.

We are a:
⚪️ Man
⚪️ Woman
Baseball Team

Seeking a:
⚪️ Man
⚪️ Woman
2020 Schedule

Check it out: https://t.co/g9vRmvLiZT pic.twitter.com/o6lDCe8hjn
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) August 12, 2019

There will be more baseball outside the continental U.S. next year.

MLB will return to San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2020 when the @Marlins host the @Mets in a three-game series from April 28th-30th at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) August 12, 2019

Good sportsmanship or unreal confidence?

So Sugawara, with his team down a run in the seventh, got hit but didn’t take a base and apologized for not really trying to get out of the way bc he leaned in some.

The ump ruled it a ball, and the kid hit a homer.

He wanted to show fair play in a place like Koshien https://t.co/Uq8gTVBjJ0
— Jason Coskrey (@JCoskrey) August 12, 2019

Craig Edwards at ESPN compares the rest-of-season schedules of all of the contenders throughout the sport.
Wow, what are the odds?

My wife’s colleague recently saw Reds-Cubs at GABP & got a baseball by luck. She wanted to give the ball to a kid after the game on the street & she found a boy wearing a Cubs hat & tried him. “That’s ok,” the dad said, “You don’t have to do that!” The dad was Nick Castellanos.
— David Brown (@AnswerDave) August 12, 2019

Rian Watt at Fangraphs looks into the stats behind the incredible season Charlie Morton is having.
We miss you, Big Maple.

Paxton doing his best impression of Orioles fans pic.twitter.com/JfhS1ndizT
— Jomboy (@Jomboy_) August 12, 2019

Alex Rodriguez had half a million dollars stolen from his car in San Francisco.
Tim Anderson hopes to be a role model for other young black athletes.

"When you mention baseball to other black people, I want them to think of me. It motivates the culture to try and learn more about baseball and motivates kids to get into baseball." - @TimAnderson7

Rewritten: Tim Anderson's new rules of baseball. Narrated by @ESPNMichele pic.twitter.com/p2HPE0Ba3Q
— The Undefeated (@TheUndefeated) August 12, 2019