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Welcome to day four of the Kyle Lewis era, we are all witnesses, apparently.
In Mariners news...
- Dee Gordon was selected as the Mariners representative for the Roberto Clemente Award, recognizing “sportsmanship, community involvement, and individual contribution to the team”.
- You think Kyle Lewis is happy to be out of Dickey-Stephens Park?
Kyle Lewis never homered in three straight games in the Minors https://t.co/SvInThhMdx
— Kelsie Heneghan (@Kelsie_Heneghan) September 13, 2019
- Per Corey Brock of The Athletic, Kyle Lewis is the second player in MLB history to homer in their first three games, joining Trevor Story from 2016, who did it in four straight.
- Logan Gilbert was highlighted as one of 15 pitchers who significantly boosted their stock this year by MLB Pipeline.
- Last night didn’t go well for Justin Dunn, but here’s a neat look at the movement on his pitches.
For September, the Mariners called up a key piece from the Diaz/Cano trade with the Mets, their 5th-ranked prospect and 98th-ranked in baseball, RHP Justin Dunn. Here's some high-speed footage from July's Futures Game. pic.twitter.com/VqyKSXoxCu
— FanGraphs Prospects (@FG_Prospects) September 12, 2019
- Rob Arthur of Baseball Prospectus looked at the delightful batch of “firsts” this week, including Kyle Lewis and Danny Hultzen. ($)
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ICYMIIn case you’ve missed them thus far, we’ve been recapping the season for each level of the minor leagues: yesterday we hit Modesto!
Around the league...
- More bad news from the Angels training staff: after Justin Upton headed in for an MRI on his shoulder, a surprise announcement of knee surgery for Shohei Ohtani:
Angels announce that Shohei Ohtani will undergo surgery Friday in Los Angles to address a bipartite patella in his left knee. A general timetable for this procedure is 8-12 weeks for full recovery, per the team.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) September 12, 2019
- Those injury uncertainties extend to Anaheim’s star shortstop Andrelton Simmons, who has been hampered by multiple ankle injuries and is having his worst offensive season since 2014, throwing a potential extension discussion in doubt.
- The Yankees continue to limp towards the playoffs, with both Gary Sánchez (groin) and Edwin Encarnacíon (oblique) suffering strains. JA Happ is also headed to get his biceps tendonitis checked out.
- More details have emerged on the Pirates’ clubhouse fight between Felipe Vazquez and Kyle Crick that ended Crick’s season and led to fines for both players.
- Reds young talent Nick Senzel has a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will unfortunately miss the rest of the season.
- David Laurila of FanGraphs spoke with the manager of the Lake County Captains in the Cleveland system about their organizational structure and philosophy, including what he views as “The Cleveland Way”.
- Nationals 1B Matt Adams may miss some time with a triceps injury.
- When Juan Lagares does this, it’s hard to blame them.
Juan Lagares' first career grand slam made Gare's voice crack. pic.twitter.com/zrIgTN7GuL
— Roger Cormier (@yayroger) September 12, 2019
- Speaking of the Mets, their renewed hunt for a playoff spot has their fans invested in other teams’ races. Some, like the Marlins, could do without it.
hello, Mets fans. we noticed you are rooting for us.
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 12, 2019
we are also rooting for us.
feel free to compile your messages of support below, and we will pass them on by yelling each individual tweet from the press box. pic.twitter.com/PnrFCuaLNl
- It’s hard to remember the good times for many of us, Preston!
What? I had no idea. Sometimes I forget I was a decent player. We tend to remember the struggles more than the highlights. I think most ex-players are the same in that respect. I remember more of my failures than my successes. https://t.co/0skfX9mNEw
— Preston Wilson (@PrestonWilson44) September 12, 2019
- The Diamondbacks released Marc Rzepczynski, among a number of other minor league moves.
- Justin Turner has a mild left ankle sprain, though the Dodgers should be able to give him plenty of rest having already clinched their division.
- Pete Alonso was having some trouble mid-game, so he shaved his mustache between plate appearances.
- The full list of Roberto Clemente Award nominees:
MLB today announced the 30 Club nominees for the 2019 Roberto Clemente Award, the most prestigious individual award for Major League players: https://t.co/ujShaZAx6D pic.twitter.com/oGZTMhdsyv
— MLB Communications (@MLB_PR) September 12, 2019
- Bob Nightengale commends the Astros for being a bastion of... old-school thinking?
- Day games can be tough for baseball players. Per Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated, the solution is often... donuts?
- The record for home runs in a season was broken this week... and it looks pretty cool, and maybe a bit like a penguin?
The @mlb record for home runs was set tonight at 6106 and climbing.... Here's an animation of every home run hit this year colored by exit velocity pic.twitter.com/6eapW6VUUd
— Daren Willman (@darenw) September 12, 2019
John’s Pick:
- One of my favorite research projects in college was on the potential impact of augmented reality and virtual reality to bring more kinetic/experiential learning experiences to educational environments. As both a history/mythology nerd and someone who adores the oftentimes wildly exasperating Assassin’s Creed video game series, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey hit every note for me as a game, and their new free update to the game made me extremely curious. The “Discovery Tour” allows you to tour through ancient Greece at the grand and granular level, receiving tours from in-game “experts” that showcase real historical lessons. Does this type of thing excite y’all like it does me?