Mariners Moose Tracks, 10/22/20: Brandon Lowe, Julio Rodríguez, and Mookie Betts

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By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Oct 22, 2020, 7:00am PDT

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MLB: World Series-Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers

Good morning everyone! Let’s get you caught up on the latest from around baseball.

In playoff news...

Brandon Lowe’s multi-homer game led the Rays to a victory over the Dodgers last night, evening up the series at 1-1.

In Mariners news...

A pretty surprising move considering the Mariners’ seeming commitment towards the young reliever. It will be annoying when he succeeds with a division rival.

Art Warren has been claimed off waivers by the Rangers. The Mariners 40-man roster is now at 33.
— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) October 21, 2020

Greg Johns caught up with Julio Rodrīguez to see what he was up to during this strange season.
Speaking of Julio, the young outfielder kept up his strong play during fall instructionals. I mean, check out that exit velocity.

RF Julio Rodríguez and C Carter Bins each recorded 2 hits as the #Mariners fell to the Padres 7-1 in tonight's Fall League action. The Mariners will workout tomorrow and face the Padres again on Friday. pic.twitter.com/zD8e3Y96sQ
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) October 22, 2020

Around the league...

Russell Carleton at Baseball Prospectus continued his studies on the relative ineffectiveness of the infield shift. ($)
While the sale of the New York Mets to Steve Cohen is nearly complete, there’s still one more hurdle to clear: the approval of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Jeff Passan at ESPN wrote an appreciation of Mookie Betts, the headline superstar of this year’s World Series.
Like brother, like brother.

Corey Seager, who is not a Ranger, now holds the record for the most home runs hit at Globe Life Field, regular and postseason combined.
— Kazuto Yamazaki (@Kazuto_Yamazaki) October 22, 2020