Mariners Moose Tracks, 9/10/20: Ljay Newsome, Daz Cameron, and The Atlanta Braves

Good morning folks! Let’s wash away last night’s disaster with some fresh links.

In Mariners news...

• With the Mariners in need of some pitching help, the team has called up Jimmy Yacabonis and sent down Brady Lail.
• You may notice that Ljay Newsome did not get placed on the injured list after taking a ball off his hand. That’s because his injury may not be as bad as we feared.

Around the league...

• What an impressive catch from Michael Conforto!

• Several Dodgers players are upset by the family rules that Major League Baseball is implementing for the playoff bubble, reports Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic. ($)
• The Angels have passed one hurdle on their way to stadium renovations.
• Cody Stavenhagen at The Athletic tells the story of Daz Cameron’s (Mike Cameron’s son) crazy year, which started with a serious case of COVID-19 and has culminated in his MLB debut. ($)
• Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs is buying into Mike Yastrzemski’s breakout campaign.
• Shortly after being cut by Milwaukee, Justin Smoak has latched on with the Giants.
• Ben Clemens at Fangraphs thinks that Nelson Cruz’s terrific season is something of a tease and he may be finally losing the battle with Father Time.
• In case you missed it, the Brewers shut out the Tigers by a 19-0 final score, and it wasn’t even the night’s biggest run differential. That’s because the Braves put up more than four touchdowns in a win over the Marlins.
• The way this virus affects some people is frightening.