Mariners Moose Tracks, 7/16/22: Dave Niehaus, Miguel Rojas, and Santiago Espinal

Some Saturday links.

By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Jul 16, 2022, 7:00am PDT

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MLB: Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

Greetings folks! Let’s try to make it a baker’s dozen today!

In Mariners news...

Carlos Santana is back after a one-game hiatus. Hopefully everything is OK with this family!

Mariners roster moves:

Carlos Santana, INF, reinstated from restricted list (family emergency)
Kevin Padlo, INF, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma

Read: https://t.co/kGjLcDqtHC
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) July 16, 2022

Ryan Divish reminisced about Dave Niehaus and how much he would appreciate Julio in his recap of last night’s game.
The Julio records just keep on coming.

Julio Rodríguez is the FIRST player in MLB HISTORY with 15+ home runs, 50+ RBI & 20+ stolen bases through his first 90 career games.
— Alex Mayer (@alexmayer34) July 16, 2022

Happy birthday Jarred!

Wishing @jarredkelenic a very happy 2️⃣3️⃣rd birthday! pic.twitter.com/whMcHz24Fj
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) July 16, 2022

Roshan Fernandez at The Seattle Times wrote about the evolution of Cal Raleigh and his transformation into a big league hitter.
Taylor Trammell told his side of the Angels brawl story.

Taylor Trammell talks us through the Brawl with the Angels! Did this spark something with the @mariners? Episode available Tuesday @thetopsteppodcast pic.twitter.com/45HkpKkDT4
— Ryan Rowland-Smith (@hyphen18) July 15, 2022

Around the league...

Major League Baseball has agreed to pay a $185 million settlement to minor league players involved in a class-action lawsuit.
New York is just another universe.

Just a classic segment on the SNY cast pic.twitter.com/hd9RAlrg17
— Tom Urtz Jr. (@TomUrtzJr) July 15, 2022

Emma Baccellieri at Sports Illustrated wrote about the lasting power of A League of Their Own.
Jayson Stark at The Athletic wrote about the strangeness behind the winning streaks of the Orioles and Mariners. An aside — the O’s lost their streak in a loss to the Rays last night. ($)
This is a moment he’ll never forget...though he may wish he could.

With a new fake tooth and a few stitches ready to go today. I’m feeling much better today, thank you all for keeping me on ur thoughts https://t.co/sRJIfF7edo
— Miguel Rojas (@MRojasOfficial) July 15, 2022

It looks like college baseball is also experimenting with some rule changes.

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee proposed some changes on Friday.

* No more celebratory props on the field in 2023
* Conferences/coaches can agree to put a runner on second base in extra innings
* Several action clock changes in-gamehttps://t.co/nCW6V5kryE
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 15, 2022

Yet another MLB All-Star replacement was named...and again it wasn’t Ty France.

News: Santiago Espinal named to AL All-Star team. @MLBNetwork @Sportsnet @FAN590
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) July 16, 2022