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Mariners Moose Tracks, 1/22/23: Yuli Gurriel, Sal Bando, and Deion Sanders

It’s Sunday, and if it’s Sunday, it’s Meet the Links

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In Mariners news...

  • The St. Louis Cardinals are looking for a new play-by-play announcer for their Bally Sports Midwest broadcast and have narrowed it down to two finalists. The identity of one remains unknown at this time. The other, and what makes this, in fact, Mariners news, is St. Louis native and current 710 AM radio host and ROOT sports broadcaster Aaron Goldsmith.
  • The second All-Star Patch Collection hat is available now!

Around the League...

  • The Toronto Blue Jays are moving in some of the walls at the Rogers Centre, because that’s just what the world needed was more homeruns in Toronto.
  • New functionality coming to a Baseball Savant near you!
  • If you or someone you know has a notably low career strikeout rate, don’t ignore any unknown phone calls, the Marlins might be trying to offer you a contract.
  • Sal Bando, the former captain of the Oakland Athletics and general manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, passed away on Friday night at the age of 78.
  • Notes on hitting from Deion Sanders, who took notes on hitting from Barry Bonds.

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