Mariners Moose Tracks, 10/24/23: Stephen Vogt, Brandon Pfaadt, and the Texas Rangers

In Mariners news...

• Mariners coach Stephen Vogt has emerged as a serious candidate for the Cleveland Guardians’ managerial opening.

Around the league...

• An emphatic 11-4 win by the Texas Rangers over the Houston Astros clinches their first World Series berth since 2011! The team will face the winner of NLCS Game 7, which will take place tonight at 5:07 pm.
• In that NLCS Game 7, Arizona Diamondbacks starter Brandon Pfaadt is scheduled to join an elite list of rookies to start an LCS Game 7.
• Houston Astros reliever Bryan Abreu will serve his two-game suspension during the first two games of the 2024 season, as announced in the ruling of his appellate hearing.
• A new Dubai-based baseball league is forming after its inaugural draft yesrtday, which included some of MLB’s most notable former players. Robinson Cano, Bartolo Colon, and Pablo Sandavol were among those selected in the draft.

Becca’s picks...

• Illusion at its finest.