Mariners Moose Tracks, 10/5/23: Wild Card Sweeps, Keston Hiura, and Jamie Moyer

Good morning! The baseball world rolls along. Here’s what’s happening.

In the MLB playoffs...

• The Rangers punched their ticket to the ALDS following a 7-1 win over the Rays, sweeping the Wild Card Series.
• The Twins also swept their series, this one against the Blue Jays, making it their first postseason series victory in 21 years.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks completed their sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series, securing their spot in the NLDS.
• The Phillies routed Miami in a 7-1 victory to sweep their Wild Card matchup and advance to the NLDS.

In Mariners news...

• Ryan Divish offered some interesting insights on the Cal Raleigh situation.

• Chris Thompson at Defector took a shot at Jerry Dipoto for his tone-deaf comments at the presser.
• Evan Drellich at The Athletic gave his two cents on the Dipoto comments and what they say about the way front offices run their teams. ($)
• Harry Ford is back to his old tricks.

Around the league...

• The Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a contract extension with General Manager Mike Hazen in the middle of a great season for the Snakes.
• Former MLB top prospect and Oregon State alum Keston Hiura has elected free agency.
• Baseball writers have the chance to do the funniest thing ever.

• Scott Van Pelt was cooking once again.

• Former Mariner alert!