Mariners Moose Tracks 3/16/23: Julio Rodríguez, Eugenio Suárez, and Edwin Díaz

Hello everyone! It may be college hoops season, but we’re still locked into the world of baseball. Onto the news!

In Mariners news...

• Julioooooooo! Helping out his pal Diego Castillo, too!

• Those weren’t the only Mariners who came up big in the WBC yesterday...

Around the league...

• In an incredible game, Puerto Rico knocked off the Dominican Republic 5-2 to eliminate the DR from the tournament. Tragically, Edwin Díaz was injured in the celebration and had to be wheeled off the field.
• In the first game of the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals, Team Cuba knocked off Team Australia to advance to the semis.
• Continuing his series on notable Black baseball players and families, Pat Ellington, Jr. profiled Maury & Bump Wills.
• Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated notes that the Yankees players and coaches don’t get...in-flight WiFi?
• A group of Puerto Rican baseball fans broke a Guiness World Record by getting their hair bleached to support their team.
• Alex Eisert at Fangraphs wrote about Miguel Vargas’ strange streak of 12 plate appearances without swinging the bat.
• Rangers right-hander Jake Odorizzi will begin the season on the injured list with arm fatigue.