Mariners Moose Tracks, 3/8/23: World Baseball Classic, Luis Torrens, and Lorenzo Cain

Good morning everyone! Let’s dive into the latest from around the world of baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Well, would you look at that!

• Larry Stone at The Seattle Times outlined his spring training observations so far.

Around the league...

• The World Baseball Classic officially kicked off last night, with the Netherlands knocking off Cuba 4-2. By the time you are reading this, the game between Panama and Chinese Taipei has likely also concluded.
• The Philadelphia Inquirer did a study on the six Phillies players who all died of brain cancer and who all played on the same AstroTurf field.
• The MLB staff wrote about five dark horse Cy Young candidates, a list that included the Mariners’ very own George Kirby.
• Patrick Dubuque at Baseball Prospectus previewed the 2023 Oakland A’s season and folks, things do not look good for them. ($)
• Godspeed, Luis.

• Longtime outfielder Lorenzo Cain is planning to retire as a Royal this summer, likely sometime in May.