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Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
So a salmon fell from the sky before the Mariners' 4th of July game
Usually on the Fourth of July, we're sending fireworks into the sky. But on the morning of the Fourth of July this year, the sky sent a preemptive strike towards the earth – more specifically T-Mobile Park, the home of the Seattle Mariners. In the hours before the Mariners took on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a July 4 afternoon game, something fell from the sky right behind a ROOT Sports crew member: a salmon. Advertisement Where did it come from? According to Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs, who was on the Seattle Sports radio call with Angie Mentink and Gary Hill Jr., it fell out of the grasp of a falcon that was being pursued by an eagle. T-Mobile Park, as you may know, is only a few blocks east of the Puget Sound's Elliott Bay, which is a great place to go fishing if you're a bird of prey. 'The salmon almost landed on this poor guy's head,' Rizzs relayed during the second inning. '… And then seagulls came in and went after the eagle. There was a little battle going up there above the ballpark.' A few minutes later, Mentink shared video on social media of the suddenly-appearing fish at the ballpark, though the angles don't allow us to rule out the possibility that it was really just a strong toss from one of the fishmongers at Pike Place Market. Alright, how many other pop culture, Seattle-specific or America-related references should we get in here? I'm efforting something related to the Monty Python fish-slapping dance, though I think I need to keep workshopping it. Advertisement Oh, OK – we should definitely relate it to another eagle incident from Mariners history, when noted Canadian pitcher James Paxton found himself the landing spot for an eagle during opening day festivities in Minnesota. That just provides a good chance to point out that while eagles are something of an American icon, apparently they're actually more prevalent north of the border. At this point, maybe we need to start a new Fish & Fowl category here at If nothing else, it will give a good spot to post recaps of the Mariners' Salmon Run races.
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Red Sox' Alex Cora debunks report Rafael Devers was upset at Kristian Campbell
SEATTLE — Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Tuesday debunked a report from Yahoo! Sports that Rafael Devers was upset at rookie Kristian Campbell for volunteering to play first base. Cora said Campbell never volunteered to play first base. It was the team who approached Campbell about learning the position. Advertisement 'Kristian Campbell didn't ask to play first base,' Cora said Tuesday here at T-Mobile Park. 'I talked with him about it and he was willing to try it.' The report came after the Red Sox traded Devers to the Giants in a shocking blockbuster Sunday. Yahoo! Sports wrote, 'Devers was also upset when the rookie Campbell volunteered to play first base this season — interpreting it as a slight to his own stature." 'The first time I heard about that was this morning,' Cora said. Campbell began practicing at first base May 16. He took reps there daily for a couple of weeks but never saw any game action. Devers was angry during spring training when the Red Sox asked him to become a full-time DH after promising him he would be their long-term third baseman when he signed his extension in January 2023. Advertisement He then refused to play first base when chief baseball officer Craig Breslow asked him to try it out after first baseman Triston Casas ruptured his patellar tendon and underwent season-ending surgery in early May. Devers said earlier Tuesday at his Giants introductory press conference that he'll play wherever the Giants ask him to play. More Red Sox coverage Read the original article on MassLive.
CBS News
17-06-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Roman Anthony hit his first career home run for Red Sox
Roman Anthony left the yard for the first time of his Major League career Monday night. The Red Sox prospect hit his first career home run as Boston kicked off a three-game series against the Mariners in Seattle. Anthony went deep in the top of the first inning off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert. With two outs and the bases empty, Anthony took a 2-2 sinker from the Seattle righty and deposited it 391-feet over the fence at T-Mobile Park to put Boston on top, 1-0. Someone go get that ball! Roman Anthony's first Big League dinger! — Red Sox (@RedSox) June 17, 2025 The swing by the Anthony -- the top prospect in all of baseball -- should bring a smile to the face of Red Sox fans after an interesting 24 hours. Late Sunday night, after the team had completed a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees for its fifth straight win, Boston traded designated hitter Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants in a blockbuster move. The shocking trade took one of the best bats in baseball out of the Boston lineup, which looked a lot different Monday night. Abraham Toro hit second in Devers' old spot in the lineup, while rookie Kristian Campbell was Boston's DH. Anthony hit third in the order while playing right field in Seattle. He had been hitting out of the leadoff spot or No. 5 spot over his first six games in the Majors. With Devers no longer in the mix, even more pressure will be on Anthony to perform at the plate. The rookie entered Monday's game just 1-for-17 at the plate, with his lone hit a two-run double in a 3-1 Red Sox win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.
Reuters
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Mariners to retire No. 51 in honor of Randy Johnson in 2026
June 2 - Seattle Mariners fans will be seeing double 51s next season. The team announced Monday it will retire the No. 51 worn by Baseball Hall of Fame member Randy Johnson during his nine-plus seasons with the club in 2026. The news came on the 35th anniversary of the day Johnson threw the first no-hitter in Mariners history. The Mariners traded Johnson to the Houston Astros at the 1998 trade deadline, and when Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki joined the team in 2001, he took No. 51. The Ichiro version of No. 51 will be retired by the franchise on Aug. 9, just after his Hall of Fame induction this summer. "Randy is both one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball history, and one of the most important figures in our organization's history," said John Stanton, the Mariners' chairman and managing partner. "During the 1995 season that changed the future of this franchise, his 18-2 record (in a 145-game season) was properly recognized with his first Cy Young Award. "More importantly, and somewhat lost to history, the Mariners were an amazing 27-3 in his 30 starts that season, an incredible 24 games over .500, compared to a record of 52-63 when any other starter took to the hill for the club. His domination that year carried the Mariners to our first-ever postseason, which led directly to the construction of T-Mobile Park and the Mariners remaining safely in Seattle forever. "Randy's extraordinary accomplishments will forever be remembered and recognized with the retirement of his number 51." The date for the Johnson retirement ceremony will not be set until the 2026 schedule is issued. Ichiro will become the third Mariners player to have his number retired, joining the No. 24 of Ken Griffey Jr. and No. 11 of Edgar Martinez -- both Hall of Fame inductees. Johnson, also a Hall of Fame member, will be the fourth. The Mariners, like all MLB teams, also have retired Jackie Robinson's No. 42. In his 22-year career, Johnson, now 61, had a record of 303-166, a 3.29 ERA and 4,875 strikeouts, second only to Nolan Ryan (5,714) in major league history. He and Ryan are two of the only four players to record at least 300 wins and 4,000 strikeouts, joining Roger Clemens and Steve Carlton on the short list. He was a 10-time All-Star and won five Cy Young awards, his first with Seattle in 1995. With the Mariners, he was 130-74 with a 3.42 ERA in 274 appearances (266 starts) with a now unheard of 51 complete games and 19 shutouts. He also played for the Montreal Expos (1988-89), Astros (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1999-2004, 2007-08), New York Yankees (2005-06) and San Francisco Giants (2009). The Diamondbacks retired his number in 2015. --Field Level Media
Washington Post
28-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
Impatience proves infectious — and ruinous — as Nationals fall to Mariners
SEATTLE — Most of the 19,861 at T-Mobile Park roared late Tuesday night, not knowing whether Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Evans would be given another inning to torture the Washington Nationals. After eight innings, with a wave to the crowd, he had the sort of pitch count that indicated he might go nine and a young enough arm that told his manager to opt for care. He was, in a sharper sense, a problem that has been frequent for the Nationals this year — a pitcher who worked quick. The result? A 9-1 loss for Washington.
