Mariners Moose Tracks, 5/14/24: Felnin Celesten, Luke Raley, and Jake Slaughter
The Mariners start off their series against the Kansas City Royals with a 6-2 victory.
In Mariners news...
- Mariners top prospect Felnin Celesten hit his first and second professional home runs last night, and ended the game 3-4 with 4 RBIs. He is now batting .437 with a 1.362 OPS over seven games in the Arizona Complex League.
Felnin Celestin @Mariners with an absolute BOMB for his first professional home run! look at him adjust and take this high fastball up and out to dead center about 430. #ProspectOne pic.twitter.com/B45LSTsFAh
— The Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) May 14, 2024
- That is one lucky fan:
A Seattle Mariners fan caught a foul ball on BACK-TO-BACK PITCHES, deep down the left field line at T-Mobile Park.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 14, 2024
The amazing feat as seen and heard on the Root Sports Northwest Mariners broadcast. ⚾️ ️ pic.twitter.com/Sf2s2831uc
- Luke Raley’s first three-hit game as a Mariner started with his first home run at T-Mobile Park and second on the season.
- The Mariners have acquired infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RHP Tyson Miller, who was DFA’d last week.
- Using Baseball Savant’s new bat tracking data, Julio Rodriguez comes in at number nine on the leaderboard for bat speed.
Around the league...
- The Cincinnati Reds have placed center fielder TJ Friedl on the 10-day IL with a broken left thumb. The club is awaiting results of additional tests that will determine how long Friedl will be out for.
- MLB has agreed to a multi-year contract with streaming service Roku to exclusively air one game each Sunday. The “Sunday Leadoff” package will be available starting this coming Sunday, May 19th.
- The Oakland A’s have placed RHP Paul Blackburn on the 15-day IL with a stress reaction in his right foot. LHP Easton Lucas has been recalled from Triple-A in a corresponding move.
- Veteran outfielder David Peralta has opted out of his minor league deal with the Cubs and elected free agency.
- For the first time in a regular season MLB game, both the home and away broadcasts featured women on play-by-play, with Jenny Cavnar on the call for the A’s and Julia Morales with the Astros.