Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/9/24: Andrés Muñoz, Pedro Grifol, and Justin Verlander
The White Sox choose their scapegoat.
Hello friends and happy Friday! Here’s the latest.
In Mariners news...
- Yes, Andrés Muñoz does take his cat with him on team road trips. Shannon Drayer spoke to the All-Star closer about this unusual practice.
Around the league...
- With a historically awful season in the works, the White Sox fired manager Pedro Grifol and elevated former Cleveland star outfielder Grady Sizemore to the role.
- Rockies starter Germán Márquez hit the injured list with elbow inflammation and will not appear in a game again this season.
- Justin Verlander will make a rehab start in Triple-A this weekend as he attempts to come back from a neck injury.
- Kiri Oler at Fangraphs dives into the research-backed benefits behind taking a rest day as a position player.
- Ben Clemens at Fangraphs crunches the numbers regarding in-game momentum and whether there really is such a thing on an inning-to-inning basis.
- It was only a matter of time.
For the first time in a major league season, there are more Jacksons (first name) than Jacksons (last name). pic.twitter.com/NPSEFtCLe5
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