Goooood morning everyone! It’s a great day to be a Mariners fan. Let’s keep the party going with the latest news from around baseball.
In Mariners news…
Kid Cudi gave the Mariners postseason celebration his stamp of approval.
MLB fans across the country — including in Seattle — reported that they had game tickets stolen straight from their MLB Ballpark app.
Around the league…
The Washington Nationals, who have been without a formal head of baseball operations since firing their GM in July, hired a new President of Baseball Operations — 35-year-old Paul Toboni, a rising star from the Red Sox organization.
Astros right-hander Luis García, who has barely pitched since 2022, will now miss all of 2026 recovering from elbow surgery.
Guardians DH David Fry was released from the hospital and will avoid surgery after taking a 99 mph fastball off the face from Tarik Skubal. The Tigers ace left-hander even visited Fry in the hospital.
Tim Keown at ESPN penned an incredible longform piece on the year that was for the Athletics in Sacramento, in which the organization continued to antagonize everyone around them.