Mariners Moose Tracks, 4/23/24: Ronald Acuña, Jr., Aaron Boone, and Young Angels Hitters

Fan interference of a different sort in the Bronx.

Good morning everyone! It is I, coming to you on a rare Tuesday morning. While the M’s get set to play the Rangers, here’s what should be on your mind today.

In Mariners news...

• Jeff Passan hopped on 710 ESPN Seattle to discuss why the Mariners hung onto their young arms this winter and how close the team came to dealing one of them.

Around the league...

• At the ripe young age of 26, Ronald Acuña, Jr. is the career stolen bases leader in Atlanta’s franchise history.
• With young Angels cornerstones Nolan Schanuel and Zach Neto struggling at the plate, Sam Blum at The Athletic wonders if the Angels are properly setting them up for success. ($)
• Kyle Kishimoto at Fangraphs wonders what’s going on with left-handers Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell as they try to get their sea-legs under them this season.
• Howard Bryant at ESPN chronicled a chaotic clash between parents during a Fort Myers high school baseball game, and how the incident highlights the culture war taking place around the nation.
• Some interesting data that helps explains hitter aging. Just don’t tell our dear Mitches.

• Unbelievably, a fan talking trash to an umpire got Aaron Boone tossed.

Anders’ picks...

• This is a Deadpool trailer, so the content warning is hopefully implied...anyway, this had better be good!