Mariners Moose Tracks, 10/30/24: Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, and Will Venable
The Yankees avoid the sweep.
Good morning friends! The World Series continues for at least one more day...let’s get to it.
World Series scores...
- The Yankee bats rallied to an 11-4 victory over the Dodgers, keeping them alive with Los Angeles needing just one more win to clinch the title.
In Mariners news...
- In the latest episode of the Meet at the Mitt podcast, the minor league crew got together to review the 2024 season down on the M’s farm.
- We can now finally confirm: Colt Emerson is really good.
Good news for Arizona Fall League heads: Peoria home games now have public Statcast data.
— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) October 29, 2024
Today's game is here, where Colt Emerson and Josue Briceño have already hit 101+ mph doubles: https://t.co/8ocfxuResq
Around the league...
- With his home run in yesterday’s contest, Freddie Freeman became the first player ever to hit a homer in six consecutive World Series games.
- Jeff Passan at ESPN tells the inside story of how Shohei Ohtani went from possibly out for the season to back on the field in just two days. ($)
- The White Sox have reportedly named former outfielder Will Venable as their new manager for the 2025 season.
- We’ll miss you, Oakland Coliseum.
By the way, 60-year-old @JoseCanseco hit quite a few softballs far, far away at the Coliseum Sunday before and during Reggie Jackson’s celebrity softball game, a cool event in which @mroctober brought many big names back to the @Athletics old park. pic.twitter.com/HKpHjZj6dE
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) October 28, 2024
- This is awesome! Can’t wait to see this continue to develop.
THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING
— Baseball For All (@baseballfor_all) October 29, 2024
Less than 48 hours after the premiere of #SeeHerBeHer from @GrassrootsBB, a newly formed Women’s Professional Baseball League announced the launch of a new pro women’s baseball league in the U.S. with competition slated to start in the summer 2026. pic.twitter.com/B9s4sbsi93
Anders’ picks...
- Gonna nerd out here for a moment: as a Xenoblade Chronicles superfan who never got to play this game because I never had a Wii U, I’m pumped.
Find the key to survival in #XenobladeChroniclesX: Definitive Edition, coming to #NintendoSwitch on March 20th, 2025. This visually enhanced version of the epic sci-fi RPG features additional content – including brand new story elements! pic.twitter.com/ili96mESCE
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) October 29, 2024