MLB: Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels
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Mariners Updates

• Julio Rodríguez recently shared his thoughts on skipping the All-Star festivities this year. He also mentioned that he’s been using a new tee drill at the plate that’s starting to work well for him.
• Seattle has officially signed 18 of their 21 selections from the 2025 MLB Draft.
• Former Mariners fan favorite Dee Strange-Gordon made an appearance on the Raw Room podcast this week, where he made a serious claim about a phone call he got from MLB in late 2015. He connected it to the PED suspension he received in 2016 while playing for the Marlins.

League Headlines

• The Cleveland Guardians are reportedly open to trading top bullpen arms Emmanuel Clase and Cade Smith, hinting at a potential sell-off before the trade deadline.
• A breakdown of the most effective pitch types by Run Value in 2025 has been released — Bryan Woo’s four-seam fastball received an honorable mention.
• Left-handed pitcher Matt Gage, originally drafted by the Giants back in 2014, has been promoted to San Francisco’s big-league roster just weeks after signing a minor league deal.
• Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has landed on the 10-day injured list after being hit by a 92 mph pitch from Yu Darvish last weekend, resulting in an apparent injury.
• The Baltimore Orioles seem to be suffering from a mythical curse — possibly brought on by a minor deity — targeting their catching depth and consistency behind the pl