Mariners News: Andrés Muñoz, Justin Verlander, and Jarred Kelenic

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Mar 30, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (35) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images

Good morning everyone and happy Saturday!

The Mariners bats struggled to get going last night against the Red Sox, with left-hander Ranger Suárez tossing six no-hit innings in a 6-2 M’s loss. The squad will try to get back into the win column tonight against young lefty Connelly Early.

It’s looking like a sunny Father’s Day weekend in Seattle. What plans do you have on tap for the next couple of days?

In Mariners news…​

• Some Australians in town for the FIFA World Cup have found their way to Mariners baseball fandom.
• Jessica Roberts at the Everett Post-Intelligencer broke down Andrés Muñoz’s fastball issues this season.
• Over on The Feed, Kate Preusser shared some quotes from Perry Hill regarding Brendan Donovan’s defensive work.
• If you’re in the Pittsburgh area, LL commenter BlackbirdFly is organizing a reader meet-up for next week’s series!

Around the league…​

• The United States Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Major League Baseball after the league issued a warning to a handful of Giants players for altering their hats on Pride Night.
• Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander is excepted to miss several weeks with a hamstring strain.
• Jarred Kelenic has been called up by the Rangers.
• Bradford William Davis found that Rick Burnham, the man responsible for MLB’s probes into player misconduct, has himself had almost a dozen misconduct allegations brought against him during his time with the NYPD.
• Now that we are almost halfway into our first season with the ABS challenge system, Matt Martell at Fangraphs took a look at how teams are strategizing when to use their valuable challenges.
• After an injury-plagued first month of the season, Brewers youngster Jackson Chourio is having his star turn, writes Jay Jaffe at Fangraphs.
• Eno Sarris at The Athletic updated his starting pitcher rankings for the rest of the season. ($)

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