BOSTON — Teams inquired about his availability in the 2019 season, when he smashed 29 homers in his first full minor-league season. The calls continued in midseason of 2021 when the Mariners were searching for a veteran starter and more offense.

BOSTON – Matt Brash is going to keep pitching in leverage situations for the Mariners. He just might not be doing it quite as much as he’s done in the first 40 games of the season.

DETROIT – Logan Gilbert didn’t have his usual crispness Sunday. Neither did the Mariners bullpen.

DETROIT — In the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, as the Mariners were putting the finishes touches on an unusually easy series-opening victory over the Tigers, Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford did something rather routine.

DETROIT – Even as the word came out of his mouth – adversity – Trent Blank had to chuckle at himself.

DETROIT – Yes, Julio Rodriguez said, he does feel more relaxed hitting further down in the Mariners’ lineup. He’s had to learn how to do that the hard way these past agonizing few weeks.

SEATTLE – If you didn’t see where the balls landed, you might say it was one of Julio Rodriguez’s better games of the season on Wednesday.

SEATTLE – They’ve tried changing up the messaging and the pregame routines. They’ve changed their personnel, bringing in different bench players to fill the margins. They’ve made minor tweaks to the lineup and batting order in recent weeks and made a major change before Wednesday’s game. Heck, they’ve even changed up their uniform choices in search of some consistent success.

SEATTLE — The smile on Tom Murphy’s face as he was handed the Mariners’ home run trident was one of pure delight. He’d been patiently waiting his turn to hold and hoist the weapon turned celebratory prop.

With the Major League Baseball All-Star Game just 64 days away and a week’s worth of festivities starting before that, MLB and the Seattle Mariners unveiled the first look at the Capital One All-Star Village via video featuring renderings of the area.

SEATTLE – For six brilliant innings, Logan Gilbert was as good as he’s ever been for the Mariners.