Mariners Noon Number: 9

Fri., May 19, 2017

By Dave Nichols daven@spokesman.com (509) 459-5441

Jarrod Dyson’s solo home run in the third inning of the Seattle Mariners 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday was just the ninth of his career.

According to ESPN Stats & Info he is tied for the second-fewest career home runs of anyone with more than 1,500 plate appearances, ahead of only Ben Revere of the Angels, who has seven.

Dyson’s homer on Thursday, his second of the season – and of the last week – also matches a career high.

Dyson has previously always been a part time player. His career high in plate appearances came last year for Kansas City with 337, narrowly eclipsing the 330 PAs he picked up in 2012, his first full year in the bigs. His games played have always been disproportionately higher as he was heavily utilized in K.C. as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement.

That’s not to say he just needed playing time to hit more home runs. Far from it. Dyson, generously listed at 5-foot-10, 165, is obviously built for speed, averaging better than 30 steals per season while being employed as a fourth outfielder for the Royals.

Still, it’s always fun to watch one of the smaller guys on the team turn on one.

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