The true impact of Joe Townsend will never be quantified, but for those in attendance at the Seattle Mariners game on May 28, there was a sense of how important he was to the local baseball community.

Townsend, who died unexpectedly on April 29 at age 52, was Thomas Jefferson High School’s baseball and bowling coach.

With his daughter Mohagani in attendance, she delivered the game ball before the game started.

Through working with Baseball Beyond Borders, Townsend had connected with Seattle Mariners Manager Dan Wilson and majority owner John Stanton. After delivering the game ball, Dan Wilson, accompanied by King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer, handed Mohagani a bouquet of flowers in honor of Joe Townsend.

During the All-Star Week festivities, Townsend represented the Marin

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