Good morning. OK, the Mariners and Cal Raleigh aren’t that old. But I wanted to commit to the pun. • The Seattle Mariners clinched their first American League West title since 2001 after Cal Raleigh hit his 59th and 60th home runs in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday. Gabe Lacques has the details. • The fan who caught Raleigh’s 60th home run gave it away to a kid, as if it were any other home run. So the Mariners tracked the man down and invited him to T-Mobile Park the next game for a meet-and-greet with Raleigh and lots of autographed merchandise anyway. Daniel Kramer reports. • Zach Meisel and Cody Stavenhagen write that Raleigh’s fellow catchers can’t believe what he’s done this year. (The Athletic sub. req.) • Ben Clemens examines Raleigh’s chances of equalling or beating A
MLB News Outside The Confines: The Time of the Ancient Mariners

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