Zach Mason

Players Weekend features three themes this year, celebrating off-field interests, charities and causes, and the people who helped the players succeed. The Cubs leaned into category number two tonight, giving away a game to Seattle as an act of charity. Even the 2026 Seattle Mariners can still win the occasional game they don’t deserve. It’s […]

What's got 52 thumbs and a -46 run differential? The Seattle Mariners. But don't worry, they're only facing off against one of the best teams in baseball tonight.

An interesting matchup between two underacheivers

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 1 Notes from a secret admirer: Dominic Canzone, +0.03 WPAKeeping secrets: Emerson Hancock, -0.26 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day

Likely Cy Young winner vs. the 2026 Seattle Mariners. What could go wrong? The last time the Mariners ran into the Cease buzzsaw, he came away with

Despite working with some of his worst stuff of the season, Dylan Cease carved through the Mariners’ lineup tonight. The Cy Young frontrunner did it the same way he did when he faced Seattle two months ago: sliders and changeups tumbling, pushing the Mariners to chase the fastball high. The meanest pitch was the one […]

Blue Jays 8, Mariners 1 Notes from a secret admirer: Dominic Canzone, +0.03 WPA Keeping secrets: Emerson Hancock, -0.26 WPA

Despite working with some of his worst stuff of the season, Dylan Cease carved through the Mariners' lineup tonight.

It’s about accountability, leadership, lighting a fire

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!