By Eric Umphrey
THE TIMES 

Are the Seattle Mariners for Real?

 

April 11, 2019

Howard Umphrey

Howard Umphrey, brother of Times sportswriter, Eric Umphrey, visited the Mariners during spring training and snapped this back-shot of Kyle Seager (#15) stretching out with the split squad.

After series wins over the A's, Red Sox, Angels, and White Sox, the Seattle Mariners find themselves at the top of the AL West with the best record in baseball at 9-2. The hot start has been punctuated with a record number of home runs (27) through the first eleven games. Looking at the American League leaderboard will help you become familiar with some of the new players the Mariners picked up in the offseason.

Tim Beckham and Domingo Santana are all over the hitting leaderboards. Jay Bruce may only have seven hits, but five of them are home runs. The offense has been averaging a mind blo...



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