EVERETT — As Nico Tellache waited alongside his wife, Whitney, to be checked out of the hospital on March 27, his phone rang.

The couple had just welcomed their second daughter, Teagan, into the world on March 26, giving their three-year-old, Haven, a baby sister. For all the reasons Tellache — a 27-year-old professional pitcher — could be in a hospital during the offseason, this was certainly the best.

On the other end of the line was Tellache’s agent, Oscar Suarez. Tellache was just a few months removed from playing with Tigres del Licey in the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM), where the left-hander had a 2.48 ERA in 29.0 innings across eight starts during the regular season.

Suarez called to congratulate Tellache on the new addition to his family, but also to notify him that the Seatt

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