It shouldn’t be hard for longtime Seattle Mariners fans to answer the question of what Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodríguez and Cole Young have in common.
Each are homegrown players who were developed by the M’s and now are key members of the team’s major league lineup.
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In Mariners history, particularly since they moved outside from the Kingdome to what is now known as T-Mobile Park, it’s rare to find teams that have that many homegrown offensive players all contributing at the same time. It’s a lot easier to find the names of hitters who never quite reached the expectations they had as highly-ranked prospects.
Sure, there’s Kyle Seager. But there is also Dustin Ackley, and Jarred Kelenic, and Mike Zunino, and Evan White. And the list can go o