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Here are the finalists for the Final Vote in the American and National Leagues

By Bill BaerJul 2, 2017, 8:03 PM EDT
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There were some notable snubs after looking over the rosters for the American and National Leagues for the upcoming All-Star Game at Marlins Park in Miami. Fans can vote for one of five finalists for each league to send them to the midsummer classic. They are:

American League

SS – Elvis Andrus, Texas Rangers

SS – Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox

SS – Didi Gregorius, New York Yankees

1B – Logan Morrison, Tampa Bay Rays

3B – Mike Moustakas, Kansas City Royals

National League

1B – Justin Bour, Miami Marlins

3B – Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs

3B – Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals

1B – Mark Reynolds, Colorado Rockies

3B – Justin Turner, Los Angeles Dodgers

You can vote on MLB’s website.

Mariners lose on walk-off wild pitch

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By Bill BaerAug 21, 2019, 5:10 PM EDT
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2019 has not been kind to the Seattle Mariners. After starting the year 13-2, the club has gone 41-71 since, earning last place in the AL West. To give credit where credit is due, however, the Mariners were on something of a roll, entering Wednesday afternoon’s series road trip finale against the Rays on a four-game winning streak. However, the M’s lost Wednesday’s contest in very depressing fashion.

Entering the top of the ninth inning, the Mariners trailed the Rays 5-3, but a solo homer by Daniel Vogelbach and a two-run triple by Mallex Smith sent them into the bottom half of the ninth leading 6-5. Manager Scott Servais sent Matt Magill — acquired from the Twins exactly one month ago — to the mound to close out the game.

Kevin Kiermaier greeted Magill rudely, starting the inning by swatting a game-tying solo home run to center field. Magill would then allow a single to Willy Adames and a double to Michael Brosseau before intentionally walking Ji-Man Choi to load the bases with no outs. Tommy Pham worked the count to 1-2 when Magill spiked a breaking ball in the dirt that catcher Omar Narváez had little hope of corralling. The ball skipped away and the Rays walked off 7-6 winners on a wild pitch, a very on-brand sentence for the 2019 Mariners.