Mariners News: Emerson Hancock, George Springer, and Ryan Mountcastle

Apr 8, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer (4) hits a one run double against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images | John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Here’s your weekly injury notes! Must be Sunday! The Mariners guaranteed at least a split of the four-game series against Houston with a thrilling walk-off win to celebrate Humpy shoulder plush night to get to 6-9. The Mariners can secure an important series win today at 1:10 with Logan Gilbert on the mound. Happy Sunday everybody!

In Mariners news…

• Lance Brozdowski broke down how some teams are training their pitchers to add more cut to their fastballs by making subtle differences to their throwing motion, and used the Mariners and Emerson Hancock as heavy focuses in the study to show the effectiveness these changes can have.

• Easy game.

Around the league…

• The Astros continues to hemorrhage pitchers at an alarming rate. Tatsuya Imai flew back to Houston to get his right arm examined after he only recorded one out on Friday against the Mariners.
• The Toronto Blue Jays have another star player with a broken digit! George Springer fouled a ball of his foot in yesterday’s game that broke the big toe on his left foot. I’ve broken a toe. Not fun!
• Orioles infielder Ryan Mountcastle was removed from yesterday’s game after he took a tumble on his way into second base and will be getting an MRI today.
• Lookout Landing’s own Ryan Blake took an in-depth look at the correlation between ambient temperature and swing speed.
• The Mets are calling Craig Kimbrel up to the majors.
• If you ever feel like you’re an impostor and aren’t qualified for the work that you do, remember that there are people with no background in economics who get paid to write up economic impact reports for new stadium projects.