Mariners News: Randy Johnson, Matt Brash, and Ryan Pepiot

Around the league…

• Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot will undergo season-ending surgery on his right hip.
• Cubs infielder Nico Hoerner was pulled from yesterday’s contest with nick tightness.
• Brewers young righty Jacob Misiorowski exited yesterday’s game against the Nationals with a hamstring cramp. The hard-thrower was 5 1/3 innings into a no-hitter when he left the game.
• Oregon State right-hander and top 2027 draft prospect Dax Whitney will undergo UCL surgery. He is expected to be healthy prior to next year’s draft.
• J.J. Cooper at Baseball America pointed out that the MLB rulebook definition of the strike zone and the zone that is actually being called in games are two different things. ($)
• Much like Cole Young, Luis Arraez has seemingly turned himself into a good defensive second baseman overnight, writes Michael Rosen at Fangraphs.
• Kiley McDaniel at ESPN updated his list of the top 10 prospects in each organization.
• Zach Crizer wonders if we’ve entered a new era of the Pitch Design Revolution.
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