George Kirby has a 0.60 ERA in 2 career starts on April 27, setting a career-high with 12 K’s tonight. April 27 is the anniversary of the FIRST KIRBY VIDEOGAME “Kirby’s Dream Land”, released on 4/27/1992!!! (h/t Charl with Circling Seattle Sports). #TheMayerGWS

Mitch Garver & Mitch Haniger: first Seattle Mariners with SAME first name to homer in same game since Kyle Seager & Kyle Lewis on May 4, 2021. Last time it happened with a grand slam? Also Seager (GS) & Lewis, on Aug. 10, 2020. Lewis HR came off KYLE Gibson. #TheMayerGWS

Luis Castillo is the first pitcher to throw quality starts in wins in sub-40° temps (4/20 at COL) and indoors on the same road trip since Zach Duke for the 2007 Pirates. 🥶🪨 #TheMayerGWS

Cal Raleigh is the 3rd player in MLB history age 27-or-younger to record a multi-hit game with a HR while catching a shutout twice in a 4-game span, joining Yogi Berra (1952) & Tim McCarver (1967). #TheMayerGWS

Cal Raleigh is the first player to homer in a doubleheader game, catch a shutout win & record 4+ H in a game with a HR in the SAME SERIES since Forrest “Smoky” Burgess for the 1953 Phillies. #TheMayerGWS

Julio Rodríguez has 2 games with 4+ hits, 2+ RBI and 2+ stolen bases in his career, only player in MLB HISTORY with multiple such games before turning 24 years old. #TheMayerGWS

The Seattle Mariners are 19-5 vs. the Reds all-time, best record vs. any opponent in MLB history. Other sports (min 20 G):

🏈 Best in NFL: Giants 22-5-3 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers

🏀 NBA: Warriors 18-2 vs. Providence Steamrollers

🏒 NHL: Golden Knights 24-7 vs. Sharks

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Julio Rodríguez: only MLB player with an OF assist & catch with a ≤5% catch probability in the same INNING of a game this season. Julio fittingly did it on Ken Griffey Jr. 'Home Run Robbery' Bobblehead Night. #TheMayerGWS

Jonatan Clase: first player with RBI in his MLB debut while wearing #42 since Marc Sagmoen on April 15, 1997. The crazy part? That was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut/EXACT day MLB retired #42 throughout baseball. Sagmoen changed to #37 the next day. #TheMayerGWS

The Seattle Mariners last 2 games vs. Cubs 🤯

April 12, 2024: Mariners W; allow 2 R; Ty France goes 2-for-4 with RBI; J.P. Crawford goes 1-for-3 with walk.

April 12, 2023: Mariners W; allow 2 R; Ty France goes 2-for-4 with RBI; J.P. Crawford goes 1-for-3 with walk. #TheMayerGWS

Cal Raleigh: 15 home runs vs. teams with a COLOR in their name (7 vs. Blue Jays, 5 vs. Red Sox, 2 vs. White Sox, 1 vs. Reds) since the start of 2023, most in MLB ahead of Aaron Judge (12 HR vs. colors) & Shohei Ohtani (11 HR). #TheMayerGWS

Bryce Miller is the first MILLER to throw 7.0+ innings at the ballpark formerly known as Miller Park since Wade Miller on July 17, 2002. #TheMayerGWS

Emerson Hancock is the first AL starting pitcher to record his first career MLB win on April Fools' Day since Shohei Ohtani in 2018. #TheMayerGWS

Julio Rodríguez recorded his first career walk-off tonight. His only other walk-off was in a Spring Training game on Feb. 28, 2021.

The 2 pitchers (Parker Markel, Justin Slaten) who gave up his walk-off hits happen to share a birthday: September 15. #TheMayerGWS

Julio Rodríguez, who celebrates his 23rd birthday today, is the ONLY player to ever win a Silver Slugger in each of his first 2 MLB seasons.

The Seattle Seahawks are the first team to engineer comeback, game-winning drives in the final 2 minutes of a game from different QB’s (Drew Lock, Geno Smith) in consecutive weeks since the 2001 Eagles (Donovan McNabb, A.J. Feeley) in Weeks 16-17.

Julio Rodríguez, who wears #44, became the 44th member of the 30+ home run, 30+ stolen base club in MLB history.

Cal Raleigh, who wears #29, becomes the 29th catcher to hit 30+ home runs in a season (min. ⅔ of games at C) in MLB history.

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