Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/28/21: Justin Dunn, Franmil Reyes, and Kenta Maeda

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By Anders Jorstad@AndersJorstad Aug 28, 2021, 7:00am PDT

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Hello everybody and welcome to Saturday! Here’s what’s going on in baseball.

In Mariners news...

M’s 2021 third rounder Michael Morales got roughed up in his first professional outing.

ACL Mariners up 3-2 after 1 inning. Michael Morales 1IP, 2H, 2R, BB, K.
— Mariners Minors (@MiLBMariners) August 28, 2021

We’ve got an update on Justin Dunn.

The Mariners are hoping RJHP Justin Dunn can progress to throwing off a bullpen soon in the next 4-5 days.
If he can't, they'll likely shut him down.
Dunn has been on the IL since June 18 with right shoulder inflammation.
— Corey Brock (@CoreyBrockMLB) August 27, 2021

Around the league...

The Astros and Nationals are the first organizations to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for all full-time non-player employees.
The M’s have had some tough luck with their young players this year.

Lowest team WAR totals by rookies

-3.9 Mariners
-3.7 Pirates
-3.2 D-backs
-1.5 Dodgers
-0.9 Twins
— Matt Eddy (@MattEddyBA) August 27, 2021

It appears that Trevor Bauer may have erased Devin Williams’ tribute to Jacob Blake during a game last year.

This is the last frame of the top of the 7th inning, followed by the first frame of the bottom of the 7th.
So, yeah ... as great as Williams' moment was, this is another Trevor Bauer story. pic.twitter.com/wz1n5ha3xn
— Bradford William Davis (@BWDBWDBWD) August 27, 2021

Speaking of Bauer, the Pasadena Police Department has turned over the results of its investigation into his sexual assault case to the District Attorney’s office.
Against all odds, the sport of baseball is getting more fun.

Celebrations are taking over dugouts across baseball and ushering in a new era of joy in the sport. New essay for SportsCenter: pic.twitter.com/0kIQsc4hCC
— Joon 이준엽 (@joonlee) August 27, 2021

Franmil Reyes is the man.

An Indians fan lost her mother and has been diagnosed with cancer.

Franmil Reyes wrote this message on a ball and threw it to her in the stands: “Jessica, we’re here for you. We love you.”

Shortly after, he hit a HR and pointed to her and her family ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kTVqj2iYOq
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) August 27, 2021

Michael Clair at MLB penned a long essay about the magic of Summer Koshien in Japan.
Twins right-hander Kenta Maeda will undergo elbow surgery next week.