Mariners Moose Tracks, 10/16/21: Carlos Correa, Mookie Betts, and José Molina

Good morning everybody and happy Saturday! We had Game 1 of the ALCS yesterday in addition to a bunch of other news and stories from around baseball. Let’s get to ‘em.

In playoff news...

• Despite another big playoff game from Enrique Hernánez, it was Carlos Correa who stole the show last night in Houston’s 5-4 series-opening win over the Red Sox.

In Mariners news...

• Brent Stecker at My Northwest outlines some potential future Mariners who are currently competing in the MLB playoffs.

Around the league...

• With most of the sport’s true stars sitting out of this year’s playoffs, Mookie Betts remains the one true superstar still standing, writes Jared Diamond at The Wall Street Journal.
• I didn’t even know this former big leaguer was coaching for the Angels, but now he’s gone.

• The lack of direct locker room access for reporters and the rise in Zoom press conferences has inconvenienced many American-based journalists, but it also has opened the door for better coverage across Latin America, writes Maria Torres and Zach Buchanan at The Athletic. ($)