Bluechel graduated from SPU in 2025 with a degree in Linguistics and Classics. Before joining Emerald City Spectrum, he wrote with the Falcon for two years between 2022 and 2024, covering SPU athletics as well as sports in the greater Seattle area.
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Embed from Getty Images When Julio Rodríguez popped a two-on, one-out, right-down-Broadway cutter haplessly into center field, it looked like the moment when the downfall was obvious. This downfall, like many, was perhaps better conceptualized as a calque of the word’s German equivalent: going under
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6098"] Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller (50) comes out of the game during the sixth inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Every contest is an
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4450"] Seattle Mariners right fielder Luke Raley (20) strikes out swinging against the Cincinnati Reds during the fourth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] On March 31, 2026, the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2802"] Michael Arroyo, right, waits for drills at Seattle Mariners workouts in Peoria, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] TACOMA, Wash. - Beginner’s luck can be a blessing or a curse. Or both:
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5641"] Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29), left, pitching coach Pete Woodworth, center, and starting pitcher Bryce Miller (50) meet at the mound during the sixth inning against San Francisco at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn
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Though they sit a game under the .500 mark at the All-Star break, the Seattle Mariners remain in the mix for both an AL West title and a wild card spot, leaving plenty to play for entering the second half of the season as they try to round back
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Embed from Getty Images The Mariners had the luxury of an obvious first-round choice last year in the form of Kade Anderson, a relatively complete left-handed pitching prospect out of LSU, with the third pick of the draft. The team had no such clear option this year, however,
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4083"] Seattle Mariners short stop Cole Young (2) misses catching the ball during the seventh inning against Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Pablo Robles-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Mariners are back under
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On a rapid ascent up the farm system ladder for the Seattle Mariners, Lazaro Montes has been ripping the cover off the baseball from Everett to Arkansas and now will take his talents to the final stop before making it to the big league level. Emerald City Spectrum reporter Callaghan
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4113"] Seattle Mariners right fielder Luke Raley (20) walks back the dugout after striking out in the 9th inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] “It’s
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2839"] Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor (12) hits an RBI-single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] How quickly things
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6000"] Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena (56) hits a grand slam home run during the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] About