Jake Bauers debuts with the Seattle Mariners

Yesterday’s baseball: Off day
Today’s baseball: Aaron Civale vs. Justin Dunn

Cleveland baseball news

Mariners cannot defeat league’s worst bullpen, lose 8-3 | Lookout Landing
Look, I wasn’t the biggest Jake Bauers fan when he was here but even I’ll say that it looks weird seeing him in a Mariners uniform. Best of luck to him, though. He went 1-for-4 in his Mariners debut yesterday.

Short outing, loss a ‘lesson’ for Mejía | MLB
J.C. Mejía isn’t letting Wednesday’s rough start get him down. It’s a learning opportunity.

Clubhouse Conversations #5: Teddy Blackwell | Uncultured
A wide-ranging interview with Cleveland’s longtime minor-league medical coordinator, Teddy Blackwell.

Around the league

• Nelson Cruz remains unstoppable.
• Baseball has some Canadian roots.
• The Cardinals may be interested in reuniting with Shelby Miller.
• The Diamondbacks fired their hitting coach.
• Watch Jacob deGrom face Fernando Tatis Jr. for free tonight.
• Toronto could be active at the trade deadline.