Mariners Moose Tracks, 11/22/23: Ichiro, Kyle Gibson, and Paul DeJong

Yesterday was huge for coaching and front office changes.

Hello everyone! Here’s what’s happening in the world of baseball.

In Mariners news...

• Single-game tickets for the Mariners are now on sale.
• You saw video of Ichiro warming up yesterday, but here he is at work. Truly a marvel.

• Jon Morosi believes that the Mariners are a potentially strong fit for recently-posted starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Around the league...

• The Cardinals added additional depth to their starting rotation by inking right-hander Kyle Gibson to a one-year deal.
• The White Sox are closing in on a one-year contract with infielder Paul DeJong.
• The Padres announced the hiring of Mike Shildt as their manager for 2024. It’s Shildt’s second stint as MLB skipper — he won Manager of the Year with the Cardinals in 2019.
• The Red Sox brought former reliever Andrew Bailey on board to serve as the team’s new pitching coach.
• Former big league manager Brad Ausmus has been hired by the Yankees to serve as the team’s new bench coach.
• The Cubs promoted Jared Banner to the role of assistant general manager. Banner previously oversaw player development for the organization.
• Former Mariners hitting coach Tim Laker now has a prominent role with the enemy.

• Former MLB MVP and Cy Young winner Willie Hernández passed away Monday at the age of 69.
• The Dodgers were ordered to pay $100K in damages to a fan who was beaten by stadium security on Opening Day in 2018.
• David Laurila at Fangraphs spoke to James Paxton — who is currently a free agent — about his goals for 2024.