Greg Perry

Family guy that still believes in personal responsibility. Musician. Entertainer.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

@MarinersSteve 28 blown saves. 10 by Munoz

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

Randy has clearly been our best player this year, especially at the plate. What aggravates me about Randy is at times he doesn’t always hustle and those boneheaded misplays in the outfield.

Yesterday he put one of the best games together that I have seen in years. It had it all. Heart, hustle and clutch execution.

It reminded me of a player I watched as a kid. Willie Mays. Willie is still considered one of THE BEST overall players to ever play the game. They are about the same size and stature. The biggest difference between them was Mays never let down. He brought the heart and hustle every night.

Yesterday Randy had it all. He looked like Mays. Best individual performance I’ve seen in years. What a game.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

Randy has clearly been our best player this year, especially at the plate. What aggravates me about Randy is at times he doesn’t always hustle and those boneheaded misplays in the outfield.

Yesterday he put one of the best games together that I have seen in years. It had it all. Heart, hustle and clutch execution.

It reminded me of a player I watched as a kid. Willie Mays. Willie is still considered one of THE BEST overall players to ever play the game. They are about the same size and stature. The biggest difference between them was Mays never let down. He brought the heart and hustle every night.

Yesterday Randy had it all. He looked like Mays. Best individual performance I’ve seen in years. What a game.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

It gets better
Only three MLB players have hit a home run on the first pitch their team saw in a game and a walk-off home run on the last pitch of the same game: Vic Power (1957), Pete Crow-Armstrong (August 17, 2026), and Randy Arozarena (August 22, 2026).
This is an extremely rare bookend feat. Arozarena did it just hours ago for the Mariners against the Cubs (leadoff solo HR on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 1st, then a two-run walk-off in the 9th). Crow-Armstrong did the same five days earlier for the Cubs vs. the White Sox (first-pitch leadoff HR, then a two-run walk-off in the 10th). Power accomplished it for the Kansas City Athletics vs. the Orioles on May 7, 1957 (leadoff HR in the 1st and walk-off in the 10th).
Broader “leadoff + walk-off” club (same player, same game)
Eight players have hit both a leadoff homer and a walk-off homer in one game (not all on the first pitch of the game or their team’s first pitch):
• Billy Hamilton (Phillies, May 17, 1893)
• Vic Power (A’s, May 7, 1957)
• Darin Erstad (Angels, June 25, 2000)
• Reed Johnson (Blue Jays, June 15, 2003)
• Ian Kinsler (Rangers, July 19, 2009)
• Chris Young (Diamondbacks, August 7, 2010)
• Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs, August 17, 2026)
• Randy Arozarena (Mariners, August 22, 2026)
No player has done the leadoff + walk-off combo twice. The 1893 Hamilton game is sometimes separated in modern lists that start from the 1950s onward.
A related but different rarity is hitting a home run on the very first pitch of an MLB career (about 33 times in history, including several pitchers). That is not the same as bookending a single game with first-pitch and last-pitch homers.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

From Grok

Only three MLB players have hit a home run on the first pitch their team saw in a game and a walk-off home run on the last pitch of the same game: Vic Power (1957), Pete Crow-Armstrong (August 17, 2026), and Randy Arozarena (August 22, 2026).
This is an extremely rare bookend feat. Arozarena did it just hours ago for the Mariners against the Cubs (leadoff solo HR on the first pitch he saw in the bottom of the 1st, then a two-run walk-off in the 9th). Crow-Armstrong did the same five days earlier for the Cubs vs. the White Sox (first-pitch leadoff HR, then a two-run walk-off in the 10th). Power accomplished it for the Kansas City Athletics vs. the Orioles on May 7, 1957 (leadoff HR in the 1st and walk-off in the 10th).
Broader “leadoff + walk-off” club (same player, same game)
Eight players have hit both a leadoff homer and a walk-off homer in one game (not all on the first pitch of the game or their team’s first pitch):
• Billy Hamilton (Phillies, May 17, 1893)
• Vic Power (A’s, May 7, 1957)
• Darin Erstad (Angels, June 25, 2000)
• Reed Johnson (Blue Jays, June 15, 2003)
• Ian Kinsler (Rangers, July 19, 2009)
• Chris Young (Diamondbacks, August 7, 2010)
• Pete Crow-Armstrong (Cubs, August 17, 2026)
• Randy Arozarena (Mariners, August 22, 2026)
No player has done the leadoff + walk-off combo twice. The 1893 Hamilton game is sometimes separated in modern lists that start from the 1950s onward.
A related but different rarity is hitting a home run on the very first pitch of an MLB career (about 33 times in history, including several pitchers). That is not the same as bookending a single game with first-pitch and last-pitch homers.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

@SeattleRager Yup. For the iconic 50th year celebration, the team went 0 for the week. Go figure.

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@MarinersPR @AngieMentink All positive news. Deepest respect for Ref and Mitch. It just wasn’t working here.

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@luke_arkins Jhonny Pereda won the 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove Award as the top defensive catcher in all of Minor League Baseball. He’s an excellent defensive catcher.

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@TridentTrue Pereda more than held his own in Cals absence and has great energy. 2/3 Cal, 1/3 perada.

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Much respect for Garver. He didn’t have a bad year really, but I am ecstatic to see Pereda coming up!

[Ryan Divish @RyanDivish]

With Taylor Ward joining the team today, the Mariners have released outfielder Rob Refsnyder per MLB sources

Seattle has also released catcher Mitch Garver. Jhonny Pereda is being recalled from Tacoma.

@tlschwerz had this earlier.

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

That was the ugliest slide I’ve ever seen, but SAFE on third. Good job Naylor!

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If you have the stomach to watch this video, it will make you sick. Horrific

[Tony Shaffer 🇺🇲☢️ @tspooky]

The damage to national security, the compromise of our national health system, the loss of confidence in science and medical processes, the loss of individual freedoms, the economic damage to the US economy, the damage to the youth who lost years of schooling all because of the ego trip this munchkin was on...
It is time for a full review, investigation, indictment and prosecution of Anthony Fauci...he cannot be permitted to not face the consequences of his personal profit and deception...

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@multiplanet1 Smart. Most content in corporate meetings are meaningless fluff.

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@thehoffather @choeshow Incompetent thugs

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@TridentTrue Hey! He hit a hard foul ball in the bottom of the ninth.

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@EverettAquaSox Congratulations, Josh!

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@MojoMariner Congratulations, Felnin!

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@MiLBMariners Congrats Felnin!

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@MiLBMariners Congrats on your promotion, Felnin

[Greg Perry @gregperry]

Congratulations Felnin

[Daniel Kramer @DKramer_]

Mariners news over at @MLBPipeline: Felnin Celesten has been promoted to Double-A Arkansas, per his Instagram.

Since the start of this season, he’s jumped from No. 96 to No. 70 among the Top 100 overall prospect rankings.