The Seattle Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, 2-1, thanks to a walk-off home run from slugger Mitch Garver.
While the walk-off homer was excellent, as was the pitchers duel between Max Fried and Bryce Miller, what happened before the game was also interesting as Braves’ outfielder Jarred Kelenic addressed the Seattle media for the first time since being traded from the Mariners this offseason.
The 24-year-old Kelenic was acquired by the Mariners after the 2018 season in the deal that sent Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to the New York Mets and he was supposed to join Julio Rodriguez as the next great stars of the organization. Unfortunately, it just didn’t happen for Kelenic in Seattle and he was dealt to Atlanta this past offseason.
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