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Cal Raleigh And Bobby Witt Jr. Aren’t The Only Must-See Part Of Mariners-Royals On Apple TV
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Cal Raleigh And Bobby Witt Jr. Aren’t The Only Must-See Part Of Mariners-Royals On Apple TV

Seattle Mariners On SI·Tremayne Person·about 1 month ago
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Say what you will about Apple TV baseball games. Sometimes the broadcast makes the whole thing feel like a glossy national showcase, and sometimes it makes fans wonder why finding a regular-season baseball game now requires the patience of someone filing taxes. But every now and then, the platform gets a matchup that actually fits the treatment. Friday night’s Mariners-Royals opener is one of those games. The easy sell is obvious. Cal Raleigh and Bobby Witt Jr. give Apple TV two legitimate star attractions, and nobody has to fake the intrigue there. Witt is one of baseball’s most electric players. Raleigh, meanwhile, has become much more than a big-swinging catcher in Seattle. He is the face of the Mariners’ power, the heartbeat behind the plate, and one of the clearest reasons this team no longer has to apologize for being built around run prevention. That alone would be enough to make the game worth watching. But it is not the whole reason this matchup has some real bite.…

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