Seattle, WA
Seattle Mariners Share Videos From High Performance Camp
There’s one more series left in the 2024 MLB season. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees are set to play Game 1 of the World Series at 5:08 p.m. PT on Friday.
But even though there’s still a champion yet to be crowned, the Seattle Mariners are already at working preparing their prospects for 2025.
Some of the Mariners top players are competing in the Arizona Fall League. And players like Colt Emerson and Jared Sundstrom have looked great in the first two weeks of games.
And other Seattle prospects are at work, too. They aren’t competing in games like the AFL competitors, but they’re still developing big league habits.
The Mariners began the High Performance Camp just shortly before the AFL. And several top prospects are among the participants.
Some of the club’s top and most promising prospects like Lazaro Montes, Jurrangelo Cijntje, Ryan Sloan, Ben Williamson and Michael Arroyo are among the hopeful future major leaguers at High Performance Camp.
The AFL offers prospects a month worth of games to compete in and improve. Teams use it for a variety of scenarios: extra games for players who were injured during the season, to get one extra look at prospects that might be ready for the next level, or for new draft picks that could use some games under their belt.
The High Performance Camp, meanwhile, is all about developing habits. The athletes participating very rarely “play” baseball. Instead, the focus is on various factors like diet, mechanics, sleep cycle and strength building. It’s all about physical and tangible variables that can help a player develop big league routines.
And on Friday, the Mariners Player Development “X” account shared a video from High Performance Camp showing the prospects at work.
🗣️ All gas, no brakes pic.twitter.com/ssFUg1Cqtf
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) October 25, 2024
Despite the intensity shown in the video above, that hasn’t stopped some of the players from having fun.
The Player Development account also shared a video on Thursday showing Montes playing bottle cap baseball.
pretty sure lazaro broke statcast with that last one 😂 pic.twitter.com/eHCljWDdnE
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) October 24, 2024
Seattle’s President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto has been extremely vocal in his support about how the team has created its current player development system and the results that have come from it.
Based on how spring training goes in 2025, that system might yield more positive results.
MARINERS SIGN FORMER FIFTH ROUND PICK TO MINOR LEAGUE DEAL: The Seattle Mariners signed a former First-Team All-Big Ten infielder to a minor league deal in mid-October and immediately signed him to the club’s Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. CLICK HERE
MARINERS TOP PROSPECT TALKS ABOUT STINT IN ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE: Seattle Mariners prospect Colt Emerson went on the Foul Territory Podcast on Thursday to talk about the offseason and his focus competing in the Arizona Fall League. CLICK HERE
MARINERS PROSPECT RE-SIGNS ON MINOR LEAGUE DEAL: The Seattle Mariners kept some minor league depth by re-signing a former South Florida product and Detroit Tigers prospect to a minor league deal on Wednesday. CLICK HERE
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Seattle, WA
Seattle mayor grilled over public safety, affordability, CCTV
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson answered pressing questions about the city’s most pressing issues, including the steps she’s taking to protect residents’ public safety and affordability, while also touching on activating CCTV cameras across the city.
Seattle, WA
New Ben & Jerry’s location opening at Seattle waterfront’s Pier 54
Anyone waiting for the ferry, taking a stroll along the revamped Seattle waterfront or visiting the Seattle Aquarium just got a new option for finding a sweet treat: Ben & Jerry’s is coming to Pier 54.
A lease announcement last week shared that the new shop will be operated by local franchise owners Lance and Moria Blair, owners of the Green Lake and Gig Harbor Ben & Jerry’s locations. They pair is also opening another Seattle location in Northgate soon.
The permanent shop announcement comes after Ben & Jerry’s operated a pop-up at the waterfront location last simmer.
“As a Seattle native, the waterfront holds a special place in my heart,” Lance Blair said in a news release. “I could not be more excited to be a part of bringing Ben & Jerry’s to Pier 54 and continue building connections with the local community while serving visitors from around the world.”
The new location comes as local ice cream chains Molly Moon’s and Salt & Straw have also expanded into the downtown area in the past year.
Where is the new Ben & Jerry’s location?
The new Ben & Jerry’s is located at Pier 54 on the Seattle Waterfront: 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104.
The shop will be open Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where are the other Ben & Jerry’s locations in Seattle?
The ice cream chain operates four other locations in the Seattle area:
- Alki Beach: 2742 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116
- Bellevue: 166 Bellevue Way NE Bellevue, WA 98004
- Green Lake: 7900 E Green Lake Drive N Suite 104, Seattle, WA 98103
- Kirkland: 176 Lake Street South, Kirkland, WA 98033
How many locations does Ben & Jerry’s have in Washington?
Ben & Jerry’s has ten locations across Washington, including two in Issaquah and three in the Spokane area. See the full list of locations at benjerry.com/ice-cream-near-me.
Zachary Fletcher is a trending news reporter with USA TODAY Network’s Washington state team. Keep up with him on X (@zdfletch), BlueSky (@zfletcher.bsky.social) or reach him at zfletcher@usatodayco.com.
Seattle, WA
VIDEO: Mayor Wilson proposes renewing, expanding Seattle Transit Measure by doubling the sales-tax percentage that funds it.
Through the end of this year, 0.15% of the sales tax you pay funds the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. That would double to 0.30% if the City Council and Seattle voters approve the renewal/expansion that Mayor Katie Wilson officially introduced this afternoon. She said it’ll make living in Seattle more affordable by enabling more people to “live car-free or car-light.” She acknowledged that raising the sales tax isn’t ideal but noted that it’s one of the few revenue-raising tools available under state law. Besides paying for more transit – 280,000 additional Metro bus trips a year, 100,000 more than the current measure funds – it also would pay for 22,000 free ORCA transit passes, more than double what the city provides now, said acting SDOT director Angela Brady during the announcement event at City Hall. The passes are now available to Seattle Promise scholars, low-income Seattle Preschool Program families, and Seattle Housing Authority residents. The measure’s renewal/expansion would also make those passes available to Housing Choice Voucher participants.
The mayor’s announcement says the Transit Measure isn’t just about buses: It also would “support the design and delivery of Sound Transit’s West Seattle Link Extension, Ballard Link Extension, and Graham Street Station.” The 0.30% sales tax would generate an estimated $138 million average per year for the 10 years of this measure, which is proposed to go to voters in November. Council review starts this Thursday and will be led by District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka, who chairs the council committee that oversees transportation. We’ll add the specific text of the proposal when we get it; the slide deck for Thursday’s council meeting is now available, and we’ll add some highlights from that soon.
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