Jim RacaltoSeattle Mariners outfielder Casper Wells hasn’t seen the field that much in this young MLB season. However, being from Schenectady, New York, when he was given the chance to start against the New York Yankees on Mother’s Day, Wells made the most of it.
Playing in front of friends and family who showed up to watch the game, Wells delivered on a simple Mother’s Day gift request from his mother Daiva: hit a home run for her. In an almost amazing turn of events, Wells drilled a two...Read Full Story
Casper Wells knocks it out of the park with Mother's Day gift | Mariners notesThe Seattle TimesMaking a rare start in left field, the outfielder hit a two-run blast off his boyhood idol, Andy Pettitte, in the Mariners' 6-2 win over the Yankees. By Geoff Baker No comments have been posted to this article. NEW YORK — Casper Wells was thrilled to ...Read Full Story
The public may get insight into the council’s process in late March when council members review the nearly 40 groups vying for a slice of upcoming 1-cent money.Community groups will appear before the council over two or three sessions to answer questions or make clarifications on their projects.Some programs, like the Casper Area Transportation Coalition’s more...Read Full Story
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Needing a roster spot in order to activate catcher Miguel Olivo, the Mariners opted Thursday to ship outfielder Casper Wells to Class AAA. There had been speculation the Mariners might take the opportunity to designate little-used utility man ...
Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo is back. After a stint on the disabled list for a strained right groin, Olivo was reactivated Thursday. To make room for him on the active roster, the Mariners optioned outfielder Casper Wells to AAA Tacoma.
When the Seattle Mariners activated Miguel Olivo from the disabled list, it was the perfect opportunity to finally designate Chone Figgins for assignment. It gave management the excuse to finally pull the trigger, it gave the organization the chance to win ...
Olivo is not a better hitter than John Jaso or Jesus Montero, and if you put any stock in these things Olivo presently has the worst catcher-ERA and catcher-OPS of the trio, but now Olivo's presumably going to go back to playing almost all the ...
With the return of Miguel Olivo to the Seattle Mariners lineup, many were wondering whether or not Chone Figgins would be able to survive being dropped from the roster. But the news came down on THursday, and Figgins has escaped the chopping block.
Contrary to what some may think, hitting a home run in the major leagues is an extremely difficult feat. So what does Casper Wells’ mother, Daiva, ask for on Mother’s Day? “She said, ‘Hit a home run for me,’ ” said a grinning Wells after his ...
All of the hype at Yankee Stadium on Sunday was surrounding a pitcher who used to play in Albany, Andy Pettitte. Yet it ended up being outfielder Casper Wells of Schenectady, who made some noise in the Bronx. Think home run clank off the right-field ...
MARINERS 6, YANKEES 2: Casper Wells, a kid from New York, hits a big homer; Kevin Millwood, who’s no kid, outpitches fellow veteran Andy Pettitte | As a boy in Schenectady, a two-hour drive from here, Casper Wells grew up watching the New York Yankees and dreamed of hitting a home run in their ballpark. He did just that in the Mariners win over the Yankees, 5-2.