After weeks of debate, intrigue and what Dan Wilson called “a very tough decision,” the Mariners manager and Seattle’s front office were finally ready to reveal their Opening Day starter on Saturday morning.

Entering his fifth big-league season, Logan Gilbert was rewarded for his work and performance by being named the Mariners' opening day starter.

The Seattle Mariners drafted pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Cijntje hails from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, and his father was a professional baseball player as a catcher in the Netherlands.

All eyes were on switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje at Friday's MLB Spring Breakout game and the Mariners prospect didn't disappoint, using both hands and a fastball that touched 99 mph.

For an organization that’s had as strong of a track record as any in developing homegrown pitchers over the past half-decade, the Mariners have arguably their most interesting case study yet. And that arm -- actually,