Seattle Mariners Minor League Affiliate Takes Game 1 of Playoff Series

The Modesto Nuts, the Low-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, took Game 1 of the California League playoffs on Tuesday.

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The Modesto Nuts, the Low-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, took Game 1 of the California League playoffs on Tuesday night, beating the San Jose Giants 4-2.

Game 2 of the playoffs is Thursday. If it's necessary, Game 3 would be in Modesto on Friday night. The winner of this series plays the winner of the Visalia and Lake Elsinore series.

🥜 Nuts take Game 1! Timely hitting and shutdown pitching from the bullpen sealed the deal! Game 2 on Thursday in Modesto, let’s fill John Thurman Field!
🎟️: https://t.co/p7gsLLh4VX pic.twitter.com/OEf9F2xVGt

— Modesto Nuts (@ModestoNuts) September 11, 2024

Several top M's prospects started their seasons with Modesto, like Colt Emerson, Laz Montes and Jonny Farmelo. Emerson and Montes moved up to High-A Everett and Farmelo was lost for the season with a torn ACL.

There are still some Top 30 prospects on the Nuts roster, including catcher and 2024 draft pick Josh Caron. Tai Peete, the organization's No. 11 prospect (per MLB Pipline) is also with Modesto.

He was the No. 30 overall draft pick in the 2023 MLB Draft out of the Georgia high school ranks. Here's a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

With a 6-foot-2, 193-pound frame, Peete has the look of a small forward or wide receiver and probably could’ve pursued a path in either sport. He has an electric left-handed swing that taps into tape-measure power, evidenced by grand slams in consecutive innings at Low-A Modesto last August, which were also the first two homers of his pro career. He also runs extremely well and has decent range, which keeps his options open at shortstop, third base and center field and makes him a potential premium player should he fully realize his potential. 

At the big-league level, the M's will play the Padres on Wednesday night at 6:40 p.m. PT.

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