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Who is your MLB team’s unsung hero so far this season

By Brad Weiss

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SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 04: Denard Span #4 of the Seattle Mariners follow through on a swing in the first inning during an at-bat against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field on August 4, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 04: Denard Span #4 of the Seattle Mariners follow through on a swing in the first inning during an at-bat against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field on August 4, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images) /

Seattle Mariners: Denard Span

The Seattle Mariners are having themselves one heck of a season, as they currently are in place to push for a Wild Card spot. While not expected to do much at the onset of the year, they have really banded together, and find themselves right in the thick of things as we hit the dog days of summer.

One of the more impressive feats the team has been able to accomplish is the fact they are winning without one of the best bats in their lineup. Robinson Cano was suspended for PEDs early in the year, and the team has had to make due without one of the best hitting second basemen in  the game.

Guys like Nelson Cruz and Jean Segura were expected to be big-time contributors, and they have, but it is another veteran who is making his presence felt. Denard Span came over to the Mariners mid-season from the Tampa Bay Rays, and has been raking ever since he got there.

Over his 59 games with the Mariners, Span is hitting over .300, and has shown nice pop with the bat. The 34-year old outfielder has come in at a perfect time for Seattle, and is putting up some of the best numbers he has since the 2015 season with the Washington Nationals.

The AL West has a couple of teams in the race, and while Seattle is out of that, they could come up and catch the A’s for the Wild Card. If they do, they can thank Span, who has brought leadership to the team on and off the field.

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