CHICAGO — Carlos Correa raised his hands in air as he ran towards first base and did so again once he reached the bag, a show of relief after some tough at the plate luck to begin the season.

The Mariners are known to be looking for upgrades ... with Brooks Lee and Royce Lewis as options to flank shortstop Carlos Correa. Then again, Miranda could just move across the diamond to first ...

but Texas’ reemergence and burgeoning Seattle make the AL West a tougher division. Advertisement The middle infield duo of Altuve and Carlos Correa defined the early iterations of that Astros squad.

The Seattle ... pick of the Mariners back in 2021 out of Wake Forest. The Mariners eventually traded him in 2022 to the Kansas City Royals as part of the deal that netted them Carlos Santana.