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4/25/25 | Seattle Mariners Outfielder Jonny Farmelo Set to Return With High-A Everett AquaSox. The Seattle Mariners began 2025 with seven prospects ranked in both MLB Pipeline and Baseball America's respective top 100 rankings. Since the season started, the Mariners have added two more prospects into Baseball America's top 100 list: 2024 first-round pick Jurrangelo Cijntje and that year's second-round selection Ryan Sloan. All nine top 100 prospects, with the exception of one, have had solid games or sustained stretches this season. The only one that hasn't, Jonny Farmelo, has been out with an injury. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
4/20/25 | Mariners' switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje is baffling minor league hitters. Jurrangelo Cijntje is the most unique pitcher in baseball. On Saturday, he retired 11 of the 12 batters he faced righty with five strikeouts, while hitters went 1-for-2 in the small sample against Cijntje as a lefty. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/seattle-marine... |
4/19/25 | Jurrangelo Cijntje shines again as AquaSox fall to Dust Devils. The switch-pitcher strikes out six in four-plus innings, including back-to-back hitters with different hands. Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/jurrangelo-cij... |
4/18/25 | Here’s the Mariners’ ambitious plan for switch-pitching prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje. The Mariners know they have a 'one-of-a-kind skill set' in switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje. Here's their ambitious plan for the heralded prospect. Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/heres... |
4/13/25 | Jurrangelo Cijntje's Early Pro Success Continues in First Home Start. The Seattle Mariners' minor league system entered the season regarded as one of the best in the sport. The Mariners have had two additions to Baseball America's Top 100 since the season started — 2024 second-round pick Ryan Sloan and first-round pick Jurrangelo Cijntje. Cijntje immediately was considered one of the most intriguing prospects in the sport due to his ability as a switch pitcher. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
4/12/25 | Seattle Mariners now have 9 prospects in BA's Top 100. For the second time in as many weeks, a Seattle Mariners prospect has entered Baseball America's Top 100. Switch-pitching phenom Jurrangelo Cijntje, the Mariners' 2024 first-round draft pick, moved into Baseball America's updated Top 100 prospect rankings at No. 100. Source: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariner... |
4/07/25 | Seattle Mariners Minor League Slugger Named Northwest League Player of The Week. The Seattle Mariners High-A affiliate, the Everett AquaSox had an eventful first season-opening series against the Spokane Indians. The AquaSox traveled to Avista Stadium in Spokane, Wash., over the weekend and took the series two games to one. The Mariners' 2024 first-round draft pick Jurrangelo Cijntje made his pro debut Saturday and shined. Lazaro Montes (No. 42 MLB Pipeline, No. 95 Baseball America) was named the Northwest League Player of the Week for his performance in Everett's series against Spokane. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
4/05/25 | Mariners prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje shines as AquaSox blank Indians 8-0. Apr. 5—A highly regarded pitching prospect in the Seattle Mariners' organization showed impressive potential during his professional debut for High-A Everett, and a few rising names in the major league franchise's farm system shined at the plate for the AquaSox, who rolled past the Spokane Indians 8-0 on Saturday. Everett starter Jurrangelo Cijntje, the No. 9 overall prospect for the Mariners, ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mariners-prospect... |
3/15/25 | What's next for Seattle Mariners' switch-pitcher prospect. It may be the Seattle Mariners' position player prospects who are closest to the big leagues, and they have indeed impressed in camp, but it was a future M's pitcher who stole the show in Friday night's Spring Breakout game against the Cleveland Guardians in Goodyear, Ariz. Jurrangelo Cijntje, the Mariners' top pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, pitched in his first professional game, and yes, he threw from both sides. Entering the game in the fifth inning, the 21 year old pitched lefty to face his first batter, last year's No. 1 overall pick Travis Bazzana, who grounded out on the only pitch he saw. Cijntje then switched to right-handed for the rest of his outing. Source: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariner... |
3/14/25 | Mariners switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje awes at MLB Spring Breakout. 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. Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/marin... |
3/09/25 | Seattle Mariners Prospect Jurrangelo Cijntje Shares Incredible Moment With Young Fan. The Seattle Mariners farm system was already considered elite going into 2025. The Mariners had seven prospects ranked in MLB Pipeline's top 100 and the farm system was ranked fifth in the league by the same publication. Baseball America also had seven Seattle minor leaguers in their respective top 100 and The Athletic has the top spot on their list rankings reserved for the organization. A player who has the argument for the most intriguing prospect in baseball will join the Mariners ranks in 2025. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
12/16/24 | Baseball America Ranks Lazaro Montes as Seattle Mariners No. 7 Prospect. The Seattle Mariners farm system took significant steps during the 2024 season and got even better with additions from the 2024 draft. By the end of the season, the Mariners went from being perceived as having a bottom-third farm system in MLB to having one of the best. Seattle also selected intriguing prospects such as Mississippi State switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and 6-foot-4 prep pitching prospect Ryan Sloan with their first two picks in the draft. Both those players have the potential to be top 100 prospects in the future. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/news/baseball-amer... |
11/30/24 | Seattle Mariners 2024 First-Round Pick Predicted to Start 2025 With Low-A Modesto Nuts. The Seattle Mariners had an incredibly interesting 2024 draft that could pay major-league dividends as soon as 2025. With their first and second round draft picks, the Mariners selected switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje out of Mississippi State and hard-throwing pitcher Ryan Sloan out of high school, respectively. The team's third round pick, Kansas reliever Hunter Cranton, got the final strikeout for Seattle's Low-A affiliate, the Modesto Nuts, to clinch a California League championship. Cranton also registered the highest average fastball velocity out of any Mariners pitching prospect in 2024 at 97.2 miles per hour. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/news/seattle-marin... |
7/23/24 | Mariners sign top draft picks Jurrangelo Cijntje and Ryan Sloan. After signing their first professional contracts earlier in the day, Mariners top draft picks Jurrangelo Cijntje and Ryan Sloan got to meet George Kirby, Bryce Miller and, of course, Ichiro. Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/marin... |
7/16/24 | Seattle Mariners Draft Tracker: Keep up with every 2024 pick. The 2024 MLB Draft is wrapped up, and it's one where the Seattle Mariners made waves by by using their first-round pick on switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and a later selecting a two-way player . How Ryan Rowland-Smith helped first Aussie picked No. 1 in MLB Draft Those are just two of the 20 picks made by the M's over the annual three-day event during the MLB All-Star Week in Texas. Check out every Mariners pick from the draft here, including details and videos of Seattle's selections. Seattle Mariners 2024 MLB Draft picks FIRST ROUND • No. 15 overall: Jurrangelo Cijntje, switch-pitcher, Mississippi State | 5-11, 200 lbs For details on Cijntje, click on the two stories linked below: Draft Source: https://sports.mynorthwest.com/1778433/seattle-mar... |
7/15/24 | Mariners draft switch pitcher Jurrangelo Cijinte, who's 'down to do anything'. One of the most fascinating prospects in the 2024 MLB Draft has found his new home. On Sunday night, the Seattle Mariners selected Mississippi State switch pitcher – throws both lefty and righty — Jurrangleo Cijinte with the 15th overall pick. The 21-year-old slotted as MLB.com's No. 25 overall prospect. The @Mariners drafted a SWITCH-HANDED pitcher in the 1st round (15th overall). Say hello to Jurrangelo Cijntje. pic.twitter.com/vCejrDH0XM — MLB (@MLB) July 15, 2024 During the 2024 season for the Bulldogs, Cijinte earned Perfect Game Second Team All-American honors, posting a 3.67 ERA in 16 starts while striking out 113 and walking 30 in 90 ? innings pitched. This year, Cijinte ranked in the Source: https://nypost.com/2024/07/15/sports/mariners-draf... |
7/15/24 | Mariners Make Cool MLB History By Drafting Switch Pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje. Baseball fans have heard about switch hitters, but what about a switch pitcher? The Seattle Mariners selected ambidextrous pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with the 15th pick in the first round of the MLB draft on Sunday, making league history in the process. Cijntje is the first switch pitcher taken in the first round of the MLB draft. Born in the Netherlands, Cijntje, 21, grew up throwing the ball as a natural lefty, but the motivation to be like his father Mechangelo, a professional catcher in the Netherlands, drove him to learn how to throw from the right side as well. "I always wanted to throw from the right side, especially like mocking my dad,” Cijntje said. "So that's why I wanted to throw Source: https://www.wtnh.com/sports/sports-illustrated/f06... |
7/14/24 | 2024 MLB Draft: Mississippi State's Jurrangelo Cijntje and the history of baseball's switch-pitchers. Only two players have switch-pitched at the MLB level since 1900 Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2024-mlb-draft-... |