PEORIA, Ariz. — He arrived at Mariners camp last year in a maelstrom of controversy not of his making.
Jarred Kelenic seethed at the suggestion, brought into plain sight by then-team president Kevin Mather, that the Mariners had manipulated his service time in 2020. And once that controversy died down, he endured the longest, most agonizing slump of his career immediately upon realizing his lifelong dream of making it to the major leagues.
You could see the stress on his face during almost every at-bat, before and after a return trip to the minor leagues.
