Matt Brash is someone who isn't used to making headlines with the Seattle Mariners — in fact he's more than happy about this. However, he's had to get used to receiving more than his fair share of attention already this year, and the regular season hasn't even started yet!
First, despite the Mariners sending the most representatives to the World Baseball Classic out of all 30 Major League teams, what drew most of the focus was the fact that Brash wasn't going. Fair or not, this led to speculation about why he wasn't going to play for Team Canada, especially considering how proud he is of his country and having played for them in the previous WBC back in 2023.