Line drive gets lodged in Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert's jersey

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners starter Logan Gilbert can thank his jersey for stopping at least one earned run Wednesday.

With a runner on third in the first inning of the Mariners' 5-4 victory over the Athletics, Carlos Cortes belted a line drive at the Seattle right-hander and the ball somehow lodged in Gilbert's jersey.

Gilbert grabbed at his stomach and turned to locate the ball as Cortes made his way down the first-base line, only to find he in fact caught it — well, kind of — in his shirt.

“It happened so quick, I wasn’t quite sure what happened,' Gilbert said. "And then, I mean, I hurt a little bit after that. So, had to take a second.”

Cortes was credited with a single as the play was considered dead, but Nick Kurtz remained at third base. Shea Langeliers advanced to second base.

Gilbert was aware of the rule that awarded Cortes first base, yet still considered himself lucky.

“At first, I thought I was pretty fortunate that it was a catch,” Gilbert said. "But, I guess it wasn’t a catch. But at the same time, if they hit it like 110 off the bat, I don’t really feel like I deserve an out there.”

Gilbert was briefly checked out by Mariners head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson, but he remained in the game and made it through the inning. After the game, in which Gilbert gave up three runs in four innings, he revealed he had a bruise on his stomach, as well as a cut on his left hand.

Otherwise, Gilbert said he was fine, much to the relief of teammates like first baseman Josh Naylor, who hit a walk-off single on Wednesday.

“Anything hit back to the pitcher with that exit velocity’s kind of scary,” Naylor said. "You never know what’s going to happen. So, I’m glad he’s okay.”

Manager Dan Wilson commended Gilbert for bouncing back, though he did allow two earned runs on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Soderstrom and an RBI single by Jeff McNeil in the first inning. Gilbert joked postgame he no interest in exiting the game since the incident happened so early in it.

“That was crazy," Gilbert said. "That was a freak thing, to end up through the jersey, too.”

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Athletics' Carlos Cortes reacts as he hits a line drive into the jersey of Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert for a single during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson checks on starting pitcher Logan Gilbert after Athletics' Carlos Cortes hit a line drive into his jersey during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor checks on starting pitcher Logan Gilbert after Athletics' Carlos Cortes hit a line drive into his jersey during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert winces as he tries to fish out the ball after Athletics' Carlos Cortes hit a line drive base hit into his jersey during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert tries to fish out the ball after Athletics' Carlos Cortes hit a line drive base hit into his jersey during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Alva Palosaari Sundman scoured the racks of secondhand clothes in Stockholm for hours in search of the right pair of pre-owned jeans.

The 24-year-old art student was among hundreds of people attending an annual clothing swap on Sunday at a community center in Sweden's capital. They exchanged their own clothes to “shop” for others. Similar events drew thousands across the country to reduce the environmental cost of clothing production.

Palosaari Sundman said she enjoyed seeing others pick out the clothes she’d brought.

“It’s like, ‘Oh, OK, it gets a new life with this person,’” she said. “It just feels a bit more humane.”

The U.N. Environment Program cites fast fashion as major player in environmental damage, producing up to 10% of the world’s carbon emissions. Discarded clothes gorge landfills that scar landscapes in developing countries, and the plastic fibers used to make cheap fabrics pollute oceans.

To produce a pair of jeans, for example, roughly 2,000 gallons (7,571 liters) of water is required, UNEP has said.

Sweden's clothing swap initiative began in 2010 and has grown. Last year, some 140,000 people participated in 140 swap events and took home more than 44,000 pre-owned items.

Sweden is often seen as environmentally advanced, but the reality is more nuanced. Clothing consumption contributes to roughly 3% of a Swede’s total emissions, according to Mistra Future Fashion, a research institute.

Swedes last year were banned from throwing away clothes in the regular trash in a European Union bid to boost recycling. But the measure backfired when municipalities’ collection sites were overwhelmed, leading to stockpiles of unused textiles, and the government reversed part of the rule in October.

The swap events are organized by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. Its chair, Beatrice Rindevall, said each Swede throws away around 9-10 kilograms (20-22 pounds) of clothes.

Swedes on average buy around 25 new items of clothing per year, according to the society, and 90% of items in wardrobes are never used.

“We have to be more careful and we have to think about our consumption,” said Cecilia de Lacerda, one of the society’s volunteers in Stockholm.

At the swap events, tailors helped shoppers repair clothes to extend their life span.

“A lot of people don’t have sewing machines anymore, or they don’t quite know how they should fix that buttonhole that broke,” said Meg Goldmann, another volunteer.

For high school student Alice Dundeberg, 19, secondhand clothes allow her to have a unique style.

“You don’t find multiple types of the same shoes, pants or sweater,” she said. “No one has the same clothes as the others.”

Alva Palosaari Sundman, right, checks out secondhand clothes at a clothing swap event in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 19. 2026. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)

Meg Goldmann, right, a volunteer with the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, folds secondhand clothes at a clothing swap event in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 19. 2026. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)