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Mariners’ Rob Refsnyder Gets Painfully Honest About Seattle’s Biggest Lineup Flaw

The Mariners beat the logic behind the A’s using left-handers in their three-game set. That’s what good teams need to do. And that’s also what made Rob Refsnyder’s comment land a little harder.

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Mariners News: Colt Emerson, Kenley Jansen, and James Wood

Good morning everyone and happy Friday! The M’s will take on the Diamondbacks today for the first in a three-game weekend set. The D-Backs have long been one of my favorite NL squads — they’re geographically close(ish) but harmless to the Mariners in the grand scheme.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 28

Surging Mariners, Diamondbacks set for litmus test in Seattle

The reigning American League West champion Seattle Mariners have finally moved atop the division. Their reward is a series against the hottest team in baseball.

Colt Emerson News / HITC / May 28

Why the Seattle Mariners are not treating Colt Emerson like a normal call-up

The Mariners called up Colt Emerson to hold down a real job right now, and the front office is saying as much out loud. When the Mariners promoted Emerson on May 17, general manager Justin Hollander said the club had all the confidence in the world that the 20-year-old could take the job and run with it.

Shohei Ohtani News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Foreign-born 250-HR club' quiz

How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?

The 'Last 30-HR season by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most K's to start an MLB career' quiz

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

Seattle Mariners News / Lookout Landing / May 28

Mariners Draft Profile: RHP Cade Townsend

Our second righthander in two installments of draft coverage thus far, Cade Townsend profiles as one of the more unique first-round arms we’ll see drafted this 2026 cycle.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / May 28

Mariners Finally Clarify Luis Castillo-Bryce Miller Plan After Avoidable Confusion

First and foremost, why were Bryce Miller and Luis Castillo confused about their roles in this whole piggyback situation? The Mariners had a complicated pitching arrangement involving a veteran starter with pride, and a young starter trying to reestablish himself.

Seattle Mariners News / Lookout Landing / May 27

Mariners News: Cal Raleigh, Bob Horner, and Travis Kelce

Good morning friends! Happy Wednesday to you all. Last night, the Mariners triumphed over the A’s 4-1 thanks to another strong outing from Emerson Hancock, who kept it rolling even in the hitter-friendly Sacramento confines.

Seattle Mariners News / Lookout Landing / May 26

The 2026 Seattle Mariners as Breaking Bad characters

Greetings! Inspired by posters Cleavertime and Telekinectic Sasquath, I threw this Breaking Bad prompt out into THE FEED and foLLks did not disappoint.

Gabe Speier News / Field Level Media / May 26

Mariners reinstate LHP Gabe Speier from injured list

The Seattle Mariners reinstated reliever Gabe Speier from the 15-day injured list on Tuesday. The 31-year-old southpaw had been on the IL since May 4 with inflammation in his left shoulder.

Seattle Mariners News / HITC / May 26

The Seattle Mariners found a smart rotation plan with one growing catch

The Mariners’ piggyback experiment is working on paper, and the growing frustration around it is the part worth watching. Seattle beat the Athletics 9-2 on May 25 behind four scoreless innings from Luis Castillo and five more from Bryce Miller, with the two covering the entire game without touching the rest of the bullpen.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Seattle Mariners News / Total Pro Sports / May 26

What Is The Seattle Mariners’ 'Piggyback Strategy'? Here’s How It’s Helping Them Win

The Seattle Mariners are trying something unconventional, and so far, it’s creating one of the more fascinating pitching experiments in baseball. Instead

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / May 26

Mariners Notes: Dan Wilson, Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller React to Piggyback Tension

The Mariners won the game. In some eyes, that's what's most important. They beat The Athletics 9-2 in Sacramento, hit four home runs, got a solid outing from both Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller, and avoided turning another pitching plan into another bad loss.

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The 'NBA Coaches of the Year' quiz

The 'Active playoff double-doubles' quiz

The '3 3-pointer, 3-block Playoff games' quiz

The 'Most 30-point playoff games by team' quiz

Seattle Mariners News / Fastball on SI / May 26

Mariners Have Trade Deadline Gold for Pitching-Needy Teams

If you're a club looking to add some pitching this season before the 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline, the team you should be circling right now is the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle Mariners News / Seattle Mariners on SI / May 25

Mariners Fans’ Frustration Boils Over After Latest Luis Castillo-Bryce Miller Reversal

The Mariners are running the piggyback back. That alone was enough to make part of the fan base rub their temples. But an extra wrinkle came in over the weekend.

Seattle Mariners News / Lookout Landing / May 25

Mariners News: Luis Castillo, Colt Emerson, and Dylan Cease

Good morning! The Mariners suffered another disappointing defeat yesterday as some defensive miscues led to a 6-8 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Bryan Woo finished his 4.2 innings of work with four earned runs on six hits and four strikeouts as the Royals took advantage of a fifth-inning rally to secure their series win.

Seattle Mariners News / Lookout Landing / May 25

Seattle Mariners Minor League Roundup – Week Nine

It was a brutal week for the Rainiers, dropping five of six to the Salt Lake Bees on the road. This team has weathered a substantial amount of turnover

Seattle Mariners News / Minor League Baseball on SI / May 24

Colt Emerson Joins Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez in Mariners' History

The Seattle Mariners' top prospect, infielder Colt Emerson, just turned in his best offensive performance through the first seven games of his major league career.

MLB News / Lookout Landing / May 24

Mariners let defense hold them down in 6-8 loss to Royals

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Seattle Mariners News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 24

Mariners’ Fans up in arms over Dan Wilson’s Luis Castillo-Bryce Miller decision

The Seattle Mariners are looking to catch the Athletics in the AL West. While the Mariners have dealt with a rash of injuries, they are still in contention in the division.

J.P. Crawford News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 20

J.P. Crawford Getting Work At Third Base

Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford has been getting work at the hot corner and was taking grounders there prior to today’s game. Daniel Kramer of MLB.com was among those to report that the idea was actually brought up by Crawford, who approached manager Dan Wilson about the possibility this weekend.

Colt Emerson News / Yardbarker / May 19

Mariners rookie makes history with dramatic first career HR

Mariners rookie Colt Emerson makes history with dramatic first career HR

Emerson, whom the Mariners selected in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft, now provides Seattle with another piece for both the present and the future.

Mariners to promote top prospect Colt Emerson

The 'Most home runs by a switch hitter' quiz

Seattle Mariners News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 18

Mariners Recall Robinson Ortiz, Select Brennen Davis

The Mariners announced several roster moves today. Infielder Patrick Wisdom has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list and left-hander Robinson Ortiz has been recalled from Triple-A.

Seattle Mariners News / Yardbarker / May 17

Mariners to promote top prospect Colt Emerson

It was a matter of time before Seattle Mariners prospect Colt Emerson was promoted to the majors.

Padres go up early, improve to 5-0 this season against Mariners

Merrill Kelly goes distance for MLB rarity in Diamondbacks' win

Bryce Harper offers high praise of Pirates star Paul Skenes

Pirates' Ryan O'Hearn to miss time due to injury

Each MLB division leader's biggest weakness at the quarter point

The 'Active 40-HR MLB seasons' quiz

Seattle Mariners News / Larry Brown Sports / May 15

Mariners superstar lands on IL for first time in career

The Seattle Mariners placed catcher Cal Raleigh on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right oblique strain, marking the first IL stint of his six-year major league career.

Seattle Mariners News / Yardbarker / May 14

Mariners’ Cal Raleigh heads to the IL for the first time in his career

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has not had the same level of success this season as he had last year when he finished runner-up to New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge for the American League MVP.

Mariners' Cal Raleigh nearing wrong side of MLB history

Aaron Judge has advice for Anthony Volpe after disappointing return

Inside the NL Central, MLB's best division: Where each team excels, struggles at season's quarter mark

Three MLB teams who could get early jump on trade deadline