Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor was honored with the 2025 James Tip O'Neill award for outstanding Canadian baseball achievement, the team announced on Thursday.
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Next week brings an interesting checkpoint during the Major League Baseball offseason. At the end of the winter meetings, which run from Sunday through Wednesday and usually feature some big-name free-agent signings, the 30 clubs all have the opportunity to select players in the Rule 5 Draft.
With the Hot Stove League's flames beginning to get higher, every team in MLB is re-shuffling the deck for the upcoming season. Between free agency and trade talk at the upcoming winter meetings, general managers have a wish list for the holiday season.
A Major League switch hitter has hit at least 35 home runs on 35 occasions in MLB history. How many of the switch hitters to reach that milestone can you name in five minutes?
The beauty of the Major League Baseball offseason is that we never know when the breaking news alerts will hit. This weekend brings the start of the winter meetings, which is often the biggest flurry of transactions in an offseason.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
The Seattle Mariners put together an impressive run in 2025, winning 90 games and clinching the American League West for the first time since 2001. They also made it to the ALCS for the first time since then.
If the Seattle Mariners found a way to simply run it back after the 2025 season, that would be pretty positive. Seattle made it all the way to Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, but lost against the Toronto Blue Jays.
For the first time since 2019 – and the first wintertime event since 2017 – the Mariners are reinstating Fan Fest, a long-time fan favorite and highlight of the off-season.
Mariners general manager Justin Hollander publicly admitted a few weeks back that the club would be looking for bullpen upgrades. Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports that Seattle plans to add two relievers and hopes to have one locked down by the end of the Winter Meetings next week.
Seattle Marinersfirst baseman Josh Naylor has had a very productive career in Major League Baseball thus far. He has been in the majors for seven years, batting .269 with a .777 OPS, 104 home runs and 435 RBIs.
The Seattle Mariners were the first team in Major League Baseball to check off their big-ticket item this offseason, but the work is far from done. With fan favorite first baseman Josh Naylor back on the roster, the Mariners definitely have the bandwidth to add more offense.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The Seattle Mariners accomplished their top goal this offseason last month when they re-signed Josh Naylor to a five-year contract. However, there are still needs that must be tackled for the team.
The Seattle Mariners are a team that can do some serious damage in 2026. Seattle won the American League West in triumphant fashion this past season for the first time since 2001.
It's rare that a player comes one home run shy of 50, and no one knows how to value him in free agency. Seattle Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suárez has fallen into that category, as his excellent start to the season with the Arizona Diamondbacks tailed off after he arrived in the Pacific Northwest.
The Seattle Mariners put together a remarkable season in 2025, reaching the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2001. They fell just short in seven games.
The Seattle Mariners were seemingly one or two pieces away from walking home with the World Series title this year. Unfortunately for Mariners fans, they fell short in the American League Championship Series.
The Seattle Mariners have to know more bold moves are required. Re-signing fan favorite first baseman Josh Naylor is all well and good, but that only recreated part of the lineup that fell one win short of a World Series berth in October.
The Seattle Mariners have already accomplished their main goal of the offseason, which was to bring back Josh Naylor. He returned on a five-year, $92.5 million contract.
The Seattle Mariners were one of the best teams in the league this season. They built their roster in a multitude of ways over the last few seasons. The Mariners have a lot of talent on their roster that was brought in through the MLB Draft over the last few years.
With the 2025 American League West division and a 90-win season on their resume, the Seattle Mariners have been diligently piecing together a roster that could be contenders for years to come.
Third baseman Eugenio Suarez solidified his case last season as the best power hitter available in free agency in 2025. Suarez posted a .228/.298/.526 batting line in his 657 plate appearances between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners, hitting 49 homers and 28 doubles.
Kazuma Okamoto has been on the radar for major league teams over the past couple of seasons. He may get his chance to show what he can do stateside in 2026. Here are three teams that makes sense.
The Mariners have made the biggest move of free agency to date, re-signing Josh Naylor to a five-year deal. The $92.5M commitment was handily their biggest to a free agent hitter in the decade that Jerry Dipoto has run baseball operations.
The Seattle Mariners had reportedly considered retaining first baseman Josh Naylor to be their top priority in free agency. Their wish has reportedly come true.