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Mariners start Spring Training this weekend – what you need to know
The Associated Press reports: “Right around the first of the year, Eric Wedge placed a call to a select number of Seattle Mariners telling them to get to the Pacific Northwest in the dead of winter. Wedge wanted to see firsthand if this group had followed through during the offseason in getting themselves ready for [...]
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2 days ago
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Mariners release 40-man roster, plus Spring Training invitees
The Seattle Mariners have released their 40-man roster ahead of Spring Training, and there aren’t really any surprises. Everything newsworthy has already been covered. But it’s nice to know for sure what Eric Wedge and his coaching staff are thinking. For instance, Chone Figgins is still occupying a spot. Mike Carp and Justin Smoak will [...]
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2 days ago
Mariners add two more pitchers – one a former All-Star
The Associated Press reports: “The Mariners have agreed to one-year contracts with pitchers Shawn Camp and Hong-Chih Kuo in an attempt to add bullpen depth. Kuo was an All-Star in 2010 with the Dodgers but struggled last season with a back problem early in the season and missed a month with anxiety disorder. During his [...]
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6 days ago
Carlos Guillen returning to the Mariners – kind of
Remember 2001, when the Mariners were the best team in the country? I know, it’s hard to imagine that was only 11 years ago, since the current Mariners make it seem a lifetime ago. Well, a key member of that 2001 team is returning to the Mariners organization. Carlos Guillen, who played shortstop that season, [...]
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11 days ago
Mariners start packing for Spring Training
It’s almost here. The baseball season is about to begin. Or, at least, Spring Training is about to begin. The Seattle Mariners have started packing up their gear for the trip to Peoria, Ariz. Practice itself won’t begin until Feb. 11, but all that equipment’s gotta get south somehow. From the official Mariners blog: Home [...]
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12 days ago
Mystery team may join Mariners in AL West
When the Houston Astros join the Mariners in the American League West Division in 2013, they may not be the Astros at all. The baseball team’s owner, Jim Crane, is mulling a name and uniform change for his struggling Astros, The Associated Press reports. In fact, the team is “highly considering” a change. “We’re going [...]
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14 days ago
Mariners FanFest is this weekend – here’s who will be there
Want to meet Jay Buhner? Dan Wilson? Perhaps Brandon League, Miguel Olivo or the newest Mariner, Jesus Montero? Those and many other former and current Seattle Mariners will be at FanFest, the annual preseason baseball carnival this weekend at Safeco Field. There will be autograph sessions, of course, and other activities for adults and kids. [...]
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16 days ago
Should the Mariners move in the fences at Safeco Field?
The Mariners are struggling at the plate. They have a hard time luring sluggers to Safeco Field. Fans are tired of boring baseball. Why don’t they just move the Safeco fences a little closer? Seattle’s ballpark has one of the biggest outfields in major league baseball. The center-field wall is 405 feet from home plate, [...]
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16 days ago
Mariners have best roster of top prospects, MLB.com says
The Seattle Mariners may stink now, but they could be the team to beat in a few years. Well, possibly … maybe … if all goes to plan down in the farm system. The Mariners have five players in MLB.com’s new list of the 100 best prospects, and those players gave Seattle the best score [...]
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17 days ago
Mariners may move Ichiro from leadoff spot
For 11 seasons, Ichiro Suzuki has been the Mariners’ leadoff hitter. In his 1,749 major-league games, there have been just a few dozen in which Ichiro wasn’t the first player in the Seattle lineup. That may change this coming season. In fact, if Manager Eric Wedge can find the right batting combination, there’s a “good [...]
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17 days ago
So, how are we all feeling about Prince Fielder?
Well, we’ve all had a day to settle down after learning Prince Fielder won’t be coming to Seattle. No, the star slugger has reportedly signed a big-bucks deal with Detroit — and it looks like he never would have wanted to come here in the first place. Two weeks ago, a seattlepi.com reader poll showed [...]
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18 days ago
Behold: Jesus Montero gets his Mariners mugshot
Well, the Mariners didn’t get Prince Fielder. But they did pick up a hot hitting prospect in Jesus Montero. On Monday, the M’s made the official announcement: Seattle had traded All-Star pitcher Michael Pineda and minor-leaguer Jose Campos to the Yankees in return for Montero and right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi. You can read all about [...]
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19 days ago
Report: Prince Fielder doesn’t want to play for Seattle, picks Nationals
For any Mariners fans still holding out hope that star free agent Prince Fielder will come to Seattle … sorry, chances are now almost nonexsitent. Fielder doesn’t want to play here. At least, that’s what Fox Sports MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal said Tuesday morning on KJR Seattle sports radio. That makes sense … because shortly [...]
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19 days ago
Ken Griffey Jr.’s son picks a college (Hint: It’s Pac-12)
Ken Griffey Jr.’s oldest son, Trey, has picked a college. And, unfortunately for Washington State fans, he won’t be a Coug. WSU was among several schools recruiting the wide receiver, along with Iowa State and Michigan State. But Trey Griffey has made a verbal commitment to play at Arizona, according to CBSSports.com. So, he’ll be [...]
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19 days ago
How A-Rod bribed Jesus Montero into being a better hitter
When Jesus Montero, the Mariners’ new hard-hitting catcher, was asked what he did to turn around his batting last season, he gave a surprising answer. He hadn’t been practicing enough in the batting cage, he said. So his Yankees teammate Alex Rodriguez said he’d fine Montero $100 every day he didn’t practice in the cage. [...]
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20 days ago
It’s official: M’s trade Pineda to Yankees for Montero
The Seattle Mariners on Monday officially announced what we’ve known for a week now: They have traded star pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees in return for hot-hitting catcher Jesus Montero. Also in the transaction, the Mariners will send minor-league pitcher Jose Campos to New York and will acquire right-handed pitcher Hector Noesi. Here’s what [...]
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20 days ago
Prince Fielder slightly more likely for M’s after Rangers sign Yu Darvish
With the Texas Rangers finalizing a six-year, $60 million deal with Yu Darvish on Wednesday, it’s less likely they’ll have the funds needed to also sign star free agent Prince Fielder. Which means the Mariners now have a slightly better chance to snag the hard-hitting first baseman than they did before. I say “slightly” because, [...]
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25 days ago
Seattle native Tim Lincecum asks for a buttload of money
Tim Lincecum, the Seattle-area native who’s won two pitching titles with the San Francisco Giants, asked for a ton of money in salary arbitration … and will likely get a good chunk of it. The former Huskies star wanted a whopping $21.5 million, slightly less than the record — $22 million — that pitching legend [...]
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25 days ago
Mariners re-sign League, Vargas, Kelley; how’s the bullpen shaping up?
The Mariners have re-signed three pitchers: All-Star closer Brandon League, starter Jason Vargas and reliever Shawn Kelley. The team did not disclose the terms of their one-year contracts, but CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reported that League’s deal is $5 million and The Associated Press reported Vargas is getting $4.5 million. With the transactions, the Mariners [...]
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26 days ago
Randy Johnson, Dan Wilson headed to Mariners Hall of Fame
Star pitcher Randy Johnson and catcher Dan Wilson will be inducted to the Mariners Hall of Fame on July 28, the team announced Tuesday. Both players were members of the 1995 team that took Seattle to its first-ever postseason. They’ll join Alvin Davis, Edgar Martinez, Jay Buhner and Dave Niehaus in the Mariners Hall of [...]
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26 days ago
Mariners send Griffey to Japan as baseball ambassador
Ken Griffey Jr.’s position as a “special consultant” to the Mariners is underway, with The Kid traveling to Japan this weekend as a sort of baseball ambassador. Griffey helped out at a baseball clinic for Japanese youngsters Sunday near Tokyo. (See photo gallery below.) The Mariners are drumming up publicity for their two-game, season-opening series [...]
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27 days ago
Reports: Mariners trading Michael Pineda to Yankees for bigger bats
The Mariners are reportedly trading ace pitcher Michael Pineda to the Yankees for four players including catcher Jesus Montero, a hot-item rookie with little major-league experience but great potential. MLB.com’s Greg Johns reports that the M’s are sending Pineda and minor-leaguer Jose Campos to the Yankees, in return for Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi. The [...]
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January 13, 2012
Don’t worry, Turner, Montana – the Mariners are here for you
Poor Turner, Montana — it’s the U.S. city farthest from a major league baseball team. The tiny town of less than 200 is just 12 miles south of Canada. Founded in 1912 and named after H.C. Turner, a cattleman, the burg seems to have just one claim to fame: a car show. That and some [...]
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January 13, 2012
Ken Griffey Jr. is ‘like the ultimate dad now’
Ken Griffey Jr. used to hire a cameraman to take video at his son Trey’s peewee football games, just to get a chance to watch him play. As a star slugger, usually on the road, Junior didn’t have much time to spend with his kids. Now that he’s retired, the 42-year-old former Mariner has all [...]
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January 13, 2012
Poll: Would you like to see Prince Fielder in Seattle?
I’m already tired of writing about the latest unsubstantiated rumors on Prince Fielder and where the star free agent might end up. Especially if Mariners fans don’t especially care whether Fielder comes to Seattle. So, I’m putting it up to a vote. Thursday’s speculation is that the Washington Nationals are still interested and reportedly met [...]
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January 12, 2012
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