The Seattle Mariners, based in Seattle, Washington, participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League West Division. The Mariners were founded in 1977.
When pitchers and catchers reported to Spring Training in the middle of February, the mood at the Peoria Sports Complex was sky-high. It became even higher when the position players checked into camp a week later. This would be the year the Mariners would return to playoff contention. Great expectations turned into great frustration as [...]
SEATTLE — There will be a place on Australia's World Baseball Classic team for Mariners left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith if he can work it into a schedule that allows him to compete for Seattle's 25-man Opening Day roster during Spring Training. "I am still unsure whether or not I will be playing," Rowland-Smith wrote in an [...]
Edgar Martinez's game-winning two-run double in Game 5 of the 1995 American League Division Series in the Mariners' 6-5 win against the Yankees wasn't just any other hit — it helped save the franchise and was a key factor in keeping the Mariners in Seattle. "The Double," as it is called by Mariners fans, created [...]
SEATTLE — When Don Wakamatsu started playing a game that would become his livelihood, he needed more than just a baseball glove. As a catcher, Wakamatsu needed a glove — and shin guards, mask and chest protector. Dear Santa … "Back in Little League, they wouldn't let you wear a chest protector without a flap, [...]
SEATTLE — The departure of veteran backup catcher Jamie Burke from the Mariners was short-lived. Almost two weeks after not being offered a contract for 2009, making him a free agent, Burke signed a Minor League contract on Tuesday and will report to Spring Training in mid-February with pitchers and catchers. The 37-year-old Burke appeared [...]
Christmas is just around the corner, and the Mariners still have some shopping to do. Many questions remain heading into 2009, and we're here to answer as many as we can. So send 'em in. Russell Branyan did not get a hit in 14 at-bats against lefties last year, so how do the Mariners expect [...]
Now that the initial shock of being traded for the first time in his career has subsided, right-hander Aaron Heilman can close the book on one chapter of his life and move on to the next. "I'm not quite sure what to expect or what's going to happen, but we are certainly looking forward to [...]
The Mariners will end their Spring Training schedule with two games against the Rockies on April 3-4 in Las Vegas before heading to Minneapolis for their regular-season opener on April 6 against the Twins. It marks the fifth consecutive season that the Mariners have played games in Vegas, and the 12th overall since 1983 — [...]
The Winter Meetings are in the Mariners' rearview mirror, and the largest trade in franchise history — a 12-player swap — revamped the roster. But many questions remain heading into 2009, and we're here to answer as many as we can. So send 'em in. With Ichiro Suzuki being the only sure thing offensively in [...]
The Mariners offered 2009 contracts to all but one of their unsigned players on the 40-man roster. Right-handed pitchers Felix Hernandez and newly acquired Aaron Heilman, as well as left-hander Erik Bedard, are eligible for salary arbitration. The two sides can either agree to a contract for the '09 season or advance to the arbitration [...]