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.
12/28/09 3:03 PM EST SEATTLE — The Mariners have been making intriguing moves all winter, and on Monday they made two Minor League deals that could end up impacting the big league club. The team announced the signing of veteran catcher Josh Bard and rebounding reliever Chad Cordero to Minor League deals with invitations to [...]
12/26/09 10:00 AM EST SEATTLE — They hugged, high-fived fans, carried players off the field and reveled in the joy of a Major League-best 24-game turnaround. It wasn't a postseason celebration, but the Mariners still partied in 2009, proud of the fact that they went 85-77, a year after posting the worst record in the [...]
12/24/09 10:00 AM EST Christmas at the Figgins home is a family affair. And we're talking serious family. Without hesitation, the Mariners' new third baseman and lineup catalyst, Chone Figgins, rattles off all the guests for a yearly celebration featuring a "huge Christmas dinner" and a "huge breakfast" at his mother's house in Brandon, Fla., [...]
12/23/09 9:36 PM EST SEATTLE — The Mariners continued their offseason remodeling project Wednesday, making official a trade that adds another piece to their bullpen while potentially leaving more work to be done in the construction of their starting rotation. Seattle and Toronto exchanged a pair of hard-throwing, right-handed Brandons, with the Mariners shipping their [...]
12/22/09 2:22 PM EST SEATTLE — Brandon League was in Seattle on Tuesday morning, bright and early, ready to take the first step to officially becoming a Mariner. The right-handed reliever, shipped to the Seattle from the Toronto Blue Jays along with a prospect in a yet-to-be-announced trade for right-hander Brandon Morrow, pending physicals, confirmed [...]
12/22/09 12:29 AM EST The Mariners are staying busy. On Monday, the club reached a tentative agreement on a trade that would send right-hander Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays for right-handed reliever Brandon League and a prospect, Fox Sports reported. A Mariners spokesman wouldn't comment on the report. Morrow, 25, went 2-4 with a [...]
12/21/09 1:00 AM EST SEATTLE — Chone Figgins wasn't even a Mariner for two weeks when he was "very excited" to learn that general manager Jack Zduriencik had pulled off a trade with the Phillies for left-hander Cliff Lee. Figgins had already signed on for Zduriencik's ongoing transformation of the Mariners into an athletic, pitching, [...]
12/18/09 5:43 PM EST SEATTLE — The Mariners' offseason renovation got a lot busier Friday, when Seattle pulled off a trade full of intrigue and potential but not without a few question marks. The Mariners acquired volatile outfielder Milton Bradley from the Cubs in exchange for right-hander Carlos Silva and cash, swapping similar high-salary contracts. [...]
12/17/09 8:58 PM EST Cliff Lee, the Mariners' latest acquisition, spent the greater part of his conference call with reporters on Thursday gushing over his half-season and postseason run with the Phillies, a run that ended in the World Series. "In Seattle … I hope I have the same type of experience," Lee said. "Who's [...]
12/16/09 6:00 PM EST It's official: Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Cliff Lee is going to the Seattle Mariners. On Wednesday, the Mariners announced they acquired Lee from the Philadelphia Phillies for three Minor League players — pitcher Phillippe Aumont, outfielder Tyson Gillies and pitcher J.C. Ramirez. The trade was part of a three-team deal that [...]