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.
11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]
11/28/09 10:00 AM EST When we took our preseason look at the Seattle Mariners organization, it boasted an intriguing and assorted mix of young talent, with the emphasis on the youth. In fact, none of the 10 players listed on our spring 10 Players to Watch list lost their rookie eligibility in 2009, with only [...]
11/27/09 2:00 AM EST SEATTLE — Walk up to the front doors of Seattle's baseball mecca and you can't miss it. While Safeco Field itself might someday be known as The House the Entire 1995 Seattle Mariners Team Built, the street that runs along its south side is called Edgar Martinez Drive, and for good [...]
11/25/09 4:00 PM EST A sluggish economy put a financial burden on many families this year, but the Mariners' charitable endeavors remained strong and many benefited from their generosity. Mariners Care, the Mariners' non-profit foundation, and its corporate partners helped provide $816,640 in 2009 for a variety of charitable programs throughout the Northwest. Since 2000, [...]
11/24/09 7:37 AM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — After spending the past six weeks playing for the Arizona Fall League-champion Peoria Javelinas, seven of the Mariners' top prospects returned to their respective offseason homes with a better understanding of where they are in the developmental stage of their careers. As far as the numbers were concerned, [...]
11/20/09 8:36 PM EST Dustin Ackley will start in left field for the Peoria Javelinas in Saturday's Arizona Fall League championship game against the Phoenix Desert Dogs, but the Mariners are going to work him out at second base, beginning in January, general manager Jack Zduriencik said Friday. "This could be an experiment that lasts [...]
11/19/09 12:00 AM EST Some recent free-agent signings have backfired so profoundly that the Mariners have become extremely skittish about pursuing what are considered top-tier players. Memories of Richie Sexson, Miguel Batista, Carlos Silva, Jarrod Washburn and Adrian Beltre are still fresh, although most of the $225 million invested in those five players over the [...]
11/17/09 3:08 PM EST The breakout season Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez had this past season almost landed him the most coveted honor in baseball for a pitcher. The 24-year-old finished second to Royals right-hander Zack Greinke in the American League's Cy Young Award race. "Hats off to Greinke, because he had a great season," Mariners [...]
11/16/09 3:55 PM EST As the end of the regular season approached, Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu put his own stud pitcher, right-hander Felix Hernandez, at the top of his list of candidates for the American League Cy Young Award. And on the day before the winner is to be announced, the manager was sticking to [...]
11/14/09 12:32 AM EST Mariners shortstop Jack Wilson will be the first to admit that he didn't finish the 2009 season the way he had hoped or planned. He'll have at least two more seasons to make himself feel better. On Friday the Mariners made it clear that they believe in Wilson and his future, [...]