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.
02/27/10 4:28 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — Rob Johnson spends his early mornings in a pool, not a laboratory. He gains his energy off a plate, not out of a socket. He makes up part of a battery, but does not run on a battery. Johnson isn't quite a bionic catcher, but it's close. Seattle's [...]
02/26/10 5:18 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — The first time Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee pitch back-to-back this season will be in two-inning simulated games next week, manager Don Wakamatsu said on Friday. Lee will throw a side session on Tuesday, and "if that goes well, he would throw a simulated game on Friday," Wakamatsu [...]
02/25/10 2:51 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — One way to get Ryan Rowland-Smith's attention is to walk up to him and whisper, "Surf's up." His passion for riding the waves rates a close second to his passion for baseball. "Surfing has always been part of my life, ever since I was a little kid," said [...]
02/24/10 5:47 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — A little more than a week after arriving for Spring Training, camp finally started for left-hander Cliff Lee on Wednesday. He stepped on a pitcher's mound for the first time in more than a month and threw his full arsenal of pitches during a 10-minute bullpen session at [...]
02/23/10 8:45 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — When last seen in public wearing a Mariners uniform, Ichiro Suzuki was being carried off the field on the broad shoulders of pitcher Carlos Silva. That was on Oct. 4 following the regular-season finale against the Rangers at Safeco Field. It was the grand finale to a terrific [...]
02/22/10 7:48 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — The first man-hug Milton Bradley received when he reported for Spring Training came from the player the mercurial outfielder has watched and admired for many years — Ken Griffey Jr. "To play with him is as good as it gets for me," Bradley said. "I just think of [...]
02/21/10 8:34 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — Mariners bench coach and camp coordinator Ty Van Burkleo has spent a lot of his time the past two days studying weather forecasts. Too much time. The so-called Valley of the Sun has been more like Valley of the Rain. Overnight showers left puddles of water on all [...]
02/20/10 5:09 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — Any row of lockers with a "Lost & Found" sign overhead is not a good sign for anyone located within a few feet of the cubicle. In fact, so few players have started and finished Spring Training in one of the five dressing stalls located along a wall [...]
02/19/10 5:46 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — Ken Griffey Jr. checked into Mariners camp Friday morning wearing an oversized gray sweatsuit, a floppy gray cap and his trademark smile. "This is the new hotness," the franchise icon said of his casual wardrobe. "See, you can wear this around the house, by the fire, just about [...]
02/18/10 5:16 PM EST PEORIA, Ariz. — There was a sense of familiarity on Thursday, when Mariners pitchers and catchers went through their first Spring Training workout at the Peoria Sports Complex. On a day that started with a welcome-back speech from manager Don Wakamatsu and ended with a "300-yard shuttle," the Mariners sent 29 [...]