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.
Despite several reports that the Mariners and A’s are talking about swapping third basemen Chone Figgins and Kevin Kouzmanoff, Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said Friday his plan remains for Figgins to be with the Mariners this season. The Contra Costa Times was the first to report that Oakland was pursuing Figgins in exchange for [...]
The Mariners made a clean sweep of the arbitration process Tuesday, signing pitchers David Aardsma, Brandon League and Jason Vargas to one-year deals. The three were the club’s only remaining arbitration-eligible players, thus Seattle now heads toward Spring Training next month with no remaining contract issues. Tuesday was the day unsigned players and teams had [...]
Outfielder Jody Gerut, who had the best season of his career as a rookie for manager Eric Wedge in Cleveland, reunited with his former skipper Thursday by signing a Minor League contract with the Mariners. The club also announced the addition of left-handed pitcher Nate Robertson, a longtime Tigers starter, on a similar deal. Both [...]