Dominant Kirby strikes out career-high 12 in 7 scoreless innings
SEATTLE -- So much for the arm soreness that cut George Kirby’s most recent outing short. Kirby carved his way through the D-backs for a career-high 12 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings on Saturday night at T-Mobile Park, lifting the Mariners to a 3-1 victory to clinch their fourth straight
'We are concerned': Brash shut down indefinitely
SEATTLE -- Mariners general manager Justin Hollander was optimistic on Friday afternoon about Matt Brash’s progress toward a return from right elbow inflammation, with the leverage reliever slated to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma as soon as Saturday. But that optimism proved to be short-lived after Brash experienced
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Haniger (slam), Rojas (leadoff HR) take it to former club
SEATTLE -- Josh Rojas shared a clubhouse with many of those in the visiting dugout on Friday night at T-Mobile Park, but for Mitch Haniger, it’s been ages since he donned a D-backs uniform. Those two pounded their former team with towering home runs that lifted the Mariners to a
Clase looking to making impact after callup
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Castillo, Mariners solve Globe Life woes with series win
ARLINGTON -- They had to prove that they could win in this building. To the rest of the division, fans, and maybe more than anyone, the Mariners had to show themselves that they could hang with the defending World Series champions at Globe Life Field after a disastrous showing here
Crawford, key cog for Mariners, lands on IL with oblique strain
ARLINGTON -- J.P. Crawford was in the third round of batting practice on Wednesday evening at Globe Life Field, and after one awkward hack, he knew something in his right side was wrong. “I instantly felt it just grab,” Crawford said. “And then I tried to take one more swing
Mariners miss chances to back Miller in loss to Rangers
ARLINGTON -- Scoring first and chasing an opposing starter early haven’t been guarantees for Mariners victories in this young season, but that formula has typically put them in the win column, especially as they look to take their third straight series. But a lack of timely hitting on Wednesday night,
New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top
Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and
J-Rod hits Texas-sized first HR of '24 as Mariners blank Rangers
ARLINGTON -- They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly applied to Julio Rodríguez's first homer of 2024. With one on and one out in the third inning Tuesday night, Rodríguez belted a 1-0 sinker off Dane Dunning a whopping 435 feet, halfway up the second deck
France finds refreshing success with 'cleaner' swing
This story was excerpted from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. ARLINGTON -- Ty France is no longer overthinking in the batter’s box, and he says that's about as refreshing as the results he’s seen
Every team's best 2024 Minor League bobblehead
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Raleigh, Seattle staff stay hot to win nightcap
DENVER -- “A long day of baseball.” That’s how Mariners manager Scott Servais described a strange 12 hours at the ballpark on Sunday. It was long, to be sure. But it was also bizarre, even for Coors Field, where bizarre is the norm. By the time they came off the
Stone-cold La Piedra: Castillo earns first win on frigid night
DENVER -- The temperature at first pitch for the Mariners’ series opener against the Rockies at Coors Field on Saturday night was 33 degrees, making it the second-coldest game in franchise history. Snow flurries steadily blew through the Rocky Mountain air a day after the originally scheduled opener between these
Mariners starters detail their arm-care routines
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Unswayed by 'off' day, Miller's stellar start fuels sweep
SEATTLE -- It was only the second inning, but Bryce Miller knew he needed to bear down. He’d just surrendered a solo homer to Elly De La Cruz, then he walked Tyler Stephenson in a full count in the next plate appearance. The stakes of Wednesday’s game against the Reds
Julio talks early-season struggles at the plate
This story was excerpted from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. SEATTLE -- For Julio Rodríguez, this young stage of the season demands a balancing act. Yes, he was frustrated after being picked off to
'Thank God for Julio': Rodríguez's web gems lead Seattle to first series win
SEATTLE -- Logan Gilbert seethed at himself when pacing off the mound after his night ended with two outs in the seventh inning. He’d just walked his first batter and ended the Mariners’ franchise-record streak of 35 innings without a free pass, and given that runs were hard to come
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We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening
Behind all-around effort, Seattle rebounds from sour Sunday with big win
SEATTLE -- Jorge Polanco and Mitch Haniger ambushed Frankie Montas early, George Kirby twirled the Mariners’ fifth straight quality start and, for good measure, Jonatan Clase chipped in his first career hit and RBI on Monday night, a combination that lifted the Mariners to a much-needed, 9-3 win over the
'I’ve been dreaming of this moment': Clase earns first callup
SEATTLE -- Julio Rodríguez halted a conversation in the home clubhouse at T-Mobile Park on Monday afternoon, lunged a few strides to his left and gave a familiar face a big hug of congratulations. That familiar face would be Jonatan Clase, who made his Major League debut as the Mariners
Mariners still looking for first series win after gut-punch loss to Cubs
SEATTLE -- Their best player’s struggles became pronounced enough that Mariners manager Scott Servais on Sunday tried to give Julio Rodríguez the day off to “unplug.” Their ace looked better in the series finale against the Cubs, but Luis Castillo has now lost six straight starts dating back to the
Hancock turns corner, but Seattle's bats stay cold
SEATTLE -- Emerson Hancock hunched on his knees at what appeared to be one of the most critical sequences of his outing on Saturday night, a gesture of self-frustration, but one that he’d soon overcome. He’d just bobbled a would-be inning-ending groundout in the sixth that instead put Cody Bellinger