Woo's gem paves way for bullpen to shut the door
SEATTLE -- It was shaping up to be an all-too-familiar outcome, one that the Mariners had just witnessed less than 24 hours prior, featuring heavy traffic in the late innings, a one-run lead and a gem from their starting pitcher that could quickly be spoiled. But this time around, Bryan
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A version of this story originally ran in August 2023, before Jordan Westburg and Bryce Miller faced off in an Orioles-Mariners matchup at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Last Aug. 13, Westburg went 0-for-2 vs. Miller. They're set to go head-to-head again Friday night at Camden Yards. The family members, friends
Surprise! One encouraging prospect-related development for each team
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Gilbert's late mistake proves costly for Mariners
SEATTLE -- The way that Logan Gilbert was cruising on Tuesday night, it looked for a while that maybe one run of support would be all he’d need. But after laboring into traffic in the seventh inning -- then nearly escaping it -- Seattle’s towering righty paid mightily for a
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Day after snagging back-to-back foul balls, fan throws out TWO first pitches
SEATTLE -- Josh George has been a baseball fan all his life, so he knows all about the game. And he works at a casino sportsbook, so he knows all about odds. Combine those two areas of his life, and he seems to be the perfect person to know exactly
Which pitch would each Mariners hurler 'steal' from a teammate?
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 -- The Mariners’ rotation hasn’t just been among MLB’s most consistent. Their starting five has also featured some of the best pure stuff
Raley hoists trident -- and breaks it? -- on 3-hit night
SEATTLE -- Luke Raley insists that he didn’t destroy the Mariners’ celebratory home run trident on Monday night and certainly hopes that he’s not on the hook to replace it after the prop came apart while in his possession. But all said, he was all smiles after crushing a 432-foot
Fan comes away with two foul balls ... on consecutive pitches!
Sometimes in baseball, the ball just finds you -- even when you're in the stands. One lucky Mariners fan became a true foul ball magnet on Monday night when he ended up with a pair of souvenirs ... on back-to-back pitches! In the bottom of the first inning, lefty Josh
Timing up fastballs, getting ahead: How J-Rod is trying to turn the corner
SEATTLE -- Julio Rodríguez arrived at T-Mobile Park on Saturday afternoon and asked an empty stadium for answers. In a power drought that no one could’ve envisioned at the season’s one-quarter mark, Rodríguez took part in early batting practice with Mariners director of hitting strategy Jarret DeHart, leading to conversations
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'Nothing was falling': Mariners can't get much past Oakland defense
SEATTLE -- All that Julio Rodríguez could do was quite literally tip his cap. A 103.1 mph fly ball to the warning track on Saturday night off the bat looked like it was destined to do damage in the fourth inning of the Mariners’ 8-1 loss to the A’s. But
Woo exits first game back from IL with forearm tightness
SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh knew something was off immediately, pacing out to the mound after Bryan Woo unleashed what would be his final pitch on Friday night. Woo winced after his 62nd offering, showing discomfort but not extreme pain, which he revealed postgame to be tightness in his pitching forearm.
Brash undergoes Tommy John surgery, targeting return next June
SEATTLE -- Matt Brash's hopes for a comeback in 2024 have officially ended, as the high-powered Mariners reliever underwent Tommy John surgery this week, general manager Justin Hollander shared on Friday. Brash had the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow repaired and a brace installed on Wednesday by Dr.
Mariners lefty Minor League pitcher throws for the out ... righty?!
With a runner barreling towards first base, Jhonathan Diaz made an unorthodox decision. As the Triple-A Tacoma starter followed through in his delivery in the bottom of the sixth inning Friday night, the left-handed pitcher scampered to his right halfway up the third-base line and fielded a ground ball with
Mariners' pipeline brimming with budding bats
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 -- Nearly all of the chatter surrounding the Mariners’ farm system in Spring Training centered around a talented and touted group of hitters
'It's one series': Gilbert, Mariners hit stumbling block
MINNEAPOLIS -- It started with a bad omen. And it got worse from there. Logan Gilbert began Thursday’s game by walking Twins leadoff hitter Edouard Julien on four pitches. He needed 32 more pitches to get through the rest of the first inning. By that time, the Twins had scored
Kirby gives up three homers as Mariners fall to Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Going into Wednesday night’s start against the Twins, George Kirby had given up just two home runs in 38 1/3 innings. Three batters into the game, that total had doubled. Four batters after that, the Twins added another long ball. Those early hiccups were enough to doom Kirby