SEATTLE -- Until donning a Mariners No. 18 jersey for the first time on Wednesday, Jason Kanzler was largely an enigma to baseball fans in the Pacific Northwest. Who was this 36-year-old who, outside the deeper corners of the industry, few knew about? What did the Mariners see in him

SEATTLE -- Jason Kanzler has already met with the Major League coaching staff that the Mariners are retaining in 2027. After all, they were part of his in-person interviews last week as he emerged as a finalist for the club’s managerial vacancy. And now that he’s been selected as Seattle’s

SEATTLE -- The Mariners have found their new manager, and it’s an outside-the-box, under-the-radar hire who will become a first-time skipper at any level. Jason Kanzler -- a 36-year-old emerging talent in the industry, who’s spent the past three seasons as the Cubs’ director of player development -- has been

The 2001 Mariners' 116 wins have stood the test of time. In the two decades since that historic season in Seattle, only the Dodgers have come the closest to sniffing that record, with 111 wins during their 2022 campaign. Seattle's 2001 club shows that while a historic regular season doesn't

Winning one Baseball Writers’ Association of America award is an achievement that belongs to a pretty small minority of all-time Major Leaguers. And winning multiple such awards? That puts any player in select company. Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes also joined this list in 2025 by winning the NL Cy Young

SEATTLE -- As Randy Arozarena eyes the possibility of a big payday in free agency, the Mariners have set themselves up with the chance to receive Draft pick compensation should he sign with another team. Arozarena was one of eight free agents across MLB who received a qualifying offer before

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SEATTLE -- As the Mariners press through the decision-making phase of hiring their new manager, they have already landed the hitting coach that will join the selected candidate’s Major League staff. CJ Gillman, who was Seattle’s Minor League hitting coordinator from 2022-25, will take over as the club’s Major League

SEATTLE -- The Mariners announced Friday that another player among their active roster to finish the regular season has since undergone offseason surgery. Michael Arroyo, their promising hitting prospect who was a September callup, underwent an elbow scope procedure on Wednesday with Dr. Keith Meister to clean up cartilage and

SEATTLE -- The Mariners began their offseason in earnest on Thursday immediately after the World Series ended, announcing decisions for club options they held on three players.

• Andrés Muñoz: $9 million, exercised
• Bryce Miller: $6.075 million, declined (but still under club control through 2029)
• Victor Robles: $9

At the start of every season, each MLB club begins its climb toward a World Series title. Coming into 2026, the Brewers were one of five teams to never win a World Series title. Milwaukee reached the mountaintop after beating the Rays in five games in the 2026 Fall Classic,

SEATTLE -- The Mariners’ decision on their next manager is on the immediate horizon. The club has concluded a pair of in-person interviews at T-Mobile Park for their vacancy -- with Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler on Tuesday and former Astros manager Joe Espada on Wednesday -- which

SEATTLE -- The Mariners are holding in-person interviews for their managerial vacancy this week, multiple sources with knowledge of the club’s plans told MLB.com on Monday. At least two candidates will meet with club brass at T-Mobile Park -- former Astros manager Joe Espada and Cubs director of player development

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The importance of winning Game 1 of the World Series can't be overstated. The team that wins Game 1 has won 24 of the 31 Fall Classics in the Wild Card Era (since 1995). Game 1 is not only important, it's often memorable. We have witnessed a lot of entertaining

SEATTLE -- While the Mariners continue their search for a new manager, a chunk of their player development staff is keeping tabs on their handful of prospects participating in this year’s Arizona Fall League. Here’s a recap of the action within the organization last week. Hitter of the week: 1B

Sometimes, the satisfaction of hitting a home run comes with marveling in the moment. "As a human, when you hit a ball that far, it's hard not to stop and watch where it lands," former big league outfielder Carlos Gonzalez once said. And with Statcast, we can tangibly quantify just

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Game 6 in a League Championship Series always means the stage is set for a thriller. One team being so close to a pennant and a trip to the World Series, the other battling to stave off elimination and force a winner-take-all Game 7, is a recipe for must-see October

After spending most of the past decade with the Astros, could Joe Espada be headed to one of Houston’s American League West rivals? A source told MLB.com on Tuesday that Espada will meet with the Mariners regarding Seattle’s managerial vacancy. A potential match with the Mariners gained more traction on

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With the Guardians' victory over the White Sox to cap an epic American League Division Series comeback, there have been 43 winner-take-all Game 5s in Division Series history since the best-of-five series was added to the postseason docket in 1995, when MLB expanded to allow a Wild Card team from

Some of the most memorable plays in October are made in the outfield. Range, speed and agility lead to some of the most exciting moments -- many of which are game- and season-saving. Here is a look at some of the best catches in postseason history. (We're excluding home run

SEATTLE -- Although he preferred not to “get too in-depth” about the visible discomfort he was playing with throughout the 2026 season, there was more detail to Josh Naylor's limitations that surfaced this week. The Mariners’ first baseman underwent a medical procedure on his right wrist last Saturday -- specifically,

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh had hinted near the end of the regular season that he may necessitate imaging to address some persistent discomfort that he was playing through. Josh Naylor was more guarded when directly asked about his status and the visible discomfort he showed with his wrist as far