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Mariners 'running out of time' in playoff push

7:08 PM EDT

TORONTO -- It was a new rock bottom, but now with less than a month to climb out of it. After a 7-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon that capped a weekend sweep, the Mariners are reaching a point of reckoning, if they weren’t there already.

Miller to return to rotation after Hancock lands on IL; Davila recalled

5:43 PM EDT

TORONTO -- The Mariners were hopeful that Emerson Hancock would be able to make his next scheduled start on Wednesday in Boston, but were ultimately forced to place the right-hander on the 15-day injured list. That move came ahead of Sunday’s 7-0 loss in Toronto -- two days after Hancock

Mariners' early lead slips away after costly miscues

August 29, 2026

TORONTO -- By the time Eduard Bazardo realized what was happening, it was already too late. The Mariners’ pivot reliever stood on home plate fielding a relay throw from Cal Raleigh after a wild pitch on a bases-loaded walk during a tense fifth inning on Saturday. One run was already

Mariners to monitor Hancock after awkward tumble in Toronto

August 28, 2026

TORONTO -- As he gathered himself after an awkward tumble in the first inning on Friday night, Emerson Hancock knew right away that something was off. The Mariners’ right-hander had just made a diving tag for his first out of the night, lunging at Toronto’s Nathan Lukes along the first-base

Mariners move struggling Miller to bullpen: 'This is not a permanent thing'

August 28, 2026

TORONTO -- Bryce Miller is heading to the Mariners’ bullpen. It’s a move that came with a difficult discussion but is also one that the club hopes will help him get back on track -- because the Mariners still view him as a starter long term.

The swing change behind Raleigh's recent power surge

August 27, 2026

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Miller tabbed as relief option during Woo's rough outing as Mariners balance 6 starters

August 26, 2026

SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo day was done by the time Andrés Muñoz began meandering from the first-base dugout to the home bullpen on Wednesday afternoon. The Mariners’ closer never figured to pitch in this one -- a 6-0 loss to the Phillies that saw Woo surrender all of the day’s

Furious George punches out 9 in gem -- and wants more

August 26, 2026

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh homered again on Tuesday night, making it four over his past two games and five on the homestand. And it wasn’t even the Mariners' most critical performance in a 4-1 win over the Phillies.

Crawford activated from IL, starting at 3B vs. Phillies

Mariners opt to keep Rodden, option Rivas
August 26, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners received a much-needed reinforcement to their infield ahead of Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Phillies, as J.P. Crawford was activated from the 10-day injured list. And he’s expected to return to his old position more regularly. However, in his first game back -- against his former

Donovan still has concussion symptoms after 'freak accident' in batting cage

August 25, 2026

SEATTLE -- More details emerged on Monday relating to the incident involving Brendan Donovan over the weekend, as general manager Justin Hollander revealed that the third baseman was not wearing a helmet when taking a ball off his head in the batting cages. Donovan was subsequently placed on the 7-day

Raleigh’s big bat returns with first three-homer game

August 25, 2026

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh hasn’t looked like this since the night he hit 60. Yet even during that historic 2025 season, he never had a game like this. The Mariners’ big backstop went for a full-fledged hat trick on Monday night against the Phillies, crushing three home runs for the

Woo '100%' ready to go as Mariners consider plans for 6-man rotation

August 24, 2026

SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo will be reinstalled to the Mariners’ rotation for Wednesday’s series finale vs. the Phillies after telling club officials that he “feels 100% confident” that he’s ready to go. And now that the club has clarity on the right-hander’s status after he experienced right shoulder discomfort, it

Rookie Emerson to have season-ending left wrist surgery

August 24, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners had been bracing for the possibility that Colt Emerson’s first season in the big leagues had come to an end, and that is indeed the case. General manager Justin Hollander announced before Monday’s game against the Phillies that the rookie shortstop will undergo surgery on Wednesday

Randy, again! On heels of legendary game, Arozarena leads off with another HR

Outfielder joins historic company with 6th consecutive 20-20 season
August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- The statistical superlatives for Randy Arozarena on Sunday went on and on, and the numbers told a distinct story: He’s on a heater of historic precedent.

Miller's summer struggles continue with career-high 7 walks, 6 runs

August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- The game sped up quicker than anyone within the Mariners’ dugout could’ve imagined on Sunday, but especially the man on the mound. Bryce Miller walked the bases loaded twice, finished with a career-high seven free passes, and saw the series finale with the Cubs get out of reach

Donovan lands on concussion IL after batting cage mishap; Woo throws bullpen

Wisdom recalled from Triple-A Tacoma
August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- One day after he absorbed a baseball to his head in the batting cages, Brendan Donovan was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list ahead of the Mariners’ series finale against the Cubs on Sunday. Seattle’s primary third baseman will be sidelined until at least next Saturday, as

Donovan scratched after being hit on head in batting cages

Crawford homers, Criswell opens rehab with Triple-A Tacoma; Brash throws bullpen; Woo to throw Sunday
August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- As the Mariners took the field for Kade Anderson's debut on Saturday afternoon, they did so with a last-minute and notable lineup change. Brendan Donovan was scratched after being hit on the head with a baseball in the batting cages and was in the process of being evaluated.

'Just a blast out there': Anderson shows upside in highly anticipated debut

August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- Individually, Kade Anderson's debut might’ve ended on a sour note. But all that mattered for the Mariners’ wunderkind left-hander was that he was part of a thrilling walk-off a few innings later. “It was just a blast out there, and the way the game finished was truly really

Arozarena hits a homer, ROBS another, then caps it off with a walk-off!

August 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- Randy Arozarena, what have you done?! The All-Star slugger capped the game of his career with the Mariners by crushing a walk-off homer to stun the Cubs in a 5-4 win at T-Mobile Park on Saturday afternoon.

It's nearly Kade O'Clock: Top prospect ready for highly anticipated debut

Woo pushed back but not expected to land on IL; Vargas activated
August 22, 2026

SEATTLE -- Kade Anderson arrived at T-Mobile Park on Friday afternoon and so seamlessly looked right at home. The Mariners’ No. 1 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 5 overall will officially be added to Seattle’s active roster on Saturday, when he makes his MLB debut and starts against the Cubs

'Just got to keep fighting': Mariners walk off in extras thanks to Rivas

August 22, 2026

SEATTLE -- It featured despair, but never doubt. In front of their largest home crowd of the year, and within a stage of the season that’s reaching crunch time, the Mariners eked out one of their most thrilling victories of 2026 -- a 6-5 walk-off win over the Cubs in

Julio's alter ego, 'DJ Pleno,' brings joy outside of baseball

August 21, 2026

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Don't let this new Mariner's size fool you ... he once took down a bull

August 17, 2026

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On the rebound: Mariners take Astros series with key contributors stepping up

August 16, 2026

HOUSTON -- Given the stakes of where they sit in both the standings and calendar, as well as the opponent and venue, it wouldn’t be a stretch to call this the Mariners’ most monumental game of the season. And the tense atmosphere within this Sunday Night Baseball environment lived up

Donovan back to sparking Mariners atop lineup

August 16, 2026

HOUSTON -- Brendan Donovan hit the pillow on Friday night optimistic with how the Mariners fought their way back into that night’s game despite a gut-punch defeat in the end. Which proved warranted, given how the Mariners responded the next night, with one of their most complete wins since the