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What's in store for AL West champs in 2026?

10:29 AM EDT

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.

Guardians-Mariners 2026 Opening Day FAQ (Thurs., 10:10 p.m. ET)

@tim_stebbins
12:49 AM EDT

SEATTLE -- Baseball will be played at T-Mobile Park this Thursday for the first time since Game 5 of last year’s American League Championship Series, where some of the most iconic moments of the entire season took place. The Mariners are returning to their home crowd following an offseason of

Prospect performances highlight the Mariners' 2026 Spring Training

March 23, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The equipment truck has already departed for Seattle, the few roster battles that were in the works have mostly been decided and the final cuts are in the works. The Mariners still had one more Cactus League game -- they lost, 10-3, on Monday to the Padres

Mariners partner with Brooks Running for beloved Salmon Run in 2026

March 23, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners are adding a new jolt of energy to one of their most recognizable in-game traditions, albeit a newer one, and doing so with a hometown partner. In a collaboration announced Monday, the Mariners and Brooks Running will bring a performance-driven twist to the Microsoft Salmon Run,

Garver beats out Knizner, will serve as Mariners' backup catcher (source)

March 22, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mitch Garver, who was a late addition to Mariners camp on a Minor League deal and as a non-roster invite, has won the backup catcher job, a source familiar with the club’s thinking told MLB.com on Sunday morning. Garver had been up against fellow veteran Andrew Knizner,

Raleigh squeezing in as much Spring Training as possible after Classic

March 22, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For all the rigors he takes, Cal Raleigh has often brushed them off by saying “motion is lotion.” And that’s been especially true for the Mariners’ all-world catcher since returning to Spring Training from the World Baseball Classic on Thursday -- even as temperatures have reached historic

With Garver locked in, Mariners face decisions on Crawford, Miller's spot

March 22, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It’s nearly getaway day for the Mariners at Spring Training, and the club still has a few roster questions it’s looking to answer before voyaging to Seattle for Opening Day. And they already answered one of those on Sunday by going with Mitch Garver as their backup

'We are brothers': Arozarena ready to move on from handshake dustup with Raleigh

March 22, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The story that the Mariners have been looking to move on from reached what they believe is its final chapter on Saturday, when Randy Arozarena issued a second statement on his exchange with Cal Raleigh at the World Baseball Classic nearly two weeks ago.

Mariners top prospect Emerson to start 2026 in Triple-A

March 21, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Colt Emerson had a solid Spring Training, saw as much playing time as any Mariners position player and is a huge part of the club’s long-term plans. But he will begin the 2026 season in the Minor Leagues.

Oh, baby! Mariners' digital shorts are back with March Dadness

March 21, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- A very fertile Mariners clubhouse over the past year paved way for the latest, and easily the most wholesome, digital short that the club rolled on Saturday ahead of Opening Day. Titled “Babyproof,” the 30-second video features the many new fathers in Seattle and, more so, highlights

Young's massive HR highlights Mariners' massive night

March 21, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The loudest home run of the Mariners' game on Friday belonged to a name you might not expect. Not Cal Raleigh. Not Julio Rodríguez. Not even Randy Arozarena or Josh Naylor.

Sloan stuns Brewers' Spring Breakout squad with dominant 3-K outing

March 20, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Giddyup, Ryan Sloan. The Mariners’ overpowering right-hander lived up to his lofty prospect pedigree when overwhelming a lineup featuring MLB Pipeline’s No. 1-ranked farm system on Friday afternoon at MLB Spring Breakout. His final line: Nine up, nine down, 39 pitches, three strikeouts -- and no mercy.

Mariners' top pitching prospects developing fast friendship this spring

March 20, 2026

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.

Guardians-Mariners Opening Day starters: Bibee vs. Gilbert

@tim_stebbins
March 20, 2026

The Mariners are returning to T-Mobile Park for the first time since the American League Championship Series, a venue that saw some of the postseason’s most iconic moments of 2025, while the Guardians will look to springboard their surging finish to last October, when they came out of nowhere to

Here’s the Mariners’ Spring Breakout roster (Fri., 2 p.m. PT)

March 20, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- After much success in its first two years, Spring Breakout is back in 2026, creating a showcase-type opportunity for the best and brightest faces of the future by pitting them against other prominent prospects from other organizations. And for the Mariners, who possess one of the sport’s

Gilbert to make second consecutive Opening Day start for Mariners

March 19, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- At long last, Mariners manager Dan Wilson was finally ready to reveal the club’s Opening Day starter on Thursday afternoon. And to little surprise, given how Seattle had slotted its rotation throughout Cactus League play -- and that its selection is a homegrown ace who’s blossomed into

What are the biggest AL West takeaways from Spring Training?

March 18, 2026

We are about one week away from Opening Day, and the final rosters are starting to take shape. So we asked the MLB.com beat writers who cover the American League West clubs about what they’ve seen in camp to this point.

Muñoz and his celebrity cat return from Classic to Mariners camp

Mastrobuoni departs Team Italy early to address calf injury, continue push for Opening Day roster spot
March 15, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The cat content was in peak form at the World Baseball Classic. Andrés Muñoz regularly shared updates of his 15-year-old Persian feline, Matilda, from his hotel room in Houston while competing for Team Mexico -- headlined by the furry friend donning a mini sombrero in support.

Hancock? Criswell? Fight for Mariners' 5th rotation spot coming down to wire

March 15, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It’s becoming increasingly clear that the Mariners will need a No. 5 starter when they break camp and voyage to Seattle for Opening Day. And how they handle that spot -- as Bryce Miller works back from left oblique inflammation -- has all of a sudden become

First spring all about learning and growing for No. 2 prospect Anderson

March 14, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For Kade Anderson, Friday night was about the finish. The Mariners’ wunderkind left-hander made what wound up being his final start of an impressive Cactus League slate, covering three innings in a 10-7 loss to the Dodgers and working through a mid-game adjustment that helped salvage the

Back with Mariners, Randy ready to move on from Classic

March 14, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Randy Arozarena returned to Mariners camp on Saturday morning ready to turn the page towards the regular season. He also preferred not speaking further on the exchange with Cal Raleigh at the World Baseball Classic, declining interview requests at the Peoria Sports Complex and instead issuing a

As Mariners await Randy's return, does rift with Raleigh still linger?

March 13, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- By now, virtually everyone following the sport has seen the clips, heard the player reactions -- and more so, had a take -- on the awkward exchange between Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena at the World Baseball Classic on Monday night. The not-so-ideal part for the Mariners

Updated look at Mariners Opening Day roster projection

March 12, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- It won’t quite be show-and-go for the Mariners’ eight players at the World Baseball Classic who are expected to be on the club’s Opening Day roster. But it will still be a tight turnaround by the time they all return for the final days of Spring Training

Miller's first full-effort bullpen cut short after oblique discomfort

March 11, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Bryce Miller’s first full-effort bullpen session since suffering left side oblique inflammation was cut short before it got going on Wednesday afternoon, making an already tight window to break camp on the Opening Day roster even tighter. Miller threw a handful of higher-intensity warmup pitches, then took

Raleigh responds to scrutiny over rejected handshake: 'There's no beef. I love Randy'

March 10, 2026

PEORIA, Ariz. -- If there was any drama brewing between Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena at the World Baseball Classic, last year's AL MVP runner-up took steps to defuse it on Tuesday afternoon. "I hate that this is a thing,” Raleigh said via FaceTime with three Mariners beat reporters. “I