Globe iconLogin iconRecap iconSearch iconTickets icon
news

Mariners News arrow-downArrow Down icon Arrow Up icon

Mariners tab Castillo as Opening Day starter

@DKramer_
11:32 AM PDT

PEORIA, Ariz. -- In one of the least surprising developments in Mariners camp, Luis Castillo was named the club’s Opening Day starter on Monday morning by manager Scott Servais. For the March 28 opener at T-Mobile Park, Castillo will start opposite the Red Sox and either veteran righty Nick Pivetta,

Quiet Canzone staying loud at the plate for Mariners

Stanek throws scoreless frame in spring debut with Seattle
@DKramer_
4:53 PM PDT

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Dominic Canzone carries himself more quietly than some of his Mariners teammates, but what he’s done with his bat this spring has been among the team’s loudest. Canzone crushed his third Cactus League homer during Monday’s 9-5 win over the Rangers, a two-run blast in a 1-2

Garver helping Mariners with more than just his bat

Seattle's new DH providing crucial guidance throughout the clubhouse
@DKramer_
3:02 PM PDT

PEORIA, Ariz. -- One of the first conversations that new Mariners designated hitter Mitch Garver had upon arriving at Spring Training over a month ago was an enlightening and mostly one-sided confab with Bryce Miller. When he wasn’t working on his new splitter, Miller spent most of the offseason in

Gilbert 'in a great spot' after superb spring start

Mariners right-hander's three-pitch mix keeps D-backs at bay over five scoreless IP
@feinsand
March 17, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Logan Gilbert tried to approach Sunday’s spring start like a regular season game. If his regular season looks anything like this outing, the right-hander could be in for a special season. Gilbert allowed three hits and struck out seven over five scoreless innings in the Mariners’ 5-4

Injuries & Moves: Raleigh returns to lineup

March 17, 2024

LATEST NEWS

Projecting the Mariners' Opening Day roster

@DKramer_
March 16, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mariners Spring Training is nearing its end, with just over one week until the team departs Arizona for the start of the regular season. Even for a contending club with roster clarity, there have still been some intriguing developments over the past month, creating more clarity to

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

11:15 AM PDT

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

'We're deep': Mariners new-look lineup consistent from top to bottom

@DKramer_
March 16, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The results won’t matter for another week and a half, but the litmus test of the Mariners’ new-look lineup continues to achieve precisely what it’s set out to. They’ve been consistently consistent.

  • Projecting the Mariners’ Opening Day roster Seattle ran away to an 8-2 win over

Ford, Young say 'see you later' to Mariners camp after invaluable experience

@DKramer_
March 15, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- For Harry Ford and Cole Young, it’s not “goodbye,” but rather, “see you later.” The Mariners’ top prospects by MLB Pipeline were slated to play in their final contest in the big league ballpark in Peoria on Friday in the first Spring Breakout game against the Padres,

Woo dazzles through four perfect -- and efficient -- innings

@DKramer_
March 14, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Bryan Woo was so efficient on Thursday that his Cactus League outing came to an end before he’d reached his targeted pitch threshold at this stage of Spring Training. Woo wowed over four perfect innings, needing just 38 pitches to reach that mark while striking out five

Predicting the Mariners' Opening Day lineup

@DKramer_
March 15, 2024

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.

Breaking down Mariners' Rojas/Urías 3B tandem

@DKramer_
March 13, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners have a lot riding on third base this season, perhaps more than ever since Kyle Seager became their everyday player there in August 2011. Seager and Eugenio Suárez were stalwarts at the position, middle-lineup run producers counted on for 150-plus games. But now, the hot

Midgame adjustments could be key to Seattle's success

@DKramer_
March 13, 2024

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It’s still only the Cactus League and there are still two weeks until Opening Day, but the Mariners’ 8-1 win over the Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on Wednesday afternoon still carried a little more weight. After all, everything is more magnified when the Dodgers are involved, especially

How will Seattle's bullpen shape up after Santos' injury?

@DKramer_
March 12, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners’ bullpen suffered another setback on Tuesday, when Gregory Santos underwent an MRI that revealed a mild lat strain that will sideline him at least a few weeks. Santos, who’d been delayed with soreness in another area of his shoulder, will now join Matt Brash on

'Explosive-type player': Meet No. 6 prospect Jonny Farmelo

@DKramer_
March 11, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- In a roundabout way, Jonny Farmelo might not be in the Mariners' organization if not for Julio Rodríguez. Farmelo was selected with the No. 29 overall pick in last July’s Draft, in the first-ever Prospect Promotion Incentive round. The round was installed as part of the new

Stanek brings valuable experience to Mariners 'pen

@DKramer_
March 10, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Shortly after he underwent his physical but before he threw his first bullpen session and sat down with the Mariners’ pitching brain trust to discuss his role, Ryne Stanek was thrust into wildly unfamiliar territory upon arriving at the Peoria Sports Complex on Sunday. A spelling bee,

Polanco continues spring tear with two-homer day

@DKramer_
March 10, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Jorge Polanco still hasn’t stood up in front of his new teammates to do his round of on-the-spot questioning during the Mariners’ daily team meetings, which has been custom for one player each morning in Spring Training. That moment is coming soon, even if Seattle’s new second

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

After career year, Crawford has even higher goals in 2024

@DKramer_
March 9, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Cactus League play is two weeks underway, and the Mariners’ most consistent hitter last season only just recorded his first knock on Saturday. But for J.P. Crawford, is that really a cause for concern? “J.P., he's always putting the time and the effort and the work in,

J-Rod HR highlights Seattle's best day yet at the plate

@DKramer_
March 9, 2024

PHOENIX -- Julio Rodríguez was the headliner during the Mariners’ 7-5 win over the Brewers on Saturday afternoon, but he was hardly the lone contributor, and Seattle’s collective effort in its best Cactus League game yet underscored the offensive potential that the club has touted. “It doesn't feel deeper, it

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,

Settled in Seattle, Rojas having 'really good camp'

March 8, 2024

MESA, Ariz. -- It’s a different Spring Training for Josh Rojas -- in a lot of ways. The previous five seasons saw the Phoenix-area native make simple drives from home for Cactus League games as a hometown D-back. The view and commute time never changed. A midseason 2023 trade to

Mariners add ex-Astros stalwart Stanek to bullpen

March 10, 2024

While the Mariners are waiting for relievers to get healthy, they scored perhaps the best bullpen arm still on the market. Seattle signed reliever Ryne Stanek to a one-year deal on Sunday. To make room on the roster, right-hander Jackson Kowar was placed on the 60-day injured list and will

Woo breezes past Angels in second start

March 7, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Thursday in Peoria felt more like home for Bryan Woo, and -- by design -- like the regular season. Light rain kept the tarp on the field until an hour before first pitch and with it came cold, gray, and dreary conditions more characteristic of the Pacific