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Seattle Mariners designated hitter/outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. underwent a procedure on his left knee on Monday, the club announced.
Kenji Johjima walked away from $16 million on Monday, telling the Seattle Mariners he was triggering a contract option that let him return home to Japan rather than play here the next two seasons.
The Seattle Mariners retained the services of bench coach Ty Van Burkleo, pitching coach Rick Adair, hitting coach Alan Cockrell, first base coach Lee Tinsley, bullpen coach John Wetteland and performance coach Steve Hecht for the 2010 season, while dismissing third base coach Bruce Hines, the club announced on Monday.
The Seattle Mariners announced on Monday that catcher Kenji Johjima has decided to opt out of the last two years of his contract and return to play in Japan.
One of the thorniest issues the Seattle Mariners faced – what to do with catcher Kenji Johjima – has been resolved: The 33-year-old catcher has decided to return to Japan with two years left on his contract.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Rob Johnson is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair both hips and his left wrist, the club announced on Tuesday.
Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was named the American League's Pitcher of the Month for September.
They were a rag-tag bunch, the Seattle Mariners of 2009 – a team that was constantly in transition, perpetually fragile and featuring the worst offense in the American League.
If Sunday was Ken Griffey Jr.’s last game as a member of the Seattle Mariners, maybe even as a baseball player, then it was a fitting celebration for the man who helped save a moribund franchise and turn it into the modern Mariners we know today.
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While the Mariners celebrated their season Sunday with an impromptu Love Boat parade around Safeco Field, it was easy to forget that the team that enjoyed such rare camaraderie in 2009 won’t resemble the team that returns in 2010.
A year ago, the final game couldn’t be over fast enough. Sure there were postgame handshakes and well-wishes, but when the 2008 season came and went, the Seattle Mariners were glad to get away from each other. They were 100-game losers and a splintered group at that.
Zach Greinke likely gets the memento, but Felix Hernandez got the moment.
There was no postseason to celebrate, no 2009 World Series, so the Seattle Mariners turned the end of their 162nd game Sunday into a celebration of Ken Griffey Jr. – not for what he’d done on the field, but for the team he’d helped make them.
I always hate doing these awards stories because there are no true definitions or criteria for selecting them.
Felix Hernandez pitched into the seventh inning and Franklin Gutierrez went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, as Seattle topped Texas, 4-3, in the final game of the season for both teams.
SEATTLE – They broke camp with closer Brandon Morrow and a bullpen full of uncertainties, no one thought the Seattle Mariners relievers would be one of the strengths of the franchise.
The high-volume, postgame beer shower has become a happy routine for the Seattle Mariners this season – celebrating everything from first home runs to career milestones – but Ken Griffey Jr. had been handing out the showers all year.
Felix Hernandez gets to state his case for the American League Cy Young Award this afternoon when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers wrap up their respective seasons at Safeco Field.
Ichiro won’t win the batting title this season or score 100 runs, but he’s added another of those shake-your-head marks to his considerable résumé.
It’s just possible this particular collection of Seattle Mariners has hit their ceiling, maxed out at 83 wins, gone about as far as what they have will take them.
Franklin Gutierrez's RBI single in the fifth inning was the eventual game-winner, as the Seattle Mariners edged the Texas Rangers, 2-1, in the middle installment of a three-game set at Safeco Field.
Two American League West teams that showed improvement in 2009 wrap up their respective seasons with a three-game set that starts tonight at Safeco Field, where the Seattle Mariners will host the Texas Rangers.
The grin still hadn’t left Adam Moore’s face. And the mere mention of his first big-league home run brought a wide smile.
Doug Fister will never be confused with Brandon Morrow in terms of velocity. At 6-foot-6, Fister might be expected to have a 98 mph fastball in his arsenal. Instead, it’s often 88 mph. He can hit 91 or 92 on occasion.
The Oakland Athletics will finish in last place in the American League West this season. However, there is some reason for optimism in the Bay Area.
SEATTLE – With five games left at the time he was asked, what did Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu hope to accomplish this week?
Ken Griffey Jr. did it again, hitting his second three-run home run in 26 hours as the Seattle Mariners had fun early in jumping out to a 6-0 lead over the Oakland Athletics.
Mike Sweeney's two-run single in the fifth inning was the eventual game-winner, as Seattle edged Oakland, 4-2, to sweep a three-game set at Safeco Field.
Russell Branyan probably won’t start another game at first base this season for the Seattle Mariners.
The few fans who braved the downpour on their way into the stadium and the night chill during Tuesday’s game at Safeco Field were treated to two reminders of the Seattle Mariners’ success in their 6-4 win over the Oakland A’s.
Ken Griffey, Jr. hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow was stellar on the bump, as the Seattle Mariners made short work of the Oakland Athletics, 7-0, in the middle test of a three-game set.
The Seattle Mariners try to string back-to-back wins together this evening, when they go for a series win against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field.
A man needs goals, and when Jose Lopez and the Seattle Mariners play the first of their final six games of the 2009 season tonight, both he and the team will still have the chance to reach a few.
TORONTO – Russell Branyan, who wanted to finish the best season of his career on the field with his Seattle Mariners teammates, will watch the final six games of the year from the bench.
TORONTO – Once they’d won the first game on their last trip of the season, the Seattle Mariners had 79 victories for 2009 with five left before flying home.
Rod Barajas' RBI double in the eighth lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a four-game set at Rogers Centre.
The Toronto Blue Jays go for a series win this afternoon when they wrap up their four-game set against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre.
TORONTO – Ichiro Suzuki made a little more history Saturday, getting ejected from a game for the first time in his Seattle Mariners career.
TORONTO – Winning five of his last six decisions, Ian Snell nearly killed the Seattle Mariners bullpen, and it may have come back to bite him Saturday.
The season’s final homestand at Safeco Field figured to be a bye week for Mariners fans. They would gather inside the secular cathedral south of downtown Seattle for six goodbye tributes to Ken Griffey Jr., culminating next Sunday with a postgame parade around the warning track, followed by a final doff of the cap in the autumn shade.
Rod Barajas' RBI double in the eighth lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-4 win over the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a four-game set at Rogers Centre.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was ejected from Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays for the first time in his professional career.
TORONTO – It is never pretty when siblings go at it.
TORONTO – What began as sheer domination became a grind, and Felix Hernandez proved he’s a pitcher capable of doing both on any given night.
Ian Snell tries to continue his resurgence with Seattle this afternoon when the Mariners play the third test of their four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
TORONTO – David Aardsma has been stuck on 35 saves for eight days, and the two- game series in Tampa Bay could have seriously frustrated him.
Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer and Roy Halladay tossed his third shutout of the year, as the Toronto Blue Jays took down the Seattle Mariners, 5-0, in the second test of a four-game set at Rogers Centre.
Felix Hernandez tries to state his case for an American League Cy Young Award this evening when the Seattle Mariners open a four-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Seattle Mariners have 10 games remaining and three catchers – Rob Johnson, Kenji Johjima and rookie Adam Moore – who need playing time.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Sitting on the bench after the fifth inning, Brandon Morrow was a contented man Wednesday – he had shut out Tampa Bay on three hits, thrown only 64 pitches and was thinking he’d pitch seven innings.
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - B.J. Upton's two-run single in the eighth inning was the difference, as the Tampa Bay Rays edged the Seattle Mariners, 5-4, in the finale of a two-game set from Tropicana Field.
Young right-hander Wade Davis looks for a third strong outing in his fourth major-league appearance tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a brief two-game series at Tropicana Field.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Another day in the big leagues for Adam Moore, another major league ballpark – this one the domed Tropicana Field.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Fly from the Northwest to the Southeast and there’s a chance a stowaway may slip aboard – physical exhaustion.
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Jose Lopez's solo homer in the eighth inning was the difference, as the Seattle Mariners edged the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, in the opener of a two-game set from Tropicana Field.
Young right-hander Wade Davis looks for a third strong outing in his fourth major-league appearance tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Seattle Mariners in the middle test of a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – For months before he signed a contract to return to the Seattle Mariners, the questions about what Ken Griffey Jr. might do if things went bad rattled across the airwaves, in news columns and – yes – among team executives.
Adam Moore has started two major league games in his life: a 14-inning victory over the White Sox last week, and the 7-1 win against the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Seattle – There was no planned promotion, no old flannel uniforms – just the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on Sunday.
The New York Yankees try to move one step closer to a playoff berth this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three- game series against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Not much went on in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse until Washington beat USC with its final-seconds field goal Saturday – a kick about half the team roster was watching on a handful of television sets.
The team is finally acknowledging what the Mariners Insider blog reported four days ago – that shortstop Jack Wilson’s season is almost certainly over.
For as long as Doug Fister has been throwing a baseball – and beating pitchers who threw much harder – there has been the notion that somehow everything he’s accomplished has been the product of smoke and mirrors.
Ken Griffey Jr. went 2-for-3 with a homer, drove in four runs and scored twice to lead the Seattle Mariners in a 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the finale of a three-game set from Safeco Field.
Someone asked Adrian Beltre if he was feeling normal again more than a month after being hit in the groin by a baseball – and Beltre realized he couldn’t answer honestly.
Down a run to the New York Yankees and Mariano Rivera with two outs and no one on in the ninth inning, the Seattle Mariners got a pinch-hit double by Mike Sweeney and – on the first pitch he saw – a home run from Ichiro Suzuki.
For the second straight game, Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki provided the heroics, belting a two-run homer off future Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning to lift the Mariners to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees.
CC Sabathia tries to become the American League's first 18- game winner this evening, when the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners continue their three-game series at Safeco Field.
The Seattle Mariners filled their assistant general manager opening on Thursday with general manager Jack Zduriencik announcing the hiring of Jeff Kingston.
Ichiro Suzuki knew what was awaiting him. Earlier this season, he’d recorded the first walk-off hit of his career and received the now traditional pummeling array of backslaps and slaps to the helmet from teammates in celebration, led by teammate and ringleader Mike Sweeney.
Rookie Michael Saunders has appeared in 33 games since coming up from Tacoma in July – but it doesn’t look like he’ll be in many more this month.
The Seattle Mariners came up with a Pavlovian reward system for their starting pitcher – for each fast inning he turned in, they’d score a run or two.
Ichiro Suzuki notched the game-winning RBI single in the 14th inning, as the Seattle Mariners rallied from a two-run ninth inning deficit to stun the White Sox, 4-3, and put a damper on Chicago's playoff hopes.
Time is starting to run out on the Chicago White Sox' chances of returning to the postseason. Tonight, the Pale Hose try to stay in the American League Central race, as they go for a series win in the finale of their three-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Perhaps it wasn’t a sold-out standing ovation that he might have received had he broken the record at Safeco Field, but Ichiro Suzuki received plenty of appreciation from the small Seattle crowd before Tuesday’s game with the Chicago White Sox.
For the most part Tuesday, Ian Snell avoided the faulty command that has plagued him at times since joining the Seattle Mariners.
Ryan Rowland-Smith stifled the White Sox with eight innings of one-run ball, and the Seattle Mariners dealt Chicago a 4-1 loss to further diminish the South Siders' playoff hopes.
The Seattle Mariners activated pitcher Carlos Silva from the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday and placed pitcher Sean White on the 60-day DL with right shoulder tendinitis.
The Chicago White Sox still have a pulse in the AL Central race and will open a three-game series tonight against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
His Hall-of-Fame plaque won’t mention this, but Ichiro Suzuki has done more to revive the legacies of forgotten baseball greats than anybody this side of Ken Burns.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Adam Moore flew all morning to put on a big-league uniform for the first time Sunday – and watch it rain all day as he waited for the weather-delayed doubleheader between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Soaked in beer, Ichiro Suzuki smiled after a long day. After he reached 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season during the second game of a doubleheader, Ken Griffey Jr. picked up his slight teammate, slung him over his shoulder and carried him to the showers, where teammates awaited with a beer bath.
Tommy Hunter allowed just one run in his first career complete game, and the Texas Rangers used three home runs to power their way past the Seattle Mariners, 7-2, in the first of two Sunday games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
With an RBI infield single in the second inning against the Texas Rangers on Sunday, Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki entered the record books.
Prior to Sunday's doubleheader with the Rangers, the Seattle Mariners recalled pitcher Garrett Olson from Triple-A Tacoma and added catcher Adam Moore and infielder Matt Tuiasosopo from Tacoma.
Game Two: Seattle - Felix Hernandez (14-5, 2.61) Texas - Derek Holland (7-10, 5.93)
Felix Hernandez continues his case for the American League Cy Young Award this afternoon when the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers wrap up a three-game series with a doubleheader at Rangers Ballpark.
ARLINGTON, Texas – It had been five games, three cities and eight days since their last win, so the Seattle Mariners went with a pitcher who hadn’t worked in the big leagues in more than two months.
Ichiro Suzuki's record-setting night overshadowed a dazzling performance by Felix Hernandez, as the Seattle Mariners blanked Texas, 5-0, to split a doubleheader with the Rangers.
ARLINGTON, Texas – They flew most of the night, tried to sleep much of the day, and were rained out in the evening – that’s what the Seattle Mariners’ day was like Friday.
Mike Wilson hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Garrett Olson allowed only one run over six innings as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Sacramento River Cats, 5-2, Thursday night at Cheney Stadium to even their best-of-five Pacific Coast League playoff series at one game apiece.
The playoff-hopeful Texas Rangers try once again to open an important nine-game homestand tonight with the first of three consecutive clashes against the sliding Seattle Mariners from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
ANAHEIM, calif. – Say this about John Lackey: The man the Angels consider their ace has never cared who the Seattle Mariners send up against him or who their general manager or manager was in any given season.
Friday's contest between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers has been postponed due to rain.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Luke French wasn’t stunned when the Seattle Mariners told him he’d finish his rookie season in their bullpen, not their starting rotation – after all, he’d pitched in relief before.
Ichiro Suzuki takes a crack at history when the Seattle Mariners try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this evening at Angel Stadium.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – You may have read this before, but Brandon Morrow will slide into Luke French’s spot in Seattle’s starting rotation for the rest of the season, beginning Friday night against Texas.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – It took Ian Snell 24 minutes to lose a game Wednesday, and two hours, 44 minutes for the Seattle Mariners to finish it.
John Lackey tossed his eighth career shutout and Torii Hunter clubbed a two-run homer, as Los Angeles defeated Seattle, 3-0, to complete a three-game sweep at Angel Stadium.
The Seattle Mariners recalled pitcher Brandon Morrow from Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Brandon Morrow, tentatively slated to pitch for Tacoma in the third game of the Pacific Coast League playoffs against Sacramento on Friday, instead will rejoin the Seattle Mariners and face the Texas Rangers.
Kendry Morales smacked a three-run double in the first inning, as the LA Angels of Anaheim used another solid outing from Jered Weaver to top the Mariners, 6-3, in the second meeting of a three-game series.
On the surface, baseball seems to be a sport of substance rather than style.
Jered Weaver takes aim at his 15th win of the season this evening when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim continue their three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium.
OAKLAND – Mike Carp arrived in spring training last February delighted to be with a new organization, then realized the Seattle Mariners had cornered the market on first basemen.
Scott Hairston slugged a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, and the Oakland Athletics won 5-2 to earn a split of a four-game series with the Mariners.
OAKLAND – On the verge of gaining ground on every team ahead of them in the American League wild-card race, the Seattle Mariners were reminded why that particular dream is so hard to make real.
Ichiro Suzuki takes aim at another milestone this afternoon, when the Seattle Mariners wrap up their four-game series against the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum.
Cliff Pennington was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer to help Oakland snap a seven-game losing streak to Seattle with a 9-5 win.
Ryan Rowland-Smith tossed eight strong innings and Ichiro Suzuki moved closer to 2,000 career hits, as the Seattle Mariners doubled up Oakland, 6-3, in the second of four games with the Athletics.
The Seattle Mariners try to beat the Oakland Athletics for the sixth straight time this evening when the American League West rivals resume a four-game series at the Coliseum.
As if making his Angels debut against Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was enough pressure, Scott Kazmir will also take the hill this evening knowing his new club is losing ground in the standings.
Felix Hernandez turned in yet another stellar performance on the mound and Bill Hall's RBI double in the seventh inning was the difference, as Seattle edged Los Angeles, 3-0, to spoil Scott Kazmir's debut in an Angels uniform.
Seattle Mariners star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will play for the first time in nine games on Tuesday, back in his traditional leadoff position for a contest against the Angels.
The Seattle Mariners activated third baseman Adrian Beltre from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday among three roster moves.
Lee Pelekoudas, whose 30 years with the Seattle Mariners began as a traveling secretary and included a term as interim general manager, resigned today.
Seattle continued its offensive struggles, plating just two runs after consecutive shutouts, but that was all Doug Fister needed in the Mariners' 2-1 victory over the Angels at Safeco Field.
(Sports Network) -- Ervin Santana will attempt to continue his second-half turnaround and move the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim another step closer to an American League West division title when the talented pitcher takes the mound for tonight's clash with the Seattle Mariners from Safeco Field.
Zack Greinke tries to match a career-high with his 13th win of the year this afternoon when the Kansas City Royals wrap up their four-game series with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Zack Greinke hurled a career-best one-hitter as Kansas City topped Seattle, 3-0, in the finale of a four-game set from Safeco Field.
Seattle Mariners first baseman Russell Branyan has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disk in his back.
The Seattle Mariners could be without slugging first baseman Russell Branyan this evening when they continue their four-game series with the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field.
Felix Hernandez got back to his winning ways with seven solid innings, and the Seattle Mariners grabbed a 6-3 win against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field.
Felix Hernandez got back to his winning ways with seven solid innings, and the Seattle Mariners grabbed a 6-3 win against the Kansas City Royals at Safeco Field.
The Seattle Mariners will turn to their ace pitcher in hopes of evening a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals that resumes tonight at Safeco Field.
Jose Lopez hit a two-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners in a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-3 victory.
Jose Lopez homered, newly acquired Bill Hall drove in two runs and Luke French won his third game in four decisions as a Mariner in Seattle’s 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki was out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Oakland due to tightness in his left calf muscle.
(Sports Network) -- For the Seattle Mariners, having the Oakland Athletics on the schedule seems to be the perfect remedy for the team's recent struggles.
Jose Lopez hit a two-run homer to lead the Seattle Mariners in a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 5-3 victory.
(Sports Network) -- The Seattle Mariners will be striving for their first winning streak in more than two weeks when the team hosts the Oakland Athletics in a clash between American League West foes tonight at Safeco Field.
Ken Griffey Jr. belted a two-run homer and Ian Snell provided six strong innings on the mound in Seattle's 3-1 victory over Oakland to start a three-game series.
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki was out of the lineup for Monday's 3-1 win over Oakland due to tightness in his left calf muscle.
(Sports Network) -- Following a difficult road trip, the Seattle Mariners will head back to Safeco Field this evening for the first of three consecutive clashes with the Oakland Athletics.
Fausto Carmona pitched a season-high seven innings for his first win since May 14, outdueling Seattle's Felix Hernandez in the Indians' 6-1 win over the Mariners.
CLEVELAND – Felix Hernandez remains a viable Cy Young Award candidate, but that candidacy seemed a lot stronger three weeks ago, when he won his 12th game. Since then, he’s made four starts without winning, and on Sunday was the losing pitcher when the Seattle Mariners made a mess of things in losing to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1.
Seattle right-hander Felix Hernandez can get within one win of a career high today when the visiting Mariners close out a three-game weekend series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.
Fausto Carmona pitched a season-high seven innings for his first win since May 14, outdueling Seattle's Felix Hernandez in the Indians' 6-1 win over the Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners selected the contract of pitcher Randy Messenger from Triple-A Tacoma and optioned pitcher Chris Jakubauskas to the minors Saturday.
In his first game with the club after being acquired from Milwaukee earlier in the week, Bill Hall went 2-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs as Seattle topped Cleveland, 9-4, in the opener of a three- game weekend set.
Fresh off his first major-league victory, rookie right- hander Doug Fister can keep the Seattle Mariners on the periphery of the American League Wild-Card race tonight when he faces the Cleveland Indians in the middle game of a three-game weekend series at Progressive Field.
DETROIT – Bill Hall knew he wasn’t having much of a season in Milwaukee, but when they designated him for assignment the day after he’d hit a home run, he understood his days with the Brewers were over.
DETROIT — Clete Thomas’ two-out, RBI single capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning and lifted the Detroit Tigers to a 7-6 win Thursday over the Seattle Mariners, who lost despite hitting four home runs against former teammate Jarrod Washburn.
Prior to Thursday's contest, the Seattle Mariners optioned pitcher Garrett Olson to Triple-A Tacoma to make room for infielder/outfielder Bill Hall on the major league roster.
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