The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran pitcher Kevin Millwood to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Alex Rodriguez, paid $32 million to play what amounted to half a season for the Yankees in 2011, didn’t need to take 10 sawbucks off the hands of touted prospect Jesus Montero.
The trade between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners involving young hurler Michael Pineda and blue-chip prospect Jesus Montero became official Monday.
During the week since Jack Zduriencik traded for Yankees catcher Jesus Montero, I have come to the conclusion that Montero – and, more importantly, the Mariners – will be better served if he never catches a game in a Seattle uniform.
The Seattle Mariners signed left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez to a minor league contract on Wednesday.
Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson were Seattle Mariners’ batterymates with distinctly different personalities.
The Mariners announced two more inductees – Randy Johnson and Dan Wilson – to the team’s hall of fame. Johnson and Wilson will become the fifth and sixth members when they are inducted in a ceremony on July 28 before the Mariners-Kansas City Royals game.
The Seattle Mariners have avoided arbitration with pitchers Jason Vargas, Brandon League and Shawn Kelley, signing all three to one-year contracts.
It’s too early to tell if Jesus Montero has the power to awaken a dead-wood Mariners lineup, but the pronunciation of his first name might be an omen.
After months of low-key offseason moves, the Seattle Mariners came up with a headline-grabbing trade Friday – swapping starting pitcher Michael Pineda for New York Yankees catcher Jesus Montero.
The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners have reportedly agreed to a swap of young players on Friday.
Looking for a bat to drop into the heart of their lineup, the Seattle Mariners have apparently made a blockbuster trade – pitcher Michael Pineda for New York Yankees rookie catcher Jesus Montero.
An update on the status of free agent first baseman Prince Fielder is that more teams seem to be going in other directions and the market is smaller than his RBI total or his waist size.
The Seattle Mariners signed pitcher Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract Tuesday with an invitation to spring training.
The only person to make it into the Hall of Fame on Monday was shortstop Barry Larkin. The wait continues for former Mariners DH Edgar Martinez.
A full day after a Japanese shortstop told reporters in his country he’d signed with the Seattle Mariners, the Mariners announced Thursday they’d agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract – with Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma.
The Seattle Mariners signed Japanese free agent pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract Thursday.
Ichiro Suzuki, the Seattle outfielder who insisted his failure to accumulate 200 hits last season never crossed his mind, has put an entirely different slant on 2011 in the Japanese media.
George Sherrill is officially a member of the Seattle Mariners again.
In a deal that had been all but done for a week, the Mariners made it official today, announcing the signing of left-handed reliever George Sherrill to a 2012 contract.
The Seattle Mariners signed veteran reliever George Sherrill to a contract for the 2012 season on Friday.
The quiet offseason for the Seattle Mariners took an turn this afternoon thanks to a tweet from Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison, who let go with this wowzer: “Just heard from my boy that Prince to Seattle is a done deal…”
The Seattle Mariners signed catcher Chris Gimenez on Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers won back-to-back American League championships to set the bar in the American League West, but the Los Angeles Angels spent $331.5 million Thursday to close the gap.
When Eric Wedge met with the media at the winter meetings in Dallas, he wasn’t asked a single question about Prince Fielder – but that was one of the few people who didn’t come up.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with catcher Josh Bard. The pact is believed to be worth $750,000, but not guaranteed.
The Seattle Mariners’ leaders travel to Dallas and baseball’s annual winter meetings with plenty of needs – knowing it may be the wrong year to find everything they’re looking for.
There was an implication the Seattle Mariners might pursue free agent slugger Prince Fielder when general manager Jack Zduriencik spoke to the media Tuesday.
The Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday traded catcher John Jaso to the Seattle Mariners for right-handed pitcher Josh Lueke and a player to be named later or cash considerations.
A fter learning that Greg Halman’s seemingly happy 24-year life had ended with a horrible incident at his home in the Netherlands port city of Rotterdam, those who came to know the Mariners outfield prospect chose to remember his smile.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death on Monday in Rotterdam. He was 24 years old.
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander has the American League Cy Young Award. Is another trophy in his future?
When the season ended, Seattle Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan couldn’t turn his head too far left or right – and hadn’t been able to in weeks.
The Seattle Mariners outrighted pitcher Anthony Vasquez to Triple-A Tacoma Thursday.
Major league teams begin shopping in earnest on the free-agent market today, and the fan bases of all 30 teams can’t help thinking how a hitter such as Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder might change their 2012 season.
The Seattle Mariners outrighted infielder Luis Rodriguez on Wednesday, and the six-year veteran opted to become a free agent.
David Aardsma has known since July 22 – the day he had major elbow surgery – that the Seattle Mariners were not in position to go to salary arbitration with him before the 2012 season.
The Mariners outrighted pitcher David Aardsma on Monday, and Seattle's former closer opted to become a free agent.
For the first time since they won 116 games in 2001, the Seattle Mariners will return their manager and complete coaching staff – ending years of finding one scapegoat or another.
The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that the coaching staff will return unchanged in 2012.
Ken Griffey Jr. was honored with the commissioner of baseball’s Historic Achievement Award prior to Game Four of the World Series on Sunday for a superb career that began and ended with the Seattle Mariners.
Before Game 4 of the World Series tonight, the commissioner of baseball will be given MLB’s ‘Historic Achievement’ award for a superb career than began and ended with the Seattle Mariners.
Ichiro Suzuki, who speaks Japanese and English, summed up his disappointing 2011 season the other night in his favorite language.
It was a lipstick-on-a-pig moment, but the most Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik would do was powder the beast’s cheeks.
For all the good signs the Seattle Mariners insist their 2011 season produced, they finished with some bad numbers Wednesday. The Oakland Athletics shut them out for the second game in a row, 2-0, and after being held to four hits in their 161st game, the Mariners managed just two in their 162nd.
In the final days of March 2003, the Seattle Mariners were scheduled to leave spring training and fly their players, front office executives, families and equipment from Phoenix to Tokyo to open the season.
Gio Gonzalez went eight scoreless innings on Wednesday, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 win over the Seattle Mariners in the final game of the regular season for both teams.
The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will open the 2012 regular season with a two-game set in Tokyo, Japan.
Major League Baseball announced today the Seattle Mariners will open the 2012 season in Tokyo, Japan, March 28-29 against the Oakland Athletics.
Among the suggestions manager Eric Wedge has been delivering to players in the final days of a season that ends today is the expectation that they do everything in their power this winter to get physically prepared for 2012.
Sometime around 10 tonight, the conclusion of the Mariners’ season will find melancholy spectators at Safeco Field reflecting on the twists and turns of a long-ago summer gutted by a 17-game losing streak.
If Blake Beavan hit the proverbial end-of-the-season wall on Tuesday, the entire Seattle Mariners lineup joined the crash.
Trevor Cahill tossed seven scoreless innings on Tuesday, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 7-0 thrashing of the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.
Like most major leaguers, Mike Carp would rather play in the field each day than serve as the Seattle Mariners’ designated hitter, and not just because it keeps him on the field.
There were all sorts of reasons that facing the Oakland Athletics in his final start of the season wasn’t a good omen for Jason Vargas – and then they scored in the first inning to go ahead, 1-0.
Jason Vargas pitched eight strong innings and retired 14 straight batters at one point, boosting Seattle to a 4-2 win over Oakland in the start of a season-ending three-game series.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Seattle Mariners are done on the road after matching the slugging AL West champion Texas Rangers.
Yorvit Torrealba homered in consecutive innings, including a grand slam, after Derek Holland pitched his scheduled five innings for his 16th victory and the AL West champion Texas Rangers beat Seattle 12-5 Sunday in their final home game of the regular season.
Yorvit Torrealba belted a pair of homers, including a grand slam, and drove in five runs while Derek Holland ended his regular season with a five-game winning streak, leading the AL West-champion Rangers to a 12-5 rout of the Seattle Mariners.
Felix Hernandez said it was “scary,” and the rest of the Seattle Mariners agreed.
Arlington, Texas — Mariners rookie Anthony Vasquez got to start in his home state for the first time, with no better luck against the Rangers.
Adrian Beltre and Craig Gentry each hit a two-run homer, as the Texas Rangers inched closer to their second straight American League West title with a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners.
MINNEAPOLIS – Blake Beavan was smiling.
Casper Wells, an outfielder who showed the Seattle Mariners right-handed power in Safeco Field last month, has been sidelined while battling an equilibrium problem and will not play again this season.
An outfielder who showed right-handed power in Safeco Field, Casper Wells has been battling an equilibrium problem for weeks and will not play again this season for the Seattle Mariners.
MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Pineda flashed a wide smile as he spoke about the end of his rookie season for the Seattle Mariners.
Trayvon Robinson ripped a two-run single and Ichiro Suzuki slapped an RBI double during a three-run seventh inning to send the Seattle Mariners to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in the middle tilt of a three-game set at Target Field.
MINNEAPOLIS – From left field, Mike Carp looked around and saw fellow rookies at third base, shortstop, second base, and center field for the Seattle Mariners.
Adam Kennedy's run-scoring infield hit in the seventh inning was the difference, as Seattle sent Minnesota to its 10th consecutive loss with a 5-4 decision in the opener of a three-game set.
CLEVELAND – Mike Carp and the Seattle Mariners made the most of their cross-country trip for a makeup game.
Mike Carp hit an RBI double and clubbed his first career grand slam through steady rain to highlight a nine-run third inning as the Seattle Mariners pounded the Cleveland Indians, 12-6, at Progressive Field.
Seattle – Rookie outfielder Trayvon Robinson hasn’t looked quite ready for the big leagues since being acquired from the Los Angles Dodgers in July in a three-way deal with the Boston Red Sox, but he’s quickly becoming one of the most popular Seattle Mariners.
SEATTLE – When they were teammates, Felix Hernandez and Adrian Beltre would argue about anything – loudly – and now that they’re on opposing teams, the back-and-forth bickering has grown wicked.
Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer to back 6 2/3 scoreless innings from Matt Harrison, as the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners, 3-0, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Dan Cortes, the hard-throwing right-handed reliever with a few off-the-field incidents in his past, added another this week – and will be lost for the remainder of the season to the Seattle Mariners.
With 11 games to go in their season, the Seattle Mariners are on the threshold of an American League record one would never expect of a team that doesn’t rely on power – but one they can reach.
The Seattle Mainers assured that another generation of Dave Niehaus fans will be given a reminder of his role with the franchise when they unveiled a statue of their late broadcaster inside Safeco Field on Friday.
Staggering toward the finish line with a 3-10 September record, the Seattle Mariners have now beaten the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers – two teams headed for October – in back-to-back games.
Blake Beavan pitched eight scoreless innings to help Seattle down Texas, 4-0, in the opener of a three-game series.
Luis Rodriguez's homer in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted the Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the Yankees and prevented New York from completing a three-game sweep.
Mariano Rivera's 600th career save moved him one shy of Trevor Hoffman's all-time record, and secured the Yankees' 3-2 victory over the Mariners at Safeco Field.
Mark Teixeira and Chris Dickerson homered off Felix Hernandez in the fourth inning, and Phil Hughes pitched six strong frames, as the New York Yankees turned back the Mariners, 9-3, at Safeco Field.
Eric Hosmer's two-run homer in the first inning proved to be the difference, as the Kansas City Royals took down the Seattle Mariners, 4-2, in the third test of a four-game series.
Miguel Olivo finished a single shy of the cycle, scored three times and drove in two runs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-3, in the second test of a four-game series.
Ichiro Suzuki may not get to 200 hits for the first time in his career, but he sure put a charge into Luke Hochevar's first pitch Thursday night.
Felix Hernandez shut down the contending Angels for the second time in a week, tossing eight effective innings to carry the Mariners to a 2-1 win in the middle installment of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners will be without Franklin Gutierrez for the final month of the season after they placed the slick- fielding center fielder on the 60-day disabled list with a strained left oblique.
Seattle Mariners first baseman Mike Carp was named the American League's top rookie for the month of August.
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer and RBI double to help the Angels power past the Mariners, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game series.
Ryan Sweeney and David DeJesus each drove in two runs to back five solid innings from Trevor Cahill, as the Oakland Athletics took down the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, to sweep a three-game series.
OAKLAND – Michael Pineda was as surprised as anyone when Cliff Pennington swung at a 3-0 pitch in the fourth inning.
OAKLAND, Calif. --Michael Pineda was as surprised as anyone when Cliff Pennington swung at a 3-0 pitch in the fourth inning.
Cliff Pennington smacked a three-run homer and Hideki Matsui smoked a three-run double, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 9-2 drubbing of the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners have recalled first baseman Justin Smoak from his rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Tacoma and activated him from the 15-day disabled list.
Torii Hunter's three-run homer and Howie Kendrick's solo shot were enough for the Angels to get by the Mariners, 4-3, and earn a split in the four-game series.
Mike Carp delivered the go-ahead two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and Felix Hernandez went the distance for the fifth time this season, sending the Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the Angels.
The Atlanta Braves made a couple of moves prior to the waiver trading deadline on Wednesday, including acquiring infielder Jack Wilson from the Seattle Mariners for a player to be named later.
The Seattle Mariners announced Wednesday that they have agreed to a multi-year contract extension for general manager Jack Zduriencik.
Seattle Mariners President & Chief Operating Officer Chuck Armstrong announced today that Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jack Zduriencik has agreed on a multi-year extension of his existing contract. Per club policy, no terms will be announced.
Mike Trout belted two home runs and knocked in five runs to lead the Angels to a 13-6 victory over the Mariners in the second test of a four-game series.
Mike Carp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Mariners over the Angels, 5-3, in the opener of a four-game series.
Seattle Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak, out since mid-August with a broken nose, is set to start his rehabilitation assignment Monday at Triple-A Tacoma.
Tyler Flowers hit a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning as the Chicago White Sox ripped Seattle, 9-3, in the finale of a three-game set.
Brent Lillibridge's two-run homer in the fifth inning provided the decisive runs in the White Sox's 4-2 victory over the Mariners in the opener of a three-game series.
Dustin Ackley went 2-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored as Seattle split a doubleheader with Cleveland thanks to a 12-7 victory in the second game.
The Seattle Mariners placed pitcher Dan Cortes on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised left ankle and selected the contract of pitcher Anthony Vasquez from Triple-A Tacoma Tuesday.
Franklin Gutierrez knocked in the eventual game-winning run in the top of the ninth with a sacrifice fly to send the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of a four-game series at Progressive Field.
Jeremy Hellickson was magnificent on Saturday. The rookie righty went eight shutout innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-0 drubbing of the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game series at Tropicana Field.
Ben Zobrist singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning to send the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners at Tropicana Field in the opener of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners placed infielder Jack Wilson on the 15-day disabled list and activated shortstop Brendan Ryan.
Brandon Morrow reminded the Mariners why they made him in the fifth overall selection in the 2006 draft.
The Seattle Mariners have acquired right- handed pitcher Chance Ruffin from the Detroit Tigers to complete the July 30 trade for pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley.
The Toronto Blue Jays put on a batting clinic Tuesday night at Safeco Field, pounding out 15 hits en route to a 13-7 victory over the Seattle Mariners in the second test of a three-game set.
The Seattle Mariners released pitcher Chris Ray on Tuesday.
Mike Carp and Casper Wells hit back-to-back, eighth-inning homers to push the Seattle Mariners past the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners came to terms with left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen, the second overall pick in this year's draft.
Ichiro Suzuki and Casper Wells homered during Seattle's five-run first inning, but the Mariners had to hold on for a 5-4 victory against the Red Sox.
The Seattle Mariners placed first baseman Justin Smoak on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
Josh Reddick crushed a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Red Sox held on to top the Mariners, 6-4, in the first of three meetings between the clubs.
Casper Wells knocked in the eventual winning run with an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to send the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Texas Rangers in the finale of a three-game series.
Josh Hamilton hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-6 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Matt Harrison threw seven strong innings and the Rangers backed him with 15 hits, as Texas downed Seattle, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners placed shortstop Brendan Ryan on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder.
Ervin Santana pitched into the ninth inning to help the Angels edge the Mariners in a 2-1 pitcher's duel to take the rubber match of a three-game series.
Vernon Wells singled in Torii Hunter in the 10th inning, boosting the Angels to a 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners.
The Mariners have optioned the struggling Greg Halman to Triple A Tacoma. They will make a corresponding roster move before Friday's game.
The Seattle Mariners released designated hitter Jack Cust on Thursday.
Casper Wells' first home run as a Mariner proved to be the difference in Seattle's 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics.
The Seattle Mariners on Tuesday placed third baseman Chone Figgins on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hip flexor.
The Seattle Mariners recalled pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen from Double-A Jackson on Tuesday.
Dustin Ackley hit a bases-loaded triple to highlight a five-run second inning that catapulted the Mariners over the Athletics, 8-4, in the opener of a three-game series.
The Seattle Mariners placed pitcher Chris Ray on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 30, with a strained right shoulder latisimus dorsi.
Boston manager Terry Francona said Monday that newly-acquired lefty Erik Bedard will make his Red Sox debut in Thursday's series-finale against the Indians at Fenway Park.
Jeremy Hellickson gave up one run on five hits over seven innings to guide the Rays past the Mariners, 8-1, the rubber match of a three game set at Safeco Field.
The Boston Red Sox have acquired left-hander Erik Bedard from the Seattle Mariners as part of a three-team deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Seattle Mariners have traded pitcher Erik Bedard to the Boston Red Sox. The trade is part of a three-team deal involving the Mariners, the Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rookie Michael Pineda gave up just one hit and struck out a career-high 10, Dustin Ackley homered, doubled and scored twice, and the Seattle Mariners won for just the second time in 20 games, 3-2 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
The Seattle Mariners traded pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Jeff Niemann struck out a career-high 11 batters over 6 2/3 shutout innings in Tampa Bay's 8-0 rout of the Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners activated pitcher Erik Bedard from the 15-day disabled list on Friday, in time to start the opener of a three-game series with Tampa Bay.
The Mariners traded minor league outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the Diamondbacks on Friday to clear a spot for newly-signed Wily Mo Pena at Triple-A Tacoma.
Felix Hernandez simply wasn't going to allow it to happen. It didn't matter that his team had lost their last 17 games and hadn't played particularly well in the last three or four of them. It didn't matter that they were playing against the New York Yankees and their vaunted lineup of mashers.
Mariners manager Eric Wedge hasn't been shy in his criticism of the veterans on the Seattle Mariners, particularly the veterans that have failed to produce on the field and specifically at the plate.
The streak is over at 17 games. Felix Hernandez was fantastic. Dustin Ackley was great. Mike Carp should never not play in favor for Jack Cust.
Rick Kaminski, the beloved “Peanut Man” at Safeco Field, died from a brain aneurysm Tuesday night at Evergreen Medical Center.
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