The MLB trade deadline isn’t until August 3, but the Seattle Mariners are already making moves. With the pitching group loaded this season, it looks like the front office is willing to let some go after striking a deal with the Kansas City Royals. Reports indicate the Mariners are sending Randy Dobnak, who is 31 […]
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The Seattle Mariners are trading veteran hurler Randy Dobnak to the Kansas City Royals. Jeff Passan reports. The Kansas City Royals are acquiring right-hander Randy Dobnak from Seattle, sources tell ESPN. Dobnak exercised an upward-mobility clause in his contract and will be added to Kansas City’s 40-man roster, starting at Triple-A Omaha. — Jeff Passan […]
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The Seattle Mariners sparked new enthusiasm with Cal Raleigh making his return against the Baltimore Orioles. Now the franchise made a pair of key MLB Free Agency moves following his return. The team recalled outfielder/infielder Connor Joe via the Triple-A Tacoma affiliate. But then they optioned outfielder Curtis Johnson Jr. to the High-A affiliate in […]
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The Mariners won a feel-good game last night, which the team needed pretty badly. But maybe not as badly as we needed it. They’ll face the Orioles again tonight at 6:40, on Mariners TV and 710 am. In Mariners News . . . Around the league . . . Zach’s Picks . . .
Good morning Birdland, It looked like the Orioles were still operating on east coast time and up past their curfew in the 3-1 loss to the Mariners on Tuesday night. The first inning was somewhat encouraging. Taylor Ward opened with a double and later scored on a Samuel Basallo single. But the entire lineup collected […]
The Seattle Mariners made multiple roster moves this week following Randy Arozarena's hamstring injury. The Mariners placed Arozarena on the 10-day injured list and called up Curtis Washington Jr.
Cal Raleigh returned to the lineup tonight and delivered a game-winning hit, Logan Gilbert had one of his best outings of the season, and Andrés Muñoz sealed the win in a game that felt as familiarly comfortable as a well-loved pair of slippers. For a Mariners season that’s been inconsistent, to put things kindly, it […]
The Seattle Mariners have been battling to retake their spot atop the AL West standings, and they got back a huge reinforcement on Tuesday in the form of star catcher Cal Raleigh. Raleigh has gone through some rough patches in his follow-up season to his near-MVP 2025 campaign, and on the 14th of May, the […]
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Mariners 3, Orioles 1 A pleasant PNW summer day: Logan Gilber, +.29 WPA; Cal Raleigh, +.13 WPA A muggy, swampy East Coast summer day: Rob Refsnyder, -.06 WPA Game Thread Comment of the Day:
Catcher Owen Ayers was named Southern League Player of the Week. Outfielder Josiah Hartshorn was named Midwest League Player of the Week. The Cubs acquired right-hander Yosver Zulueta from the Mariners for cash. Zulueta joined Triple-A Iowa. Right-handers Ryan Jensen and Zac Leigh were demoted from Triple-A Iowa to rookie ball ACL Cubs. That’s (I […]
The Seattle Mariners will be without outfielder Randy Arozarena. The 31-year-old has been placed on the 10-day injured list. As the corresponding move, the Mariners have promoted outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. from High-A Everett.Typically, a player isn’t promoted from lower than the Double-A level in any given season. Washington is certainly a surprising choice given […]
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The Seattle Mariners are trying a different rotation solution as their schedule creates unusual spacing concerns. Their piggyback pitching plan gives the Mariners flexibility while keeping all six starters involved. General manager Justin Hollander said the club built the plan with input from Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller, Bryan Woo, Logan Gilbert, Emerson Hancock, and George […]
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The injury hits just keep coming for the Mariners. Randy Arozarena departed Friday’s game against the Nationals with a tweaked hamstring, sitting out the rest of the series. The hope was that with those days down, plus the off-day yesterday, the issue would resolve itself. But that wasn’t the case, as Arozarena’s hamstring was still […]
The Mariners limp back home after a rough road trip but have to face the same team again as the Orioles come to town. Jake covered this well in his cleverly-titled series preview, which you can check out here. Lineups: The good news is J.P. and Cal are back. The bad news is the Mariners […]
Late night baseball, woo! Let’s do this thing. I’ll be honest, I probably won’t make it to the third inning of this thing. But one thing that might keep me up is tonight’s starting pitcher, Brandon Young. It still hasn’t stopped feeling weird to say that he’s the best starting pitcher on the team, but […]
Despite the recent reinstatement of two key players, injuries continue to pile up for the Seattle Mariners as the 2026 season rolls on. While Seattle currently sits atop the American League West standings, their cushion is shrinking, and with the Athletics trailing by just a half-game the pressure in the division continues to increase.Mariners Injury […]
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If you took a look at Tuesday’s Mariners lineup and did a double take, you can be forgiven. J.P. Crawford and Cal Raleigh have returned to the lineup, both activated off the IL today, but the Mariners are still down some players, with Randy Arozarena and Josh Naylor both battling some minor injuries. Luke Raley […]
Amidst a flurry of injury updates and roster moves, the Seattle Mariners announced a major strategy shift for the next month. The club will employ the piggyback strategy once more, carrying through the All-Star Break in mid-July, but with a twist. Instead of limiting the piggyback to Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller, after apparent discussion […]
The Seattle Mariners host the Baltimore Orioles for Game 1 of a three-game set at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners are 37-36 on the season, which is enough for a 0.5 game lead over the Athletics for the division lead. The Orioles are 4th in the AL East with a 34-39 record and have a long […]
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Back on May 14, the Seattle Mariners saw one of their biggest stars, Cal Raleigh, land on the injured list for the first time in his career. After more than a month away from the league, the switch-hitting catcher is finally set to return as the Mariners prepare to host the Boston Orioles at T-Mobile […]
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The Baltimore Orioles were without their star closer, Ryan Helsley, for all of May. The pitcher has been out and on the 15-Day injured list with right elbow inflammation since an April 28 performance. He is finally getting reinstated ahead of Baltimore’s game against the Seattle Mariners, and the move couldn’t have come at a […]
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The Mariners return home after a rough road trip with some reinforcements waiting to join the squad. The return of both Cal Raleigh and J.P. Crawford should alleviate some of the issues plaguing the team over the last few weeks by lengthening the lineup. There are still issues on the pitching staff — Andrés Muñoz’s […]
Good morning! The Mariners return to action tonight with Logan Gilbert taking the mound at 6:40 PM against Baltimore Orioles RHP Brandon Young. What changes are you hoping to see from the team as they begin a new homestand? In Mariners news… Around the league…
Mariners: Take Two. Tonight, the Orioles begin the second round of seven games in eleven days against the Seattle Mariners. It started last week at Camden Yards, with a 2-2 split. Josh Naylor won Game 1 with a grand slam; Game Two was a loss in extra innings; Game Three saw Jackson Holliday hit a […]
As if you didn’t notice, the Orioles just took three steps forward and two steps back. They’ve been doing that kind of thing for a while now. So what do you think is going to happen while the Orioles spend the next nine days on the West Coast, facing the Mariners, Dodgers and Angels? Will […]