Mariners catcher's latest game-changing hit a reflection of renewed approach at the plate
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
11:39 PM PDT
SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh knew the green light had been approved from the home dugout as he stepped back into the batter’s box strapped with a 3-0 count on Tuesday night. He also knew that a middle-middle fastball would almost certainly present itself in that seventh-inning sequence with two outs.
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 11, 2024
SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo, the Mariners’ electric right-hander in the midst of one of the best starts to a season in team history, was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday due to a right forearm issue that necessitated an MRI. In his place, veteran left-hander Jhonathan Díaz was recalled
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June 11, 2024
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Once again in 2024, baseball fans can watch Minor League Baseball games across all of MLB's digital platforms. MLB.TV and At Bat subscribers can watch their favorite team's Minor League affiliates in the app at no additional cost, while all MiLB games will be available on MiLB.TV, on the web
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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. MLB.com colleague Josh Kirshenbaum pinch-hit this week with a feature on Tyler Locklear’s promotion to the Majors.
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Want to give the gift of baseball for Father’s Day? MLB.TV has just the deal for you. During the MLB.TV Father’s Day Sale, the All Teams Yearly package -- which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your favorite supported devices -- is now just
Big Dumper's walk-off slam seals epic comeback vs. White Sox
By Josh Kirshenbaum
June 11, 2024
SEATTLE -- Such is the state of the 2024 Seattle Mariners and the games they’ve played that the walk-off grand slam plays second fiddle. The Mariners pulled off a wild 8-4 victory over the White Sox on Monday at T-Mobile Park, walking off on a Cal Raleigh grand slam on
Locklear, Rodríguez and Raleigh come up clutch to escape Royals' late rally
By Robert Falkoff
June 9, 2024
KANSAS CITY -- Tyler Locklear was right on cue with some late-game heroics in his Major League debut -- and Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh were right there to join him. At the end of another wild day at Kauffman Stadium, the Mariners needed something old and something new to
By Robert Falkoff
June 9, 2024
KANSAS CITY -- For the foreseeable future, the Mariners will be showcasing a new look at first base. With Ty France headed to the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to a hairline fracture in his right heel, Seattle called up Tyler Locklear, the club’s No. 8 prospect. Manager Scott
By Robert Falkoff
June 8, 2024
KANSAS CITY -- The Mariners’ vaunted pitching staff has been on a smooth, steady course for most of the season. But since arriving at Kauffman Stadium for a three-game weekend series against the Royals, that staff has hit a speed bump. Seattle couldn’t protect a big lead on Friday, and
By Robert Falkoff
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KANSAS CITY -- Roughly 90 minutes before the Mariners took the field Friday for their series opener against the Royals, manager Scott Servais casually mentioned that he figured his club would need more than the usual victory script. Seattle, which is known for winning low-scoring games on the strength of
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 7, 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.
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 6, 2024
OAKLAND -- Bryan Woo began the sixth inning on Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum with some rare and visible frustration, quite unseemly given how he’d pitched to that point. Woo was called for a pitch timer violation by home-plate umpire Nick Mahrley as Oakland’s Abraham Toro stepped into the batter’s
Right-hander goes 7, allows just 1 ER, but Seattle only musters late J-Rod HR vs. A's
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 6, 2024
OAKLAND -- Logan Gilbert has been walking the tightest of tightropes across Major League Baseball all season, and his extreme lack of a margin for error cost the Mariners in a 2-1 loss to the A’s on Wednesday night at the Coliseum. That proved to be the case in the
By Sam Dykstra @SamDykstraMiLB
June 5, 2024
Ten months after the Pirates selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 Draft, Paul Skenes arrived in Pittsburgh and immediately asserted himself as one of the best pitchers in the big leagues. Two other first-rounders from the Class of '23 preceded him to the Majors, with
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Seattle improves to 25-0 when leading after 7 following closer's apparent injury
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 5, 2024
OAKLAND -- Andrés Muñoz has been dealing with a lower back issue for weeks. But after Seattle’s leverage reliever was front-and-center for a home-plate collision on Tuesday night, he could no longer pitch through it. Seeking his 13th save, Muñoz was instead forced to leave with two outs in the
Seattle adds veteran outfielder into the mix after DFA by Nationals
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 5, 2024
OAKLAND -- Victor Robles said that he received multiple offers from interested teams after he was released by the Nationals on Saturday. But he ultimately decided to sign with the Mariners, based largely due to the chance to help a first-place team. “I think the way they've been playing, the
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
June 2, 2024
SEATTLE -- Winning a division crown at the very least necessitates a strong showing at home. And for all the Mariners’ offensive shortcomings through the one-third mark of the season, they’ve turned T-Mobile Park into a home-field haven. The first-place Mariners pulled away late for a 5-1 victory over the
Steve Gleason, family of Chris Snow on hand to raise awareness for ALS
By Daniel Kramer @DKramer_
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SEATTLE -- They sat in silence alongside nearly 50,000 who were all roaring, mostly unable to speak due to limitations caused by a disease that had so greatly impacted their lives. They shared an identifiable understanding about each other and a gentle compassion of what the other was going through.
By Benjamin Hill @BensBiz
May 29, 2024
Minor League Baseball is full of front office rookies, those who are working their debut season in the industry. Mary Cortez is one of them and, to get there, took a far more circuitous path than most. For three decades Cortez was on the road for six months a year,
By Jonathan Mayo
June 3, 2024
Discussions of hitting prospects typically involve a breakdown of tools and skills. Who has the most raw power? Who has the best feel to hit? Even with the advent of so much more data, these evaluations often provide at least a little subjectivity. Imagine if, in one day, you could