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Ichiro will be included on Japan Series roster

SEATTLE -- While Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto says there are many questions to be answered as the upcoming offseason plays out, one answer is already known. Ichiro Suzuki will be on the Major League roster when Seattle opens its regular season in Tokyo against the A's in the Japan Series next March, as long as he is healthy. Dipoto confirmed that likelihood Monday in a postseason… → Read More

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Prospect Sam Carlson has Tommy John surgery

SEATTLE -- Right-handed pitcher Sam Carlson, the Mariners' No. 3-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, has undergone Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and will be sidelined the remainder of this season and potentially all of 2019. The 19-year-old from Minnesota was drafted in the second round by Seattle last year, but pitched just three innings over two appearances in the Arizona Rookie League… → Read More

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Father's Day meaningful for Mariners, Red Sox

SEATTLE -- For Mariners pitcher Wade LeBlanc, the "No. 1 Dad" trophy in his locker said it all. For Red Sox manager Alex Cora, the tears in his eyes spoke volumes as well. Father's Day is an important day across Major League Baseball, and a sold-out Safeco Field crowd relished a sunny Sunday celebrating the occasion. The Mariners and Red Sox took time in their own ways to honor dads everywhere… → Read More

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Ichiro Suzuki rejoins Mariners on 1-year deal

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The thoughts came carefully, cautiously, as Ichiro Suzuki weighed his words. What does it mean to him to come back to Seattle, to see his storybook career come full circle? And what does he have left to give, at age 44, after finalizing a one-year deal with the team that originally brought him to the United States from Japan in 2001? "I want to be able to help the Seattle… → Read More

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Mariners' Erasmo Ramirez has right lat strain

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Erasmo Ramirez, expected to be Seattle's fourth starter this season, is dealing with a strained right lat muscle and will be shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, manager Scott Servais said on Sunday. The 27-year-old right-hander was scratched from his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday, after feeling some soreness. Tests showed what Servais called a "light" strain. → Read More

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Dallas Keuchel leads Astros' win vs. Mariners

SEATTLE -- While the Astros are awaiting the debut of Justin Verlander in their rotation, they got a pretty good reminder of what their other former American League Cy Young Award winner could do, as Dallas Keuchel hurled Houston to a 6-2 win over the Mariners Monday in a Labor Day showdown at Safeco Field. Alex Bregman and Josh Reddick broke open a 2-2 tie with two-run hits in the seventh as… → Read More

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Welington Castillo has three hits in win

BALTIMORE-- The Orioles got 15 hits in Monday's offensive outburst, enough to edge Seattle, 7-6, in the series-opener of a big showdown between the two American League Wild Card hopefuls. The victory, backed by solid relief pitching from late-inning arms Darren O'Day and closer Zach Britton, who picked up his first save since snapping a 60-consecutive saves record on Wednesday, moves the O's… → Read More

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Yankees pounce on errors, defeat Mariners

NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasn't around to watch the end of Sunday's 10-1 win over the Mariners after getting ejected in the third inning. But his Seattle counterpart, Scott Servais, might have wished he'd taken an early dismissal as well after watching the Mariners commit five errors in the first inning of the series finale in the Bronx. Three errors on shortstop Jean Segura and… → Read More

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Jacoby Ellsbury HRs in Yanks win over Mariners

NEW YORK -- Sonny Gray relished his best start so far for the Yankees, as the man known as “Pickles“ during the ongoing Players Weekend festivities fired seven innings of one-run ball in Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Mariners. Gray allowed just three hits and struck out nine, and he is now 2-3 with a 2.70 ERA in five starts since being acquired from the A's in a July 31 non-waiver Trade… → Read More

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Angels win 5th straight, take Wild Card spot

SEATTLE -- Albert Pujols came up with the big hit for a second straight night Saturday as the Angels again rallied against the Mariners' bullpen for a 6-3 win at Safeco Field that vaulted them into sole possession of the No. 2 Wild Card position in the American League. The Angels equaled their season-best five-game win streak and have won 11 of their past 15 games to hike their record to 60-58,… → Read More

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Christian Bergman leads Mariners to series win

SEATTLE -- Christian Bergman provided a much-needed lift to the Mariners' injury-plagued rotation with a 7 1/3-inning gem on Wednesday, as Seattle rolled to a series-clinching 4-0 win over the A's at Safeco Field. Making his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Tacoma, Bergman allowed just two hits and two walks, while striking out a career-best nine. The right-hander pitched the… → Read More

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Robinson Cano exits game with injury

PHILADELPHIA -- After hitting a home run and double in his first three at-bats Tuesday, Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano was taken out of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning with a strained quadricep muscle. It's not clear yet which leg Cano injured or how long he might be out. → Read More