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Kyle Lewis Drives In Two Tuesday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis has picked up speed in spring training lately. Lewis collected two more hits on Tuesday against the Royals, including a triple. He also drove in two runs and scored one. A day after making a leaping catch at the wall to rob Shohei Ohtani of a three-run home run, Lewis'... Read More
Ljay Newsome Throws Three One-Hit Innings
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Ljay Newsome had a solid start Tuesday against the Royals, throwing three innings while only allowing a single hit. Newsome struck out three Kansas City batters and looked very impressive in the process, keeping the ball low in the zone and staying ahead in the count. Newsome's hot and cold 2020... Read More
Dylan Moore Leads Off With A Homer
Seattle Mariners second baseman Dylan Moore blitzed the Royals' Danny Duffy Tuesday, leading off the game with a home run. Moore, who also reached base by a walk, has enjoyed a solid spring training to the tune of a .946 OPS. His primary competition for at-bats, Shed Long Jr., has been held out with a... Read More
Ty France Continues To Mash
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France continues to crush the competition in spring training. On Tuesday against the Royals, France picked up two more hits, a double and a home run, while reaching base a third time with a walk. He is now batting .615 for spring training, with a 2.128 OPS. France's underlying numbers... Read More
J.P. Crawford Looking For More Power in 2021
Seattle Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford showed off a vastly improvement glove in 2020, but this year he's looking to shore up his power game as well. Last year, Crawford's strikeout rate dropped to 16.8 percent, six percent lower than the previous year, but the contact he made didn't often go for extra bases. In fact,... Read More
Jake Fraley No Longer The Favorite To Start In Left Field
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jake Fraley entered camp as the favorite to be the starting left fielder on opening day, but the opportunity may be slipping away from him. First it was the phenom Jarred Kelenic who seemed likely to overtake Fraley, but since Kelenic went down with an injury, Taylor Trammell has now emerged as... Read More
James Paxton To Throw Another Simulated Game
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher James Paxton will throw another simulated game Tuesday. Paxton has yet to pitch in a Cactus League matchup thus far, but the Mariners insist he is healthy, and the lack of regular action is just a matter of scheduling and logistics. Mariners fans and fantasy managers are surely eager to see... Read More
Yohan Ramirez Arrives In Camp
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Yohan Ramirez has reported to camp after being out due to COVID-19 protocols. Ramirez is expected to be on the big league club when the season begins, having putting up a 164 ERA+ and a 27.7 percent strikeout rate in a strong 2020 season. He should make his first game appearance... Read More
Domingo Tapia Out With Strained Oblique
Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Domingo Tapia (oblique) has been shut down. Tapia, claimed off of waivers during the offseason from the Boston Red Sox, was expected to battle for a bullpen role this spring. Tapia made his major league debut in 2020, pitching four and a third innings of one run ball, while striking out... Read More
Shed Long Jr Will Not Appear In Games Anytime Soon
Seattle Mariners second baseman Shed Long Jr (shin) has not recovered as expected from offseason surgery, and will be held out of game action for the time being. He is being pulled back from his rehab work as he has continued to experience inflammation in his right shin. Long entered camp in a battle with... Read More
Ty France Stays Hot With Another Homer
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France went deep once again in Sunday's Cactus League matchup against the Angels. Through five spring training games, France is batting .545 with two homers, a double, and three RBI. If there was any doubt about France's role as the everyday designated hitter, he is proving that he deserves the... Read More
Logan Gilbert Flashes Upside Sunday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert had an impressive outing Sunday against the Angels. In his first start of spring training, Gilbert pitched two innings, allowing one run on two hits while striking out four. Gilbert fanned David Fletcher and Mike Trout in the first inning, and simply overpowered Dexter Fowler before finishing off Taylor... Read More
Evan White Strong In Simulated Game
Seattle Mariners first baseman Evan White took part in a simulated game Sunday morning, hitting an RBI double to right-center field off of reliever Kendall Graveman and a line drive homer off of starter Marco Gonzales. White struggled mightily in 2020, striking out 41.6 percent of the time while recording a slash line of .176/.252/.346... Read More
Logan Gilbert To Face Angels Regulars Sunday
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert will make his first start of spring training Sunday, in a matchup against the Angels. He will have to face a lineup that looks very much like the one the Angels could run out on Opening Day, featuring Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, and Justin Upton, among others. It will... Read More
Taylor Trammell Continues To Thrive
Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell continues to make the most of his opportunities. The outfielder has been the talk of spring training, and narrowly missed another home run on Saturday against the Athletics. Trammell settled for a double, and later added an impressive sliding catch in center field. With Jarred Kelenic injured, Trammell could very... Read More
Nick Margevicius Off To A Strong Start
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Nick Margevicius had a strong spring debut Saturday, pitching two hitless innings against the Athletics. Entering the game in relief of fellow starter Justin Dunn, Margevicius walked one and struck out one. After coming to Seattle in 2020, Margevicius put up a 4.57 ERA with 7.84 strikeouts per nine innings in... Read More
Justin Dunn Throws Two Uneven Innings
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justin Dunn has the inside track on the sixth spot in the starting rotation, and began stating his case Saturday against the Athletics. After a rough first inning in which he loaded the bases with a hit and two walks, Dunn rebounded to set down the side in order in the... Read More
Jarred Kelenic To Miss Time With Knee Injury
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic (knee) has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain of his left knee's adductor muscle. Kelenic is expected to miss three to six weeks with the injury. After tweaking his knee running to first base in Friday's Cactus League game, Kelenic insisted he was fine and stayed in the game.... Read More
Jarred Kelenic Tweaks His Knee
Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic (knee) tweaked his knee on Friday while beating out an infield single to shortstop during the Cactus League matchup against the White Sox. Kelenic was examined at first base, but remained in the game. It is not currently expected that the top prospect will miss any time. The Mariners are... Read More
Roenis Elias Throws Scoreless Frame
Seattle Mariners reliever Roenis Elias made his first game appearance of spring training, allowing one hit and striking out two White Sox. Elias is in his third stint with Seattle, now a full-time reliever after making 53 starts for the Mariners since 2014. Elias has never been known to post big strikeout numbers, so he... Read More
Chris Flexen Makes Uneven First Start
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Chris Flexen kicked off his spring Friday with mixed results. Flexen threw two innings, allowing two hits and two runs (only one earned) while walking one and striking out three. Flexen suffered from some shaky defense behind him, and his own command was fleeting at times, but the three strikeouts are... Read More
Sam Haggerty Steals Another Base
Seattle Mariners utility man Sam Haggerty swiped his second base of the spring on Friday. Capable of playing both the infield and outfield, Haggerty looks likely to make the big league team out of camp as the main backup to J.P. Crawford, among others. With the Mariners organization looking to maximize their baserunning abilities this... Read More
Kyle Lewis Scores Two Runs Friday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis had a strong showing in Friday's Cactus League matchup against the White Sox. Lewis reached base twice, with a single and a double, and came around to score both times. While the other young Mariners outfielders have received more attention this spring, Lewis is the only one with a major... Read More
Luis Torrens Could Play Saturday
Seattle Mariners catcher Luis Torrens (finger) could make his spring debut Saturday. He would slot in as the designated hitter in Seattle's matchup against the Athletics. Torrens, who cut his finger while working in the weight room, will not yet return to the catching rotation. Expected to share playing time behind the plate with Tom... Read More
Taylor Trammell Steals A Base Thursday
Seattle Mariners outfielder Taylor Trammell stole second base and then scored a run after reaching base on a walk in the fourth inning of Seattle's Spring Training matchup against the Rockies Thursday. Trammell, who smacked a home run to the opposite field on Wednesday, has been one of the most talked-about players in Mariners camp... Read More
Justus Sheffield Strong In Thursday Debut
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Justus Sheffield threw two scoreless innings with one strikeout in his spring debut Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. It was a solid beginning for Sheffield, who is looking to build off his strongest season to date in 2020. He has a particular goal of going six innings in every start, and... Read More
Ty France Goes Deep Thursday
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ty France recorded his first home run of the spring on Thursday, hitting the third of three consecutive homers off Rockies lefty Phillip Diehl in the third inning of the Cactus League matchup. France is off to a hot start over his first few games in camp, and could be well on... Read More
Kyle Seager Hits Second Of Back-To-Back-To-Back Home Runs
Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager hit his first home run of the preseason Thursday, the second of a series of three consecutive homers off Rockies lefty Phillip Diehl. Seager is coming off a very strong 2020 season, playing in all 60 games and posting a slash line of .241/.355/.433 with a 118 wRC+. Seager... Read More
Mitch Haniger Knocks Three-Run Home Run
Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger (back, groin) got the scoring going on Thursday against Colorado, smacking a three-run home run off Rockies lefty Phillip Diehl in the bottom of the third inning. This is great news for Mariners fans, as Haniger works his way back into the swing of things after missing almost two full... Read More
Shed Long Jr. Being Held Back By Shin Injury
Seattle Mariners infielder Shed Long Jr. (shin) is still not quite 100 percent after undergoing surgery on a stress fracture in his shin last September. Manager Scott Servais reported that Long will be out at least a few more days before seeing game action. Long had a frustrating season in 2020, struggling mightily to the... Read More
