Josh Kirshenbaum

Raleigh now alone in 3rd for single-season HRs by catcher, 5 shy of breaking record SEATTLE -- The line that just about every single one of Ichiro Suzuki’s former teammates repeats is that if the Japanese outfielder wanted to be a power hitter, instead of racking up more hits than an...

T-Mobile Park was jumping after Ichiro's jersey retirement ceremony, and Cal Raleigh helped make sure the crowd didn't calm down after first pitch. HR No. 44 for Big Dumper has him one shy of Johnny Bench for second on the single-season list for catchers.

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'51mply the Best': Mariners retire Ichiro's number; next up: a statue SEATTLE -- No. 51 didn’t mean anything to Ichiro Suzuki when he was drafted in 1991. Like all of the Orix Blue Wave’s picks, he was assigned a number. Ichiro just happened to get No. 51. Saturday -- 3...

"I'm damn proud to be a Seattle Mariner"

Ichiro went into to the Hall of Fame 2 weeks ago. That was a celebration of Ichiro the pioneer, the baseball legend. Saturday was a celebration of Ichiro the Seattle staple

Oh, and he's getting a statue next year

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From small Manitoba town to bigs, Peters makes MLB debut SEATTLE -- The town of Winkler, Manitoba, Canada, may be a little sparser than normal this weekend. And according to Tristan Peters, it’s pretty sparse to begin with. “It’s just fields as far as the e...

On the Rays' front today, on Tristan Peters' adjustments this year at the plate, his stellar defense, and the large contingent from Winkler, Manitoba at T-Mobile Park on Friday to watch his debut

"I think he’s going to be good right off the bat.”

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'Like a brother to me': J-Rod, Randy's teammate relationship continues to grow This story was excerpted from Daniel Kramer’s Mariners Beat newsletter, with MLB.com's Josh Kirshenbaum filling in for this edition. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it re...

I'm on White Sox duty this series, but in the eight minutes before first pitch, read up on the last bit from my weekend on Mariners duty, about Randy Arozarena and Julio Rodríguez doing things as a pair that Seattle hasn't seen since Griffey and A-Rod

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Julio's 100th career HR caps historic 4th straight 20/20 season SEATTLE -- Julio Rodríguez needed just one swing Sunday afternoon to make history in multiple ways.

Julio Rodríguez's 100th career home run made history in more ways than one, and was just one part of a day packed with positives in Seattle.

"I’m just excited to see where things are going to go from here.”

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‘Dude, I’m so happy you’re here': Ferg filling crucial role as second lefty SEATTLE -- The Mariners made waves a week before the Trade Deadline when they added first baseman Josh Naylor. They made an even bigger splash late Wednesday night, bringing back Eugenio Suárez in a r...

Sixth-inning reading from Seattle, which went out and got Gabe Speier a new friend at the Deadline to join what has been the most righty-heavy staff in baseball

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Mariners beef up left side of 'pen, call up Garcia (No. 13 prospect) SEATTLE -- Sunday night, Triple-A Tacoma manager John Russell called Brandyn Garcia into his office and said the exact words no Rainiers pitcher wants to hear: Double-A Arkansas needed fresh arms. Pau...

Got recalled from production for a spot-start on Mariners duty, and it starts with a different (actual) call-up: Brandyn Garcia is here, giving the Mariners a second southpaw in the bullpen:

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Witt's magic at home plate proves trick to Royals' win SEATTLE -- Bobby Witt Jr. began his night Thursday with a pair of strikeouts and a flyout that ended a golden chance for the Royals to get on the board. He made up for it, and then some, in the span o...

Bobby Witt Jr. was out by 10 feet at the plate.

Hosed.

Well and truly dead to rights.

Until he wasn't, pulling out a highlight-reel slide to score what proved to be the deciding run in a 3-2 Royals win.

"He rises to the occasion"

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Witt's magic at home plate proves trick to Royals' win SEATTLE -- Bobby Witt Jr. began his night Thursday with a pair of strikeouts and a flyout that ended a golden chance for the Royals to get on the board. He made up for it, and then some, in the span o...

Bobby Witt Jr. was out by 10 feet at the plate.

Hosed.

Well and truly dead to rights.

Until he wasn't, pulling out a highlight-reel slide to score what proved to be the deciding run in a 3-2 Royals win.

"He rises to the occasion"

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Smith takes 106.6 mph comebacker off his face -- and stays in to K next batter SEATTLE -- Cade Smith took a 106.6 mph comebacker to the face, and didn’t even go down. At least, that’s what it looked like at first, when the right-handed reliever threw an 0-1 splitter to Seattle f...

Story from last night on the Guardians beat, on how Cade Smith barely avoided a scary injury on the mound when he stared down a 106.6 mph comebacker but was saved by the bill of his cap

“I count myself very lucky.”

"That kid, nothing shakes him."
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'Insane' 24 hours ends in Young's debut, first hit -- and first walk-off! SEATTLE -- Cole Young couldn’t sleep Friday night. The Mariners’ No. 3 prospect had been pulled in the fourth inning of Triple-A Tacoma’s game against Salt Lake, getting his callup to the Majors. He h...

Cole Young couldn't sleep ahead of his MLB debut. He spent the whole night awake, trying to imagine every possible way his first game could go.

Reality ended up surpassing anything he could come up with.

"Walk-off was not in my mind"
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'Insane' 24 hours ends in Young's debut, first hit -- and first walk-off! SEATTLE -- Cole Young couldn’t sleep Friday night. The Mariners’ No. 3 prospect had been pulled in the fourth inning of Triple-A Tacoma’s game against Salt Lake, getting his callup to the Majors. He h...

Cole Young couldn't sleep ahead of his MLB debut. He spent the whole night awake, trying to imagine every possible way his first game could go.

Reality ended up surpassing anything he could come up with.

"Walk-off was not in my mind"
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For 10 minutes, Twins-Mariners delayed by ... flashing fire alarm? SEATTLE -- The roof at T-Mobile Park means that despite May showers in the forecast Saturday, there was no threat of a rain delay. The sprinklers stayed under control. No bees were in sight, or cats, ...

Fire alarm delay?

Fire alarm delay.

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Goldy thrives in a pinch, Judge clubs No. 15 to seal win SEATTLE -- Five thousand and twenty-five days ago, Ben Rice and Will Warren were both 11 years old. Aaron Boone was working for ESPN, just two years removed from the end of his own playing career. The...

Paul Goldschmidt knew he was going to get more pinch-hit opportunities coming into the year, so he phoned a few friends -- namely, Matt Carpenter and Turner Ward -- to get tips.

Wednesday, he came off the bench to hit his first pinch-hit HR in 5,025 days

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Cabrera to IL with ankle fracture; Yanks activate LeMahieu SEATTLE -- One day after being taken off the T-Mobile Park field in an ambulance, Yankees utilityman Oswaldo Cabrera was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle fracture on Tuesday. Infiel...

Pregame story from Seattle: All things considered, the Yankees got "good news" on Oswaldo Cabrera, who didn't need emergency surgery and was discharged from the hospital last night. He's headed back to NYC for further evaluation.

And DJ LeMahieu is back:

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News on Oswaldo Cabrera, per Aaron Boone:
- No emergency surgery needed
- He went to the hospital but didn't need to stay overnight, and was back at the team hotel this morning
- He'll fly back to NYC today to meet with specialist for further testing and evaluation

Oswaldo Cabrera taken off in ambulance after scary leg injury at home plate SEATTLE -- Another Yankees romp turned sour in the blink of an eye, with third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera suffering a serious left leg injury in the top of the ninth inning on Monday night during the tea...

From last night on the Yankees beat, where the news about another win went out the window in the ninth inning when Oswaldo Cabrera had to be taken off the field in an ambulance.

"One of those unfortunate things that pops up that lends perspective to what we’re doing"

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Tigers have designated Kenta Maeda for assignment. RHP Tyler Owens called up from Triple-A Toledo. His first appearance out of bullpen will be his MLB debut.

'Weird feeling': Trout exits with knee soreness, hopes to play Thursday SEATTLE -- The lineup changes that manager Ron Washington drew up during Monday's off-day began to bear fruit in Wednesday's 9-3 loss to the Mariners to cap a two-game set at T-Mobile Park. But a prom...

Mike Trout left the Angels' 9-3 loss in Seattle on Wednesday in the fourth inning, after jamming his left knee trying to leg out an infield single. After the game, he said the exit was precautionary, and doesn't expect to miss much (if any) time

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'This is just starting': Ramírez adds to historic run with multi-HR game SEATTLE -- Agustín Ramírez had enough slumping after just one game. The Marlins’ No. 4 prospect, whose big league career got off to the kind of start not seen in at least 125 years, had his first off ...

For his latest trick, Agustín Ramírez pulled out his first career two-homer game -- one frozen rope, one moonshot -- to cap off one of the best first weeks in Major League history

"He’s combining the strong plate discipline with quality of contact.”

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Conine to undergo surgery on dislocated left shoulder SEATTLE -- The news on the Griffin Conine front was bad to start for Marlins fans Friday, with the team announcing that he would be visiting with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday when the team goes to Lo...

Not breaking news on the Marlins front, but we got to talk with Griffin Conine about his dislocated shoulder and upcoming procedure in LA: www.mlb.com/marlins/news...

'We called up the greatest hitter alive': Ramírez continues torrid pace with first HR SEATTLE -- Cal Quantrill, standing outside the Marlins clubhouse following their 8-4 win over the Mariners, had to smile thinking about Agustín Ramírez’s week. “We called up the greatest hitter alive,...

"It doesn’t seem like the stage is too big for him"

Agustín Ramírez's home run Friday wasn't the difference in the Marlins' win Friday. But it entered the rookie's red-hot start -- 7 hits, 4 doubles and a HR in 3 games -- into historic territory

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Fastball command eludes deGrom: 'He's human' SEATTLE -- Asked about his start Friday night at T-Mobile Park, Jacob deGrom thought for a moment, then rattled off a laundry list of negatives. “Didn’t do anything well,” the right-hander said. “Didn...

From Last night: Jacob deGrom is still trying to find his Cy Young command early this season, after going 4 innings against Seattle and allowing 4 walks (most since '22) and 2 HRs (first time allowing multiple in back-to-back starts since '19)

Bochy: "He's human"

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SEATTLE - One Texas team leaves town, another comes in. Here for a couple days on Rangers coverage for @kennlandry.bsky.social

The college baseball team that just snapped a 100-game losing streak TEANECK, N.J. -- Forget top MLB Draft prospects or big name Division I schools: The college baseball game on every fan’s mind on Tuesday was taking place on a small field -- one without lights -- five...

Fans took off work or hopped on busses to get out to Teaneck, New Jersey. Because when a team with a 99-game losing streak takes on a team with a 42-game losing streak in a doubleheader, baseball magic is practically guaranteed.

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'Great news': Arrighetti to avoid surgery on broken thumb SEATTLE -- Spencer Arrighetti was due a dose of good news, and Tuesday night, he finally got a bit, learning that he won’t need surgery to repair his broken right thumb.

Some much-needed good news on the Spencer Arrighetti front for the Astros: The right-hander should avoid surgery. He'll be in a cast for the next two weeks, after which they'll take another look at his broken thumb

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Wesneski (5 K's in 7 IP) hurls gem for injury-plagued Astros SEATTLE -- Drama at the end of the night may have kept Hayden Wesneski from earning his first win as an Astro. But on a cold Monday night in Seattle, the righty showed off exactly what Houston was loo...

On a day that began with another injury to the rotation, Hayden Wesneski gave the Astros seven strong innings and a bit of much-needed stability in a duel with Logan Gilbert.

Joe Espada: "I thought my guy was better than their guy"

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How am I supposed to focus with a postgame dog parade going on in front of me?