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PEORIA, Ariz. – While most of the industry has turned its attention to the wildly entertaining World Baseball Classic, spring training is rolling along for the Mariners in the Cactus League.

PEORIA, Ariz. – When Cal Raleigh said he planned to FaceTime with people at the Mariners complex while being away with Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, this isn’t what he had in mind.

PEORIA, Ariz. – No ballclub is perfect. There are nits to pick with every major league roster. Maybe even one or two for the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers and their (gasp!) $395-million payroll.

Padres 27, Mariners 6 at Peoria Sports Complex

PEORIA, Ariz. – They don’t let you roll over infielders anymore. But you can still try to break up a double play, if you think about it. And Josh Naylor is the thinking man’s player on a thinking man’s team.

The Mariners didn’t have much in roster turnover and filled those spots with players on major-league contracts. There haven’t been any major injuries in camp as of yet that would have opening day implications.

PEORIA, Ariz. – It’s time to start collecting Ryan Sloan cards.

PEORIA, Ariz. — As players filtered into the clubhouse Sunday morning, carrying cups of coffee and backpacks, and others readied themselves to attend Baseball Chapel before the workout, the haunting lyrics and vocals of “The Devil in My Ear” by The Red Clay Strays played over the speakers. It was followed by songs from Whiskey Myers, Shane Smith and the Saints and Chris Stapleton. They were ...

Rangers 9, Mariners 4 at the Peoria Sports Complex

Padres 7, Mariners 1 at the Peoria Sports Complex

Suddenly, remarkably, the Mariners may have the American League’s most complete roster. 

D’Backs 3, Mariners 1 at the Peoria Sports Complex

PEORIA, Ariz. — The Colt Emerson play his high school football coach remembers most occurred during a game on Oct. 22, 2021. It was not the half-ending Hail Mary he skied to snare between defenders for a titanic 41-yard touchdown. It was the targeting penalty that resulted in Emerson’s ejection. More on that in a minute. On Thursday, Emerson — a consensus top-10 prospect in MLB — went 2 for 3 ...

Mariners 8, Guardians 7 at the Peoria Sports Complex

Matt Brash knew the tooth was cracked. It was something he’d been living with for a while. But when he underwent the team’s extensive spring training evaluation, which includes a routine checkup from a local dentist for all players, Brash was advised to see an oral surgeon.

PEORIA, Ariz. — With most of the Mariners’ fans in attendance recognizing that it was his first game of any sort with the Mariners, Brendan Donovan received a healthy ovation as his name was announced to start the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday. It was the kind normally reserved for Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and J.P. Crawford. “I had some jitters,” Donovan said. “I'm not gonna lie. ...

It's harder to keep a stride in your step when you're feeling a pebble in your shoe. You could say this about MLB's elite young players, just as you can their most ardent fans. Because as stable as the sport seems to be right now — with the ungodly contract sizes and last year's exhilarating postseason — there is a looming labor war. Could that mean forfeiting games for the 2027 season? Let's ...

Dodgers 3, Mariners 0 at Camelback Ranch

In a far corner of a solemn locker room following the Mariners’ Game 7 loss in Toronto, Julio Rodríguez was packing up his things when he set his sights on a teammate doing the same a few stalls away. Seattle’s star center fielder approached Cole Young and voiced a sharp directive.