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Rickey Henderson, MLB’s stolen-base king, dies at 65

Rickey Henderson, the Hall of Famer who colorfully combined style, flash and an unrivaled brilliance on the basepaths to become one of the defining players of his generation, died on Friday, according to various reports, including from The New York Times. Henderson was 65.
Sports >  Seattle Mariners

Commentary: Skeptical the Mariners will make a splash this winter? It’s warranted.

It's December, which means spring training is still two months away and that rosters are far from filled. To view the just-wrapped-up winter meetings through the lens of finality would be premature. Plenty of signings can and will occur in the coming weeks. Same goes for trades. But if you're a Mariners fan, you have every right to be stewing in your seat thinking "same old M's." 

Sports >  Seattle Mariners

Ichiro expected to play a role in Mariners’ recruitment of Roki Sasaki

As Roki Sasaki weighs his (many, many) options coming over to Major League Baseball, no one is exactly sure what the Japanese pitching phenom desires in a new team. Not even the man he's hired to represent him. But Joel Wolfe believes Sasaki will have an open mind when he starts to meet with MLB clubs next week, and Wolfe suggested that the 23-year-old right-hander might be better off playing outside of a large market like Los Angeles or New York.
Sports >  Area sports

Baseball legend Ryne Sandberg says his cancer has returned

Four months after the Spokane native announced that he was cancer free, the Chicago Cubs icon is again dealing with a medical situation. Sandberg shared Tuesday's update on his Instagram account, where he first publicly revealed his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis in January and later marked milestones in his recovery.
Sports >  MLB

With stunning Juan Soto deal, the Mets put an entire sport on notice

Steve Cohen is going to break baseball. It’s not just that the New York Mets owner spent $51 million a year for 15 seasons of Juan Soto’s services. It’s that no team in baseball can employ a star without the eerie feeling that Cohen is ogling him from afar. Wait till he’s free, and if Cohen wants him, he’ll be a Met.
Sports >  Seattle Mariners

What we’re hearing on the Mariners at Day 1 of MLB Winter Meetings

The Juan Soto frenzy finally came to a record-setting conclusion Sunday night — with the slugger agreeing to a 15-year, $765-million deal with the New York Mets — which has kick-started more activity around the league during Day 1 of the MLB Winter Meetings. Here’s the early buzz Monday surrounding the Seattle Mariners: