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SEATTLE – Randy Johnson will officially join Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Ichiro in having his number retired by the Mariners on May 2 in a pregame ceremony. It will be the highlight of a weekend celebration of the Big Unit at T-Mobile Park.

What would 1% better look like? For the Seattle Mariners, is it enough?

The Mariners made it clear Josh Naylor was a priority to bring back for next season and seasons beyond. Naylor made it clear that he loved everything about playing in Seattle – things that aren’t always said by position players.

SEATTLE – The most obvious move the Mariners could make is also the best move they could have made to kick-start their offseason.

SEATTLE – The Mariners were transparent about their most important priority going into perhaps the most important offseason in franchise history.

Critics will call this a homer column. Maybe it is. Maybe it has to be, to understand why Cal Raleigh was the rightful American League MVP. Because you had to be here, to see the signs outside Seattle businesses boasting, “Might as well go win the whole [expletive] thing.” To feel how much it mattered, as Seattle went 26-9 at home in the second half of the season. To hear the “M-V-P” chants ...

Plenty has changed about baseball. Little has changed about how voters are supposed to determine the league’s Most Valuable Player. From the official guidance given by the BBWAA:

Cal Raleigh produced the single greatest season for a catcher in MLB history, putting up historical numbers at the plate while enduring the physical beating of playing behind and embracing the many responsibilities that come with playing baseball’s toughest positions.

LAS VEGAS – The setting was different – one of the many convention ballrooms on the fourth floor of the Cosmopolitan – but the format, which could be likened to a mini media free-for-all, was somewhat the same as the last time general manager Justin Hollander answered questions about the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park.

In the hours leading up to the Major League Baseball trade deadline on July 31, the Mariners tried desperately to fill one last need.

LAS VEGAS — The lobby of The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino, normally a place featuring a younger crowd, often dressed up or sporting the latest trends in fashion, was being invaded by an endless stream of middle-aged men wearing quarter-zip pullovers, dark jeans and On Cloud sneakers. Yep, Major League Baseball’s general managers meetings kicked off Monday at the “Cosmo” with almost four days ...

With all seven of the pitchers that made multiple starts for them last season returning for 2026 and under club control for multiple years, the Mariners aren’t expected to be doing much within the free-agent starting pitching market other than being interested spectators. The title of best starting rotation in baseball definitely took a bit of a hit in 2025 with George Kirby, Logan Gilbert and ...

For many teams, the search for a viable, let alone productive, catcher seems endless. They try to steal a season by hoping an aging veteran can find some rejuvenation. They test out unproven rookies that aren’t ready for the responsibilities of catching at the major-league level. More often or not teams try to find a combination of two flawed catchers that offset the other’s weaknesses — a strong hitter, but poor defensive catcher and a plus defensive catcher that is below replacement level as a hitter.

SEATTLE – A year ago, the Mariners’ outfield felt set as they headed into the offseason.

SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners are not in the market for a shortstop for the 2026 season and probably not for the foreseeable future.

SEATTLE – For the second time in three years, the Seattle Mariners are expected to move on from Eugenio Suárez as their starting third baseman.

For a 50-game stretch during the 2025 season – from early June to mid-August – it seemed like the Mariners had found their second baseman for the next several seasons.

Though strong mutual interest remains between the Seattle Mariners and infielder Jorge Polanco to continue their relationship for at least the 2026 season, a deal for a contract extension has yet to be reached.

Veteran reliever Andrew Kittredge, a graduate of Ferris High School, is returning to a familiar place.