As the Seattle Mariners wake up here in late July and canvass the American League standings, they ought to see one thing and one thing only: Opportunity.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The nature of relying on young pitchers is there are inevitably going to be mistakes. The hope is they remain minor and mostly unnoticed.
SEATTLE – Even after the acquisition of first baseman Josh Naylor last week, the Mariners plan to aggressively pursue more roster upgrades before the MLB trade deadline at 3 p.m. PT Thursday.
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Shortly after he retired in 2019, Ichiro attended a Mariners game as a fan, sitting in the stands with his wife, Yumiko, for the first time.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – No matter how the rest of the season played out, Cal Raleigh was almost assuredly going to be viewed as the runner-up when it came to the MVP race in the American League without something unforeseen taking place.
On the front page of the Seattle Times Sunday, you can get a 1,500-word helping of immersive Ichiro insight from Larry Stone, who watched the soon-to-be Hall of Famer from the front row in Seattle for 11 years.
