MLB postpones 1st week of spring training amid lockout

Major League Baseball has canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in the first public acknowledgement of the disruption caused by the lockout.

Andy McKay moving back to development role with Mariners

Andy McKay is returning to his role as director of player development for the Seattle Mariners after his replacement, Emanuel Sifuentes, decided to leave the team after eight years with the organization.

MLB Lockout: Spring training camps on hold as labor negotiations continue

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says spring training remains on hold because of a management lockout and his goal is to reach a labor contract that allows opening day as scheduled on March 31.

MLB stops testing athletes for steroids amid lockout, AP sources say

Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.

Baseball Hall of Fame: David Ortiz elected in 1st turn on ballot

David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.

MLB lockout: Little progress made as league, players’ union resume talks

Talks between Major League Baseball and the players’ union resumed Thursday, the first negotiations since the lockout began in early December.

Rachel Balkovec to manage Yankees minor league team

The New York Yankees are promoting Rachel Balkovec to manager of the Low A Tampa Tarpons, making her the first woman to skipper a team affiliated with Major League Baseball.

3B Kyle Seager retires after 11 seasons with Mariners

Longtime Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager has announced that he is retiring, according to a statement posted by his wife on Twitter.

MLB lockout: Teams scrub players from websites amid work stoppage

Players are nowhere to be found on MLB websites as of Dec. 2. The league said it will remain that way throughout the lockout.

MLB lockout: Players, owners begin first work stoppage since 1995

Baseball's labor dispute has led to MLB owners locking out the players, the league's first work stoppage in two decades.

Source: Mariners finalizing deal with Cy Young winner Robbie Ray

The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a contract with American League Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

MLB labor dispute: Baseball appears headed for first work stoppage in decades

The 1994-95 players strike halted MLB’s season long before many current Major League Baseball players were born. But the current generation of baseball players could be mere weeks from experiencing a work stoppage firsthand.

Mariners fills out coaching staff for 2022

The Seattle Mariners have filled out their coaching staff for the 2022 season, adding minor-league director Andy McKay and Triple-A manager Kristopher Negron to the major league staff.

World Series champ Julio Lugo dead at 45

Julio Lugo was a 43rd round draft pick who eventually became champion.

Kikuchi chooses free agency after Mariners decline option

Left-handed pitcher Yusei Kikuchi is leaving the Seattle Mariners after the team declined a club option on the All-Star and Kikuchi opted for free agency.

Braves beat Astros 7-0 in Game 6, winning first World Series since 1995

The Atlanta Braves are World Series Champions for the first time in nearly two decades with their 7-0 win over the Astros in Houston during Game Six on Tuesday.