Ichiro Suzuki to throw the ceremonial first pitch to start Mariners 2022 season

Ichiro Suzuki will throw the ceremonial first pitch on Friday, April 15, when the Mariners open the 2022 season at T-Mobile Park, the club announced Thursday.

Mariners acquire All-Star OF Jesse Winker, INF Eugenio Suárez from Reds

The Seattle Mariners are acquiring All-Star outfielder Jesse Winker and infielder Eugenio Suárez from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Justin Dunn, Brandon Williamson, Jake Fraley, and a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Some businesses in Seattle's Pioneer Square to hire more staff ahead of Mariners 2022 season

Seattle Mariners fans are counting down to the start of the 2022 season and nearby businesses are preparing for more customers now that T-Mobile Park will be open at full capacity.

Mariners 2022 season: Opening Day, upcoming special events & giveaways

A day after the 99-day Major League Baseball lockout came to a close, the Seattle Mariners announced their plans for the 2022 season, including locking down an Opening Day and having special events. 

Jerry Dipoto: Mariners intent on adding at least one bat to lineup

General manager Jerry Dipoto said that the Seattle Mariners are still intent on adding at least one significant offensive piece to their lineup as spring training gets underway in Arizona.

MLB, players reach agreement, paving way to end months-long lockout

Major League Baseball’s acrimonious lockout ended when a divided players’ association voted to accept management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7.

Frenzy Part II? What to expect when MLB roster freeze lifts

Players voted Thursday to halt the sport's lockout, ending a 99-day work stoppage and an accompanying roster freeze that left Carlos Correa and Freddie Freeman among the 138 big league free agents in limbo.

MLB negotiations recessed, will resume Monday as deadline looms

The sides held a series of short and more frequent meetings that stretched into Sunday night before saying they would resume in the morning.

MLB says season could be shortened if no labor agreement is reached

Major League Baseball said Wednesday that the 2022 season will be shortened if no labor agreement has been reached by the end of Monday.

Original Mariner, broadcaster Julio Cruz dies at 67

Julio Cruz, a member of the original roster of the expansion Seattle Mariners franchise and long-time Spanish-language broadcaster, died on Tuesday at the age of 67.

MLB lockout talks resume in Florida as season openers threatened

The lockout enters its 82nd day Monday as negotiations resume in Florida. MLB on Friday canceled spring training games from Feb. 26 through March 4.

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.