C Mike Zunino has returned and will  hit seventh in his regular-season debut at 5:05 p.m. Friday in Texas when the Mariners (9-8) begin a 10-game trip with three against the struggling Rangers (7-13) at Globe Life Park. He'll catch Felix Hernandez, who has given up 12 hits and 11 runs in a combined 9.2 innings his two road starts this season.

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In need of a fifth starting pitcher for the first time this season, the Mariners (9-5) called up LHP Ariel Miranda from AAA Tacoma to start Tuesday's 7:10 p.m. game against the Astros (10-7) at Safeco Field. To make roster room, utility player Taylor Motter was sent down to the Rainiers.

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Ken Griffey Jr., who starred for the Mariners from 1989-99 and entered the Baseball Hall of Fame two years ago, Monday was named to the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame, along with seven others: Washington State University football coach Mike Price, WSU running back Reuben Mayes, Sonics coach George Karl, jockey Alfred Johnson, Olympic heptathlete Kelly Blair LaBounty, softball pitcher Louise Mazzuca and Seattle baseball pioneer Dan Dugdale.

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Free agent Austin Davis, the back-up last season to QB Russell Wilson, returned to the Seahawks Monday on a one-year contract, the club said. NFL.com's Mike Garafolo reported that the deal doesn't necessarily mean the door is closed on talks with free agent Colin Kaepernick.

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The Seahawks Friday signed Sebastian Janikowski, one of the most productive kickers in NFL history, to replace Blair Walsh, an unrestricted free agent who had critical missed field goals in losses to Atlanta, Washington and Arizona last season. Janikowski, who signed for one year at undisclosed terms, is the second kicker signed by Seattle since the Walsh flop. Jason Myers, formerly of Jacksonville, was added in January.

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The Seahawks signed backup QB Stephen Morris Friday, the first quarterback to be added to the roster besides Russell Wilson. Colin Kaepernick, who was going to work out Monday for the Seahawks, remains a free agent after he declined to clarify his position on any pre-game protest against social injustice (see Thiel: Bennett's Book Helps Explain Balk at Kap).

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The Seahawks have signed free agent CB Dontae Johnson, 26, who started all 16 games last season for San Francisco. Johnson became expendable in the Bay Area after the 49ers signed CB Richard Sherman, a three-time All-Pro who had been released by Seattle.

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The Mariners called up relief pitcher Chasen Bradford Monday to fill a roster spot vacated by the injured 1B Ryon Healy, who is on the 10-day disabled list after another episode of clubhouse health wackiness -- he sprained his right ankle during a weight-room workout after the Mariners' 11-4 win in Minnesota Saturday.

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A ankle sprained during a clubhouse fall has put DH Nelson Cruz on the 10-day disabled list, the latest in a breathtaking series of Mariners' health setbacks. The club Tuesday called up utility man Taylor Motter to fill the roster spot ahead of the two-game inter-league series that was to begin at 1:35 p.m. Tuesday in San Francisco.

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Seattle native Rick Welts, whose career in professional basketball began with a stint as a ballboy with the Seattle SuperSonics, Saturday was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. A graduate of Queen Anne High and the University of Washington, Welts also worked for the club as an equipment manager and public relations director before striking out for the league office in New York.

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The Mariners lost Saturday afternoon 6-5 to the Cleveland Indians, but the play heard 'round baseball belonged to Ichiro.

Seattle's left fielder, who at 44 with little spring training figured to be a fielding liability, rose up to steal a home run from Jose Ramirez in the third inning at Safeco Field. 

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The dreaded strained oblique. That trendy injury has put C Mike Zunino on the 10-day disabled list. The Mariners announced Friday night that David Freitas, 29, has been called up from AAA Tacoma and will back up rookie Mike Marjama, who had a key role in the Mariners' 2-1 win Thursday night against Cleveland in the season opener at Safeco.

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For a few weeks in 2015, Thomas Rawls looked like a guy who could do a fair impression of RB Marshawn Lynch: Aggressive, fearless, blessed with speed and power. Turned out to be a pipe dream. Limited by injuries, Rawls never recovered his early form and was released into free agency earlier this month. It's the New York Jets' turn to try to rediscover what Rawls flashed.

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Trevone Boykin was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury Wednesday after police in Mansfield, TX., found evidence of the attack on his girlfriend on his home's surveillance video.

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Via free agency, the Seahawks have swapped defensive tackles with the Minnesota Vikings to get older and cheaper. NFL Network reported Friday that the Seahawks signed Tom Johnson, 34 in August, to a one-year deal to help replace Sheldon Richardson, 27, who signed a one-year deal for $8 million with the Vikings.

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Bedeviled by an injury and foul trouble, Gonzaga's bid for a third visit to the NCAA basketball tourney's round of eight in four years came up well short Thursday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Ninth-seeded Florida State mostly dominated in a 75-60 West Region win that ended the season for the fourth-seeded Bulldogs.

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The Seahawks and unrestricted free agent RB Mike Davis, who led the team's running backs in yards with 240 in 2017, Thursday agreed on a one-year contract, terms to be announced. Seattle also re-signed DE Marcus Smith, a serviceable backup who saw action in 14 games, making no starts. Smith's deal is worth a reported $2.7 million.

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David Phelps, one of the key members of the Mariners bullpen, has been lost for the season with an elbow ligament tear that will require Tommy John surgery, the club announced Wednesday during the Mariners spring training game against Milwaukee in Peoria, AZ.

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The Seahawks bid adieu to another long-time veteran Wednesday when free agent TE Luke Willson signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Lions worth $2.5 million. Willson, who hails from nearby Windsor, Ontario, also visited with the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars before agreeing with the Lions.

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Mostly in pursuit of depth in free agency, the Seahawks seemed to have acquired a starter Tuesday when they signed D.J. Fluker, who played nine games with six starts for the New York Giants last season after signing a one-year, prove-it deal. Fluker's six starts came at right guard. His season ended in week 11 when a damaged toe put him on injured reserve.

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