Alex Jackson was mostly a catcher in an elite high school in San Diego, but the Mariners want his big bat to advance faster, so he’ll be an outfielder who will move up quickly.
Author: Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion
Anthony Dion, a 2007 graduate of the University of Washington's school of journalism, has six years of reporting and editing experience. He also works for CBS Radio's 1090 AM The Fan, Seattle's newest sports talk show, where he reports on UW football and basketball as well as Seattle Thunderbirds hockey.
For the fourth time in the past six years, the Mariners hold a top 10 overall pick in the annual MLB first-year player draft. And even though they have selected players in that time who have become starters (Dustin Ackley and Mike Zunino), it’s clear that the Mariners are still looking for a star they
During a five-game winning streak, the Mariners have shown an ability to win slugfests, as they did Tuesday night in Atlanta, as well as pitching duels, in which they found themselves Wednesday afternoon. Hisashi Iwakuma bounced back after two subpar outings with seven shutout innings, leading the Mariners to a 2-0 victory and a two-game sweep.
On multiple occasions, manager Lloyd McClendon said the bullpen is the backbone of the Mariners. Tuesday night, the seven-man group showed why, leading Seattle (30-28) to a 7-5 win over the Braves on an 86-degree night at Turner Field in Atlanta. The win extended Seattle’s winning streak to four.
Like an overhand right from a prime-time Mike Tyson, the Mariners laid a quick 10-2 beatdown on the Yankees Monday night in New York before heading to Atlanta for two interleague games with the Braves.
Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon pulled out the vintage reserve against his former team and stole a victory, 3-2, over the Detroit Tigers in front of 37,142 at Safeco Field Saturday night. McClendon emptied his bench, playing outfielders Cole Gillespie, Stefen Romero and Endy Chavez to go with catcher John Buck and utility infielder Willie Bloomquist.
Down its own star hitter, the Mariners fell short of combating Tigers and its potent 1-2 punch in a 6-3 loss Friday night. The tandem of Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez, two of the premium American League hitters, bettered Hisashi Iwakuma in front of 29,000 at Safeco Field.
In what has become a sad refrain, the Mariners trotted out Brandon Maurer, fell behind early, over-worked its bullpen and lost, this time 7-5 to the Angels in front of 11,657 at Safeco Field. The loss dropped Seattle (26-27) under .500 and split the four-game series. The Mariners haven’t won a series since taking three
Felix Hernandez and battery mate Mike Zunino make quite a team. They were about all the Mariners needed in a 3-1 win over the Angels Wednesday night in front of 13,895 at Safeco Field. Hernandez (7-1, 2.57 ERA) gave up one run on four hits and two walks to go with nine strikeouts. He was perfect his first time through the
One day after getting a stellar outing from late rotation addition Chris Young, the Mariners saw another replacement starter get knocked around by the Angels in a 6-4 loss at Safeco Field after getting sour news about one of their injured pitchers.