After playing exhibition games against the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants, the Mariners launch their 2012 regular season in Tokyo against Oakland.
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The Seattle Mariners have set their roster for the 2012 season opener against the Oakland Athletics. The Mariners will play the A’s twice before resuming spring training.
Washington is appearing in a postseason tournament for the fifth consecutive year. In all, the Huskies are playing in their eighth postseason under Lorenzo Romar.
The Seattle Sounders will play English side Chelsea FC in a major international friendly at CenturyLink Field in July as part of a 4-match package.
The Mariners flew 12 hours to Japan to get ready for the opening of the major league baseball season. Naturally, Ichiro was No spotlight, however, for owner Hiroshi Yamauchi.
The Mariners will let the 2012 season play out, but ultimately will have to confront the issue of Ichiro beyond the season. It won’t be an easy process.
Team captain Rosales is out with a bum knee as Seattle hosts a Houston team that has played them dead even through three seasons.
Due to medical reasons, Seattle’s relationship with O’Brian White never panned out. The Sounders bought out his contract Thursday.
The Washington Huskies (24-10) will travel to New York City over the weekend, and will take on Minnesota in the semifinal round of the National Invitation Tournament
The Mariners tallied six runs in the final two innings but it wasnt enough to overcome a nine-run deficit, and Seattle lost to the Chicago White Sox 13-8 in Cactus League play in front of 9,244 fans at Peoria Stadium Wednesday afternoon. This marked the Mariners’ final Cactus clash before flying to Japan, where they will launch their American League season next week with a pair against the Oakland A’s.