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BASEBALL TRADE ROUNDUP

 Halladay Stays; 
 ChiSox Get Peavy 


Jul 31, 09 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago... More »

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Chicago White Sox • San Diego Padres • Boston Red Sox • Cleveland Indians • Seattle Mariners • Cincinnati Reds • Jake Peavy • Detroit Tigers • Atlanta Braves • Toronto Blue Jays • Florida Marlins • Victor Martinez • Washington Nationals • Roy Halladay • baseball • Nick Johnson • Jarrod Washburn • Casey Kotchman • Justin Masterson • Scott Rolen • trade deadline

 Griffey Returning to Seattle 

Home run hero taking his career back to city where it started

Feb 19, 09 4:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Slugger Ken Griffey Jr. will return to Seattle almost nine years to the day after he left the Mariners, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The prolific home-run hitter has signed an incentive-laden one-year contract for 2009. Griffey became a free agent after his short stint with the White Sox ended, and... More »

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Mariners Hire Baseball's First Asian-American Manager

Don Wakamatsu, 45, works way up through Rangers, Athletics organization

Nov 19, 08 2:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Don Wakamatsu is the first Asian-American manager of a major league baseball team, AP reports, hired today by the Seattle Mariners. Wakamatsu, 45, played catcher, mainly in the minors, before coaching stints with Texas and Oakland. The Oregon native—who says he knows just a little Japanese—inherits a Mariners... More »

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Oakland Athletics • Texas Rangers • Seattle Mariners • baseball • Asian-Americans • Don Wakamatsu • manager

 MLB's Midterm Report Cards 

Rays at the head of the class—Rockies, Marlins at the back

Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students—Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. ... More »

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OPINION

Mariners Finally Sack Bavasi. Who's Next?

Struggling team could also lose CEO, manager, pseudo-ace

Jun 17, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's about time the Seattle Mariners fired Bill Bavasi, the general manager whose ill-advised trades contributed to the team's position in baseball's cellar this year, writes Ken Rosenthal for Fox Sports. But simply jettisoning the guy who got the least possible return out of a $117 million payroll won't be... More »

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Lesbian Liplock Sparks Stadium PDA Dispute

Mom complains to security after kiss at Mariners game

May 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle Mariners' response to a fan complaint has set off a dispute about gay rights and public displays of affection. A Safeco Field employee told a lesbian couple they had to either stop kissing in the stands or leave the game, KOMO TV reports. One of the women says... More »

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(Newser) - Miguel Cairo had a two-out RBI single in the 12th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat Texas 4-3 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep and keep the Rangers from reaching .500. Wladimir Balentien led off the 12th with a single off Franklyn German (1-2), and Yuniesky Betancourt sacrificed. Balentien moved... More »

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 Surging Rangers Top Mariners 

May 13, 08 11:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ramon Vazquez hurt the Seattle Mariners for the second straight night. Vazquez drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and the surging Texas Rangers beat Seattle 5-2 on Tuesday night. Vazquez went deep in the 10th inning Monday night to give the Rangers a 13-12 victory over... More »

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(Newser) - The only real fireworks between Texas and Seattle this time were the pyrotechnic displays after back-to-back home runs by Josh Hamilton and Milton Bradley, and then the 10th-inning game-winning shot by Ramon Vazquez as the Rangers rallied for a 13-12 victory Monday night. More »

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(Newser) - Raul Ibanez hit a two-run homer in the third inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 today to snap a five-game losing streak. Jose Lopez and Ichiro Suzuki each went 3-for-4 for the Mariners, who finished with 13 hits. It was Seattle's most hits since it... More »

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Quentin Helps Hot White Sox Beat Mariners

He and Anderson homer, combine for 5 RBIs in big second

May 11, 08 12:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brian Anderson and Carlos Quentin each homered and combined for five RBIs in the second inning to lead the Chicago White Sox to an 8-4 victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners last night. Javier Vazquez (4-3) allowed six hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings as the White Sox... More »

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GAME OF THE NIGHT

Rangers
Shut Out Mariners After Benches Clear

Seattle held scoreless for 22 straight innings

May 9, 08 1:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer and then got hit by a pitch, setting up a fourth-inning brawl in the Texas Rangers' 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners last night. Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers starter Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch... More »

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(Newser) - Vicente Padilla allowed two hits over seven innings to outpitch Erik Bedard and Milton Bradley homered as the Texas Rangers beat the struggling Seattle Mariners 2-0 Wednesday night. Bradley hit his fourth home run in the sixth and scored both runs. Brandon Boggs had a run-scoring triple in the fourth. More »

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 Rangers beat Mariners 10-1 

May 7, 08 12:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major league RBIs leader Josh Hamilton, Michael Young and David Murphy drove in three runs each to support stingy starter Sidney Ponson in the Texas Rangers' 10-1 victory over the sinking Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Seattle lost for the sixth time in seven games before the smallest crowd in... More »

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 M's Snap Skid Against Texas 

May 6, 08 12:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wladimir Balentien and Richie Sexson homered to back starter Jarrod Washburn and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 on Monday night to end a five-game losing streak. Washburn had a 7-0 lead and had allowed just one hit entering the seventh. He gave up three consecutive hits then... More »

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Jeter's Hits, Rasner's Arm
Key Yanks' Win

New York completes weekend sweep of struggling Seattle

May 4, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Derek Jeter had four hits and the New York Yankees got consecutive homers from Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano during a six-run outburst, beating the slumping Seattle Mariners 8-2 Sunday to finish a lopsided three-game sweep. Just called up from the minors, Darrell Rasner pitched six comfortable innings and the... More »

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 Mussina Leads
 Yankees Past
 Mariners 

Damon homers and doubles twice as New York wins second straight

May 3, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Johnny Damon homered and doubled twice to help Mike Mussina win his third straight start in the New York Yankees' 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners today. One day after co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said he was "disappointed with the way the season has gone," the Yankees (16-16) rapped... More »

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Wang Leads Yankees Over Mariners, 5-1

Wang becomes league's first
six-game winner

May 2, 08 11:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chien-Ming Wang has turned into the New York Yankees' stopper. Wang became the American League's first six-game winner, ending the Yankees' three-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last night. Wang (6-0) pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, and Kyle Farnsworth, Joba Chamberlain and Mariano... More »

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 Indians Rally Past Mariners in 11

JJ Putz blows another save for Seattle

May 2, 08 12:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Asdrubal Cabrera broke an 0-for-14 slump with a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners last night. Jhonny Peralta drew a one-out walk off Mark Lowe (1-2). Travis Hafner then doubled to left and Jamey Carroll was hit by... More »

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 Lee Goes to 5-0 in Indians' Win 

Apr 30, 08 11:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cliff Lee won his fifth straight start to improve to 5-0 and lead the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Lee's consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 27 on Wladimir Balentien's three-run homer in the seventh. It raised his ERA from 0.28... More »

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