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The Mariners front office has all too often gone into competitive seasons needing everything too many chance things to go right in order for the whole plan to succeed. If any one aspect meaningfully goes wrong - there are injuries, there are underperformers, and so on - the whole plan falls apart.
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Embed from Getty Images Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Friday saw the Mariners place one more stone on their own immurement, falling to 66-76 and seven games back of the division. In truth, they had long sealed themselves off from any reasonable chance of wriggling themselves out
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1364"] Tacoma Rainiers shortstop Ryan Bliss takes a swing during a game in Aug. 2026. Image credit: Tacoma Rainiers/Instagram. [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] Minor league baseball isn’t the Show and it isn’t college. With the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6233"] Seattle Mariners Leo Rivas (76) celebrates after hitting a walk off single against the Chicago Cubs during the tenth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] It’s the
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Embed from Getty Images When Andrés Muñoz got Taylor Trammell to chase a changeup for strike three on Sunday, he yelled with a ferocity rarely seen even from a man called “Señor Smoke”. It was an angry, happy catharsis. Had he made slightly better pitches to Jose Altuve or Daulton
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3931"] Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young (2) is congratulated by center fielder Julio Rodríguez (44) after hitting a three-run home run to right field against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit:
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5606"] Seattle Mariners pitcher Andrés Muñoz (75) gets a pitchers mound visit with Houston Astros shortstop Nick Allen (20) on third base in the tenth inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="5684"] Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) hits a three run home run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] After coming
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Embed from Getty Images Spring training has started in earnest for the Seattle Mariners, with a few games under their belts and just under a week left in February. Prospects and stars alike have started to get in their reps under the bluest Arizona skies, but with the World Baseball
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="864"] Seattle Mariners prospect Jared Sundstrom connects on a pitch during the Arizona Fall League. Credit: Jared Sundstrom/Instagram [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The 2025 season is under two weeks away, and while fans of the Seattle Mariners