<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-randy-arozarena-josh-hader-mariners-walk-off-hero');   ga('set', 'title', 'Randy Arozarena destroys Astros, plays Mariners walk-off hero');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Randy-Arozarena-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Randy Arozarena destroys Astros, plays Mariners walk-off hero</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-09T20:21:32-07:00">April 9th, 8:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-09T20:21:32-07:00">April 9th, 8:21pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Houston Astros</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Randy Arozarena gave the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/astros-mariners-prediction-odds-pick-4-9-2025"> Seattle Mariners not one, but two clutch moments on Wednesday</a> — and both were game-changers. Trailing by five runs entering the eighth inning, the Mariners stunned the Houston Astros with a 7-6 comeback victory to earn their first series win of the 2025 season. Arozarena’s fingerprints were all over it, <a href="https://sports.mynorthwest.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/randy-walk-off-seattle-mariners-over-astros-7-6/1806627" rel="noopener">including a thunderous grand slam</a> and a patient walk-off walk.</p><p>The chaos began in the bottom of the eighth, when three straight Mariners worked walks to load the bases. After two quick outs threatened to waste the opportunity, Arozarena stepped in and unloaded on a Steven Okert pitch, launching it 384 feet at 107.2 mph to left field for a grand slam. The blast — which carried a 6.4-second hang time — cut Houston’s lead to just one, igniting the crowd at T-Mobile Park.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Randy Arozarena, grand slam — and it keeps the Mariners alive here in the bottom of the 8th inning</p><p>Exit velo: 107.2 mph<br>Launch angle: 35°<br>Distance: 384 ft.<br>Hang time: 6.4 seconds <a href="https://t.co/5aH50hHqXw">pic.twitter.com/5aH50hHqXw</a></p><p>— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1910103909584244781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Astros added an insurance run in the ninth, but Seattle wasn’t done. Donovan Solano and Miles Mastrobuoni got things going with back-to-back singles, and a fielder’s choice — reversed after a successful challenge — gave the Mariners another bases-loaded shot.</p><h2><b>The Mariners come back to walk off the Astros</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Randy-Arozarena.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Julio Rodríguez delivered the big swing, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-mariners-victor-robles-painful-injury-possible-catch-year-giants">ripping a two-run double to right field</a> to tie the game 6-6. Mitch Garver then walked to reload the bases, and though Cal Raleigh grounded into a force out at home, it set the stage for Arozarena one final time.</p><p>With two outs and the game on the line, Arozarena worked a full count against Astros reliever Bryan Abreu. On the sixth pitch of the at-bat, Abreu missed high, and Arozarena drew a walk-off walk to end it — a slow jog to first and a shower of celebration at home plate.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">A walk-off walk for Randy Arozarena and the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mariners</a>! <a href="https://t.co/9mpoDalCrW">pic.twitter.com/9mpoDalCrW</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1910112119468466274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The win moves Seattle to 5-8 on the season and provides a much-needed jolt after a slow start. They’ll get a breather Thursday before welcoming the Texas Rangers for a weekend set.</p><p>For Arozarena, it was the type of performance the Mariners hoped for when they acquired him — one that combines power, poise, and presence in the biggest moments. On Wednesday, he was the hero twice over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Randy Arozarena destroys Astros, plays Mariners walk-off hero

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-mariners-victor-robles-painful-injury-possible-catch-year-giants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners RF Victor Robles suffers painful injury after catch of the year vs. Giants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Victor-Robles-cover.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners RF Victor Robles suffers painful injury after catch of the year vs. Giants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-06T18:41:33-07:00">April 6th, 6:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-06T18:41:33-07:00">April 6th, 6:41pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What looked like the catch of the year turned into a nightmare moment for the Seattle Mariners and outfielder Victor Robles. In the ninth inning of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-willy-adames-hero-epic-giants-home-debut">Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants</a>, Robles made a jaw-dropping grab that immediately sparked concern.</p><p>Sprinting into foul territory in right field, he fully extended over the low railing to rob Patrick Bailey of extra bases. Robles crashed into the netting, flipping over the wall, and landed hard — clearly in pain as he clutched his left shoulder. He was carted off the field moments later, his teammates and trainers rushing to his side. Mariners manager Dan Wilson later confirmed it was a shoulder-related injury, and Robles is <a href="https://www.chronicleonline.com/sports/mlb/mariners-robles-carted-off-field-with-shoulder-injury-after-making-dazzling-catch-against-giants/article_3cb8a1b0-c63b-565d-be59-ecb61fc67c43.html" rel="noopener">undergoing further testing</a> at Oracle Park.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Victor Robles exits the game after making an incredible catch. <a href="https://t.co/uJb3XG7AFD">pic.twitter.com/uJb3XG7AFD</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1909015694173217045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 6, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He’s such a force,” Wilson said. “Big hits, the great defense that he plays. He causes a lot of havoc on the bases, doing what he does out there. He’s a great guy to have at the top of your lineup. That’s why we’re hoping for the best.”</p><h2><b>Giants sweep the Mariners after Victor Robles sacrificed his body for his team</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Victor-Robles-1.jpg"><figcaption>Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Robles, 31, had started 2025 right where he left off last season — hot. Through 10 games, he was hitting .273 with three RBIs and three stolen bases. In 2024, he hit .328 for Seattle and went 30-for-31 in stolen base attempts, earning a two-year, $9.75 million extension with a club option through 2027. It was a massive rebound for a player whose career had been sidetracked by injuries during his time with the Nationals.</p><p>“He made all that effort,” center fielder Julio Rodríguez said. “But it was at a high cost. I just noticed he was in pain and called the trainers immediately.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/giants-news-justin-verlander-special-silver-lining-home-debut-dud">Giants ended up winning on the next pitch</a> — a walk-off single by Wilmer Flores — but it was Robles’ health that lingered long after the final score.</p><p>Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, familiar with the ballpark’s quirky layout, praised the presence of netting where Robles landed. “Who knows what could have happened?” Yastrzemski said. “It’s one of those things where you hope he’s OK. I’ve never seen anything like that.”</p><p>The play could’ve been ruled foul, but Robles made the catch anyway — a testament to his hustle and grit. “That’s not who he is,” Mariners starter Bryan Woo said of the idea of letting the ball drop. “He’s got the respect of everybody in the clubhouse.”</p><p>Seattle now faces tough questions. With few ready-made replacements, the Mariners may need to get creative. Dylan Moore is filling in at third for the injured Jorge Polanco. Luke Raley could shift to the outfield, while first base duties get split between Donovan Solano, Tyler Locklear, or Austin Shenton. Dominic Canzone is also an option from Triple-A. No matter what the Mariners do next, they’ll be hoping for good news on Robles — a player who’s fought his way back before and, if history is any indicator, isn’t done fighting yet.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners RF Victor Robles suffers painful injury after catch of the year vs. Giants

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He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-rumors-ichiro-suzuki-predicted-to-somehow-make-historic-comeback-at-51">Mariners are off to a slow start</a> after falling to 2-3 in their first five games of the regular season. However, expectations remain high for the ball club thanks to the power within the lineup. Outfielder Randy Arozarena aims for big things this season after giving a warning that may send a shiver down the backs of opposing pitchers.</p><p>Although the 30-year-old outfielder’s batting average is below average to begin the season, his power has been on full display. When asked about his approach at the plate, Randy Arozarena made it clear that his goal is to <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/randy-arozarena-breaks-hitless-stretch-with-homer" rel="noopener">go yard as often as possible</a>, according to Mariners writer Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.</p><p>“I always go up to bat and try to hit that ball as hard as I can,” Arozarena said through an interpreter. “Sometimes the field can play against you, but … it doesn’t matter if you play here or anywhere else, I’m just going up with the same approach no matter where I’m playing.”</p><p>Through 16 at-bats so far this season, Randy Arozarena owns a .188 batting average with a .350 OBP. He’s also recorded two home runs and two RBIs off of his three hits. The veteran outfielder aims to make the 2025 season his fifth consecutive year hitting 20 or more homers.</p><p>The 2021 Rookie of the Year began his career with the Tampa Bay Rays. However, midway through the 2024 season, Arozarena was traded to the Mariners. Seattle sent two top prospects, outfielder Aidan Smith and right-handed pitcher Brody Hopkins, back to the Rays for the slugger. Playing in 54 games with Seattle, Randy Arozarena recorded a .231 batting average and a .356 OBP while hitting five home runs and 23 RBIs in 2024.</p><p>Arozarena and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting/tigers-mariners-prediction-odds-pick-4-1-2025">Mariners hope to get back in the win column</a> on Tuesday night when they take on the Detroit Tigers. It’s the second contest of a three-game series between the two teams. Seattle lost the first game of the series 9-6 on Monday evening.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners slugger Randy Arozarena’s warning will frighten opposing pitchers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-rumors-ichiro-suzuki-predicted-to-somehow-make-historic-comeback-at-51');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki predicted to somehow make historic comeback at 51');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-1_f2be43.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki predicted to somehow make historic comeback at 51</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T16:35:12-07:00">March 27th, 4:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T17:40:29-07:00">March 27th, 5:40pm</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners have not officially started the 2025 campaign as of this story’s writing, as their Opening Day contest against the Athletics does <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/athletics-vs-mariners-prediction-odds-pick-3-27-2025">not begin until 7:10 p.m. PT</a> on Thursday. That does not mean there is not something to talk about, however, as a prediction has been made for Ichiro Suzuki to rejoin the team, despite being 51 years old.</p><p>The Athletic <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6231805/2025/03/27/mlb-opening-day-bold-predictions-2025/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener">made a bold prediction for each</a> MLB team ahead of the 2025 season. That was the one made for the Mariners, via Tyler Kepner.</p><p>“Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first player in history to use his Hall of Fame speech to announce his comeback as an active player,” Kepner wrote. “The Mariners add him to the roster and surge to the AL West title.”</p><p>Ichiro has not appeared in an MLB game since retiring as a member of the Mariners following two games they played in Japan to open the 2019 season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-ichiro-suzuki-tears-mariners-jersey-retirement-announcement">Mariners are scheduled to retire Ichiro’s jersey number</a> this season, but the chances of seeing him take the field for Seattle, or any MLB team for that matter, are not particularly high.</p><p>Anything is possible, however. It is not inconceivable that Ichiro simply does not know what else to do with himself and wants to return to the diamond as a result.</p><h2><b>Cal Raleigh believes Mariners can win World Series</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-2_159c4b.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After the Mariners signed catcher Cal Raleigh to a contract extension worth $105 million, he knows what he wants his next accomplishment to be.</p><p>Raleigh believes it is possible for the Mariners to <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/why-cal-raleigh-believes-mariners-can-bring-world-series-to-seattle/" rel="noopener">bring home baseball’s most prestigious crown</a>.</p><p>“This place has always felt like home since I arrived here in Seattle. They took me in from day one with kindness and respect and it is one of the top places to play in professional sports,” Raleigh said via the Seattle Times.</p><p>“I wanted to stay here because of the connection with the people of the Pacific Northwest and the Seattle Mariners, but I know it doesn’t always work out the way you want it to. I feel blessed that the Mariners gave me this opportunity and I can’t think of a better place in MLB to call home. We have a great nucleus of players here and aren’t far off from bringing the World Series to Seattle.”</p><p>Raleigh knows the process will not be an easy one, but he is committed to doing whatever it takes to get the job done.</p><p>“It won’t be easy but I believe ownership and management share the same vision and commitment,” Raleigh said. “I won’t stop working and I won’t stop grinding until this city gets what it deserves, and that is a perennial playoff team and a World Series Championship.”</p><p>The World Series Raleigh wants to bring would be the first in franchise history for the Mariners.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki predicted to somehow make historic comeback at 51

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-pitching-depth-drew-pomeranz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners add pitching depth with former All-Star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-3-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners add pitching depth with former All-Star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T15:16:15-07:00">March 27th, 3:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T15:16:15-07:00">March 27th, 3:16pm</time><address><a>Zachary Draves</a>Zachary Draves is a sportswriter and broadcaster based in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa. Zachary covers a variety of different sports as well as sports history, sport and society, and sport and culture. He is also a professor of sociology.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Four days after being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-ex-all-star-owed-15-5-million-2025">cut by the Seattle Mariners</a>, all-star relief pitcher Drew Pomeranz was <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1905304237359128655" rel="noopener">re-signed to a minor league contract</a>, per baseball columnist Jon Heyman.</p><p>This comes as the Mariners begin their season against the Athletics on Thursday.</p><p>In the offseason, Pomeranz and the Mariners agreed to a minor league deal, but he requested to be released after not making the Opening Day roster. He has been in the league since 2011 and made the All-Star Game in 2016.</p><p>Pomeranz hasn’t pitched in a major league game since 2021 due to a string of injuries.</p><p>He has shown promise in spring training with 10 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings pitched in the Cactus League.</p><p>Pomeranz had previously pitched for the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels. In 2024, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-la-contract-all-star-drew-pomeranz">Pomeranz signed a minor league deal with the Angels</a> with the hope that he would become an asset in their bullpen.</p><p>Injuries have beset him and left him toiling in the league.</p><h2><b>What Drew Pomeranz can bring to Mariners</b></h2><p>Pomeranz comes with plenty of risks in terms of his health, and being 36 years old.</p><p>However, he does possess over a decade of experience. He could provide the type of relief the Mariners needed to offset their two other lefty relievers, Tayler Saucedo and Gabe Speier, in case they get injured.</p><p>That is, of course, if he remains healthy. If Pomeranz can stay healthy, he has shown that he could get solid innings under his belt, throwing a four-steam fastball between 90-94 mph. He can also get his knuckle curveball up to 82 mph.</p><p>Pomeranz currently has a record of 48-58 with a 3.91 ERA.</p><p>He is expected to report to Triple-A Tacoma, whose season begins on Friday.</p><p>If he can prove himself in Tacoma, Pomeranz could find his way back up to Seattle. Perhaps he could find himself on a major league mound for the first time in four years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners add pitching depth with former All-Star

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-jerry-dipoto-six-year-105-million-cal-raleigh-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Jerry DiPoto breaks silence on six-year, $105 million Cal Raleigh extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-news-Jerry-DiPoto-breaks-silence-on-six-year-105-million-Cal-Raleigh-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners’ Jerry DiPoto breaks silence on six-year, $105 million Cal Raleigh extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T18:05:15-07:00">March 26th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-26T18:24:21-07:00">March 26th, 6:24pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners got some significant business done just before Opening Day. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-105-million-contract-extension-star-catcher">signed catcher Cal Raleigh to a six-year extension worth $105 million</a>. He was rewarded for his great defensive catching while being one of Seattle’s best hitters. Mariners president Jerry DiPoto <a href="https://marinersblog.mlblogs.com/mariners-extend-cal-raleigh-to-six-year-contract-through-2030-with-vesting-player-option-for-2031-e2045c63b685" rel="noopener">released a statement</a> about Raleigh in the official announcement.</p><p>“Cal is central to so much of what we do as a team,” Dipoto said. “His leadership on the field, combined with elite defense and impact offense, is rare among catchers in the game. We are fortunate that he’s a Mariner and thrilled that he’s here for the long haul.”</p><p>The extension buys out Raleigh’s final two years of arbitration and four years of free agency. When it expires, he will be 35 years old. The Mariners’ park is the hardest to hit in across baseball, but Raleigh has figured it out in his five-year MLB career. He led the team with 34 homers and 100 RBIs, 11 and 38 of which came at home in 2024.</p><p>The Mariners’ big issue last year was offense. Raleigh was the only player with over 70 RBIs and they had the second-lowest team batting average in the league. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-gm-knows-hell-get-roasted-after-breaking-silence-on-do-nothing-offseason">Seattle did not do much to help itself in the offseason</a>, so Raleigh will have to step up.</p><h2><b>The Mariners have the pitching and need the offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Cal-Raleigh-with-Seattle-Mariners.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Reports and rumors have been swirling about what exactly is going on in Seattle’s home park. Whether the batter’s eye is crooked or not, Raleigh is not having any issues. Plus, he is leading one of the best rotations in the league that should be back in that category this season on defense.</p><p>The Mariners have talented players around Raleigh, like Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena. But they need to see the best of those players this season to make the playoffs. The Houston Astros will still challenge for the division title and the Texas Rangers’ World Series hangover should be over. Seattle has to step up to compete this season.</p><p>Last year, the Mariners got off to an excellent start and then blew a ten-game division lead faster than any team in history. This year, they need to get off to a solid start and hold the line to reward the significant investment in this core. Otherwise, there could be significant changes.</p><p>The Mariners host the Athletics on Opening Day on Thursday. Maybe Raleigh can show out in his first game on a new deal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Jerry DiPoto breaks silence on six-year, $105 million Cal Raleigh extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-trade-proposal-for-vladimir-guerrero-jr-sets-blue-jays-star-free');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sets Blue Jays star free');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-trade-proposal-for-Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr-sets-Blue-Jays-star-free.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sets Blue Jays star free</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T14:57:59-07:00">March 26th, 2:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T07:37:59-07:00">March 27th, 7:37am</time><address><a>Bailey Bassett</a>Bailey Bassett is a sports writer from Denver, Colorado, covering major sports events and athlete backgrounds at ClutchPoints. He has experience covering and writing on high school, collegiate, and professional sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MLB Opening Day is March 27, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-bold-predictions-2025-mlb-season">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is the biggest name involved in trade rumors</a>.</p><p>The Toronto Blue Jays have not been able to come to terms on a contract agreement with their star first baseman, and now they are at risk of losing him in free agency next offseason. While a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-rumors-insider-577-million-vladimir-guerrero-jr-prediction">megadeal is still on the table</a>, as the two sides seem motivated to get a deal done, the Blue Jays can’t afford to lose him for nothing. A trade with the Seattle Mariners makes sense if it comes down to that.</p><h2><b>Mariners trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Vladimir-Guerrero-Jr-1.jpg"><figcaption>Nathan Ray Seebeck</figcaption></figure><p><b>Mariners receive: </b>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</p><p><b>Blue Jays receive: </b>Lazaro Montes (Mariners No. 2 prospect, MLB 42nd), Cole Young (Mariners No. 3, MLB 49th), Ryan Sloan (Mariners No. 8), Luke Raley</p><p>The Mariners are one of the best teams in baseball, but that is predominantly because of their pitching staff. With Logan Gilbert, Luis Castillo, Bryce Miller, Bryan Woo, Emerson Hancock, and George Kirby, Seattle has arguably the deepest rotation in the MLB. They desperately need an impact bat, and they can land one in the form of Guerrero without even sacrificing their pitching depth.</p><p>The Mariners have one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/top-10-mlb-farm-systems-ahead-of-2025-season">best farm systems in the MLB</a>. They have seven players in MLB.com’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects" rel="noopener">top 100 prospects list</a>, which is tied for the most in the league. It will certainly take some big-name prospects to get a deal done for a player of Guerrero’s caliber, but losing minor leaguers such as Lazaro Montes and Cole Young would be well worth it for Seattle.</p><p>Guerrero is coming off of his best season since 2021, but it didn’t prevent Blue Jays from finishing last in the American League East. Last year, the first baseman hit 30 home runs while still maintaining a .323 batting average. He is clearly one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-stories/ranking-50-best-mlb-players-2025-season">best players in baseball,</a> and because he is still only 26 years old, he may not have even reached his fullest potential yet. Guerrero’s best season came at age 22, when he belted 48 home runs.</p><p>Guerrero would take Luke Raley’s spot in this trade. Raley is a solid player, but Guerrero would be a massive upgrade over him, as he’d be the offensive star that the team desperately needs. This move would follow an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/grading-mariners-rays-blockbuster-randy-arozarena-trade">MLB trade deadline deal last season for Randy Arozarena,</a> and it may finally get the Mariners over the hump.</p><h2><b>Blue Jays can’t risk losing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for nothing</b></h2><p>Trading Guerrero away would not be an easy choice for the Blue Jays, but it might become a necessary one sooner rather than later. The AL East is stacked, and even after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/toronto-blue-jays/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-anthony-santander-4-year-82-million-contract-offer">free agent move for Anthony Santander</a>, the team could still finish last in their division. In that case, a franchise reset and complete rebuild would be more than necessary.</p><p>There would be no better way to kick off a rebuild than to dangle one of the best trade chips in baseball. Guerrero would demand a huge trade haul because he is not only talented but because he is still so young. The Blue Jays don’t seem to be willing to pay the price Guerrero is requesting in contract talks, and they can’t afford to lose him for nothing.</p><p>The Blue Jays could stay afloat with the addition of Raley in this hypothetical trade while also retooling for the future with three of the Mariners’ best prospects. Toronto certainly shouldn’t give Guerrero away for cheap, but if someone like the Mariners comes knocking with a huge trade offer, then the Blue Jays should strongly consider taking it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners trade proposal for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. sets Blue Jays star free

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-ex-all-star-owed-15-5-million-2025');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners release ex-All Star owed $15.5 million in 2025');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seattle-releases-ex-All-Star-owed-15.5-million-in-2025.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners release ex-All Star owed $15.5 million in 2025</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-23T15:54:22-07:00">March 23rd, 3:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-23T15:54:22-07:00">March 23rd, 3:54pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners have playoff expectations heading into 2025. After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/3-offseason-moves-mariners-make-missing-playoffs">historic collapse in 2024, they need better offense to power through a crowded American League Wild Card</a> race. But an injury to a long-time Seattle stalwart forced a roster move few saw coming. The Mariners cut Mitch Haniger before Opening Day, <a href="https://x.com/RyanDivish/status/1903858611912094151" rel="noopener">ending his second stint</a> with the team. Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times broke the news Sunday.</p><p>“The Mariners have released Mitch Haniger,” Divish wrote in a social media post. “The veteran outfielder/designated hitter hasn’t played since the first week of [March] due to left shoulder soreness. They owe him $15.5 million for this season.”</p><p>Haniger joined the Mariners in 2017 at 26 years old and immediately made an impact. In his first three seasons in the Pacific Northwest, he racked up 57 homers and 172 RBIs while posting a 129 OPS+. He opted out of the 2020 season and had his first 100 RBI season in 2021. But it has been downhill since, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-mitch-hanigers-heartfelt-message-to-seattle-after-signing-with-giants">including a one-year stint with the San Francisco Giants</a> where he only played 61 games.</p><p>With poor numbers and lingering injuries on his resume, the Mariners cut Haniger. They have to pay him $15.5 million this year but the relationship is over. He is now a free agent and can sign anywhere.</p><p>The Mariners <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1903895749068231145" rel="noopener">also cut a pitcher</a> on Sunday. Drew Pomeranz has not played in the majors since 2021 but joined the Mariners for spring training. New York Post insider Jon Heyman posted, “Drew Pomeranz has been granted his release by Mariners and is available for teams needing LH reliever. 10 K in 7 2/3 IP this spring. Fastball sat 91-94 with 92.0 avg.”</p><p>Even though the Mariners needed help this offseason, they did not add much. Their trade deadline acquisition Randy Arozarena must step up and help lift the offense to a playoff level. They open the season on March 27 against the Athletics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners release ex-All Star owed $15.5 million in 2025

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-mariners-manager-provides-victor-robles-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners manager provides Victor Robles injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-news-Seattle-manager-provides-Victor-Robles-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners manager provides Victor Robles injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-22T19:09:10-07:00">March 22nd, 7:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-22T19:09:10-07:00">March 22nd, 7:09pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners-3-bold-predictions-2025-mlb-season">Seattle Mariners cruised to a 14-1 win over the White Sox on Saturday</a>, but the celebration was tempered by a concerning moment <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-victor-robles-extension-seattle">involving outfielder Victor Robles</a>. In the top of the fifth inning, Robles was hit on the right hand by an 87.2 mph slider from reliever Gus Varland and was forced to leave the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Victor Robles has exited the Mariners' game here at Camelback Ranch after taking an 87.2 mph slider off his right hand/wrist.</p><p>He's immediately examined by head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson then recedes into the visiting clubhouse. <a href="https://t.co/kRbQqRJ5kJ">pic.twitter.com/kRbQqRJ5kJ</a></p><p>— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DKramer_/status/1903561693340541395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Robles was clearly in pain, shaking his hand as he made his way down the third-base line before being examined by head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson. He exited to the clubhouse soon after and did not return to the game. The Mariners later confirmed that Robles would undergo an X-ray, with additional tests possible depending on the results.</p><p>Manager Dan Wilson <a href="https://x.com/RyanDivish/status/1903581304270287317" rel="noopener">offered a cautiously optimistic update</a> after the game.<br>“They’re going to get it checked out today,” Wilson said. “Hopefully he’s in good shape. But he was frustrated, and as you would be, but we’re just hopeful that it’s going to be OK.”</p><h2><b>Mariners get are hopeful Victor Robles is going to be fine</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Victor-Robles.jpg"><figcaption>Erik Williams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Robles’ injury is especially concerning given the timing — just days ahead of Opening Day — and his recent injury history. The 27-year-old was hit by 11 pitches last season, with 10 coming after he joined Seattle in June. Several of those plunkings were in the hand or wrist area and caused him to miss time, though he never landed on the injured list.</p><p>Despite the bumps and bruises, Robles was one of the Mariners’ most valuable players down the stretch in 2024. After being released by the Nationals, he signed with Seattle and quickly established himself in an everyday role, eventually earning a two-year, $9.75 million extension in mid-August. In 91 games with the M’s, Robles slashed .328/.393/.467 with an .860 OPS and was worth 3.1 WAR, according to FanGraphs.</p><p>This spring, he had continued that strong form, entering Saturday’s contest with an .836 OPS and three home runs in 53 at-bats. His energy and production have stood out in camp.</p><p>“He brings a lot of life to this ballclub,” Wilson said earlier on Saturday, before the injury scare.</p><p>With Opening Day set for Thursday against the Oakland A’s, the Mariners and their fans will be anxiously awaiting Robles’ test results. He is slated to start in right field and bat leadoff, forming a dynamic outfield trio with Julio Rodríguez and Randy Arozarena. Seattle wraps up Cactus League play with games on Sunday and Monday before heading north. Logan Gilbert is expected to start the opener, but the focus in the meantime will be on whether Robles is healthy enough to join him on the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners manager provides Victor Robles injury update

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-logo-to-appear-on-seattle-mariners-jersey-this-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nintendo Switch 2 logo to appear on Seattle Mariners jersey this season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Nintendo-Switch-2-logo-to-appear-on-Seattle-Mariners-jersey-this-season.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Nintendo Switch 2 logo to appear on Seattle Mariners jersey this season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T08:28:32-07:00">March 20th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T08:28:32-07:00">March 20th, 8:28am</time><address><a>Massimo Marchiano</a>Massimo Marchiano is part of ClutchPoints' Gaming team, specializing in Sports Video Games. He's also the published author of "Dawkin: A Tall Tale", a sci-fi western novel. When he's not writing about cowboys and aliens, he's watching his favorite Philly Sports team lose (or winning with them himself in his favorite video games).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Gaming</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Just before the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/gaming/nintendo-reveals-switch-2-in-new-first-look-trailer">Switch 2</a> Direct, the Seattle Mariners have announced a partnership with Nintendo to be the team’s first official jersey sleeve partner. The team revealed two official sleeves, one which uses the official Nintendo Switch 2 logo. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the new jersey sleeves, and why this is pretty important for Nintendo fans awaiting the next big reveal.</p><h2><b>Seattle Mariners &amp; Nintendo Reveal Jersey Sleeve Partnership Ahead of Switch 2 Direct</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Play ball ⚾</p><p>We’re thrilled to share we’re expanding our long-standing relationship with the <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Mariners</a> and will be featured on their jersey sleeve this season!</p><p>See it for the first time on Opening Day, March 27th! <a href="https://t.co/Lig4Aw4bmf">pic.twitter.com/Lig4Aw4bmf</a></p><p>— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href="https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1902706809691103249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nintendo has officially become the Seattle Mariners’ first official jersey sleeve partner, as both entities revealed a partnership today. The Mariners revealed two different jersey sleeves. The home jersey contains the standard Nintendo logo, while the away jersey features the logo for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 Console. We’ll see the Mariners take to the field with the logo on Opening Day, March 27th.</p><p>Mariners’ Center Fielder Julio Rodriguez will serve as brand ambassador. The young superstar makes for a great candidate, as he’s been playing extremely well since entering the league. The 2022 AL Rookie of the Year has also earned two All-Star nods and two silver-slugger awards. Who else would be a better fit to help promote Nintendo’s next biggest product.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our jerseys are leveling 🆙</p><p>We are excited to expand our long-standing relationship with <a href="https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NintendoAmerica</a>, with jerseys featuring Nintendo at home and Nintendo Switch 2 on the road. <a href="https://t.co/okPP5QipeE">pic.twitter.com/okPP5QipeE</a></p><p>— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1902725566542774493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“It’s a genuine thrill to be able to partner with such a talented team, including bright stars like Julio [Rodriguez],” said Doug Bowser, President and Chief Operating Officer, Nintendo of America. “Our history with the Mariners goes back decades so this really feels like coming home. Nintendo has a lot of exciting news this year and through collaborations like this one, we can’t wait to create even more smiles across all generations.</p><p>The long-running relationship between the Mariners and Nintendo goes back to the early 90s. In 1992, Nintendo’s President at the time (Hiroshi Yamauchi), purchased the Mariners to prevent the team’s relocation. The team maintained a stake for three years after Yamauchi’s death, but still keeps a strong relationship with the organization.</p><p>In a post from Nintendo, they wrote about the ongoing relationship between them and the Mariners. The post reads: “We’re thrilled to share we’re expanding our long-standing relationship with the Mariners and will be featured on their jersey sleeve this season! See it for the first time on Opening Day, March 27th!”</p><p>It’s actually an excellent idea to use the Switch 2 Logo on the away jersey, too. Overall, that Logo will travel the country, and millions will see it over the course of the season.</p><p>Nintendo revealed the <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/successor/en-us/index.html?srsltid=AfmBOopI0MBPlxwmtdDdNVkua8IXxSCbJh8FoJ3y25-ye1qZ-51fciFf" rel="noopener">Switch 2</a> earlier this year, along with a new Mario Kart title. Nintendo plans to release a new Direct this April to showcase the upcoming console.</p><p>For more <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/gaming" rel="noopener">gaming</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB</a> news, visit ClutchPoints. Lastly, subscribe to our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/newsletters/gaming" rel="noopener">Gaming Newsletter</a> for weekly gaming info.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Nintendo Switch 2 logo to appear on Seattle Mariners jersey this season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/seattle-mariners-3-bold-predictions-2025-mlb-season');   ga('set', 'title', '3 Seattle Mariners bold predictions for 2025 MLB season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/X-Seattle-Mariners-bold-predictions-for-2025-MLB-season.jpg"></figure><h1>3 Seattle Mariners bold predictions for 2025 MLB season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-18T01:50:17-07:00">March 18th, 1:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-18T01:50:43-07:00">March 18th, 1:50am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the volatile world of baseball, consistency is something to be cherished. Many fans acknowledge the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves for constantly vying for championships and clinching one divisional title after another. Despite being under constant scrutiny, the New York Yankees deserve their due for compiling 32 straight winning seasons. The Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians all get a nod for making the most of their modest payrolls. But what about the Seattle Mariners?</p><p>The M’s are the pillar of consistency that gets little fan fare. They have won 85-plus games in four consecutive years and accomplished the feat six times in the last decade. But this franchise does not get the respect that the perennial big-market contenders do, nor is it extended the same sympathy that the low-payroll ballclubs receive. Instead, Seattle has become a punchline.</p><p>It contains the foundation of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-dangerous-warning-mlb-teams-2025">what should be a proud organization</a> but lacks the accolades and reputation to secure that label. The Mariners have a marketable star in Julio Rodriguez, a first-rate pitching rotation and one of the more highly regarded ballparks in MLB. And yet, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-jeff-passan-accuses-seattle-blowing-best-opportunities-mlb">ownership is failing to capitalize on its advantages</a>. Fans are both flummoxed and frustrated by the direction the team has been heading toward in the last couple of years.</p><p>John W. Stanton is not investing in a sufficient lineup, and president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-gm-knows-hell-get-roasted-after-breaking-silence-on-do-nothing-offseason">unable to piece together a championship-caliber roster</a> via the trade market. Narrowly missing the playoffs the last two years and in 2021 is the cruel byproduct of this ill-advised organizational philosophy.</p><p>Sure, other fan bases have it worse, but how much longer must The Emerald City watch its beloved squad squander its potential? We will see if we can find an answer to that question in our bold predictions for the Mariners’ 2025 season. I promise to lighten up with the gloom and doom.</p><h2><b>Julio Rodriguez finishes in top 3 in AL MVP voting</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-Julio-Rodriguez-runs-to-first-.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>I told you it would get better. Do not confuse my scathing prelude as an indictment on the star power that emanates through T-Mobile Park on a fairly regular basis. That was directed at the Mariners brass, not their talent. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-kevin-durant-julio-rodriguez-kd-of-baseball">Rodriguez specifically commands ample attention</a>.</p><p>Yes, the 24-year-old center fielder can certainly be held accountable for a fairly underwhelming individual campaign in 2024, but even in a down year, which included a .273/.325/.409/.734 slash line, he still posted a 4.3 WAR season. Based on the numbers Rodriguez produced in his first two seasons, I am guessing last year’s output is close to his floor. That means a resurgence is on the table for 2025.</p><p>Considering he played plus-defense in one of the most important positions in the sport, the two-time All-Star can realistically vault  himself into the American League MVP conversation by belting around 35 home runs while slugging .480-500 and stealing around 30 bases. He has already accomplished these things. It is just a matter of putting everything together.</p><p>I realize it sound likes I am simplifying a highly demanding objective, but Rodriguez has the tools to become <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-insane-mlb-history-win-over-astros">a special player</a> in this league. He displayed them for extended stretches from 2022-23, and did so after slow starts and with minimal protection in the lineup. Assuming pitchers continue to respect catcher Cal Raleigh’s prodigious power (64 homers across the last two years), Julio Rodriguez should see decent pitches.</p><p>I believe he will pounce on them and re-establish himself as one of the future faces of baseball. He will not get his hands on the MVP award quite yet, but the Dominican Republic native will be firmly in the race.</p><h2><b>Mariners ace Logan Gilbert wins AL Cy Young</b></h2><p>Given how we started things off, this is probably not what you expected. Like Mariners fans, I can acknowledge both the glaring flaws and undeniable strengths that scatter throughout the roster. Logan Gilbert certainly falls under the latter category.</p><p>The trusty right-hander <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-opening-day-luis-castillo">leads a starting pitching rotation</a> that should once again be among the best in baseball, assuming George Kirby overcomes his shoulder inflammation. Regardless, Gilbert is poised to ascend into genuine stardom this upcoming season. He has tallied a sub-3.80 ERA while recording 170-plus strikeouts and 185-plus innings in each of his last three campaigns.</p><p>Last year might have marked his first All-Star Game invitation, but Gilbert has been a force on the mound for a while now. He already boasts elite advanced metrics, posting an MLB-best 0.887 WHIP, a spectacular .196 batting average against and a welcome 4.6 walk percentage in 2024. The 2018 first-round draft pick also totaled 220 Ks and led the big leagues with 208 2/3 innings pitched. He checks nearly all the boxes.</p><p>Though, because his 3.23 ERA fell short of the gold standard, Gilbert earned a sixth-place finish in Cy Young voting. But at almost 28 years of age (birthday in May), this hurler is in position to enjoy his most notable year yet.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-blunt-response-throwing-100-mph">Tarik Skubal might continue to mesmerize the masses</a> in his quest for a second consecutive Cy Young award, and Cole Ragans, Garrett Crochet and maybe even fellow Mariners righty George Kirby should all be in the hunt for the prize as well. However, the signs and statistics are pointing in Logan Gilbert’s favor.</p><p>Just to be safe, though, Seattle’s lineup should do its part to ensure that its ace wins more than nine games. Fittingly enough, that brings me to my final prediction. Here is where the tone switches back to one of disappointment.</p><h2><b>The M’s fall short of October yet again, this time leading to major changes</b></h2><p>When considering how the last couple of years have unfolded, the first part of this prediction does not seem so bold. It would definitely be unacceptable, though. The reigning AL champion Yankees’ rotation is severely diminished <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-yankees/yankees-news-max-frieds-honest-reaction-devastating-gerrit-cole-injury-update">with Gerrit Cole undergoing Tommy John surgery</a> and Luis Gil out for approximately three months with a lat strain. The Baltimore Orioles lost Corbin Burnes. And the Astros no longer have Kyle Tucker or Alex Bregman, leaving the AL West in a state of uncertainty.</p><p>This should be where I say the Mariners will swoop in and seize the pennant for the first time in franchise history. But I cannot do that. You could argue I am a bit reluctant to place faith in this ballclub after predicting it to win the division in 2023 and thoroughly explaining why it could win the World Series. I won’t put that on the M’s, as it was always overly optimistic. Though, my terrible miscalculation has enabled me to spot this team’s weaknesses more easily.</p><p>And it appears that they still exist. Jerry Dipoto did not add the impactful bat fans were hoping for this past winter. Following some of last offseason’s misfires, the longtime executive played it <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1889751501892968644" rel="noopener">far more passively</a> this time around. Keeping the stellar starting rotation intact is understandable, but some type of splash was needed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Mariners offseason made us angry <a href="https://t.co/sjkCLWB4AL">pic.twitter.com/sjkCLWB4AL</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1889751501892968644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Although 2020 Silver Slugger Donovan Solano is the kind of contact hitter Seattle requires, he is 37 years old. Such a player should not be your biggest addition, especially after an unsatisfactory outcome. But that’s just it. These solid yet ultimately unsuccessful records are not treated with the exasperation they deserve. I believe that will change if Seattle misses the playoffs in a similarly agonizing fashion in 2025.</p><p>And that is something that is likely hard for people to wrap their heads around. The organization has stayed stuck in its ways for the least half-decade, so who is to say it will have an epiphany? I hear you, but management can only withstand so much ridicule and rage from the fans. Just look at the Boston Red Sox. They flipped the switch. And I think Seattle will too, after another bitterly disappointing finish.</p><p>The Mariners finished in the bottom-third of the most important offensive categories last season, accumulating a batting average that was only three points better than the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-white-sox/worst-mlb-teams-history-white-sox-record-breaking-season">historically abysmal Chicago White Sox</a>. The lineup should improve with Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena all hitting near the top of it for a full season, but it still does not inspire a ton of optimism.</p><p>If Gilbert claims the Cy Young and Rodriguez competes for the MVP like I predict, another October-less campaign will be impossible for management to stomach. Action will subsequently be taken. Hence, there could actually be a ray of light beaming through the impending clouds. And then, the 2026 Mariners bold predictions will be what fans deserve.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 Seattle Mariners bold predictions for 2025 MLB season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-luis-castillos-honest-outlook-logan-gilbert-mariners-opening-day-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Luis Castillo’s honest outlook on Logan Gilbert earning Mariners Opening Day start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-news-Luis-Castillos-honest-outlook-on-Logan-Gilbert-earning-Opening-Day-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Luis Castillo’s honest outlook on Logan Gilbert earning Mariners Opening Day start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-15T17:24:33-07:00">March 15th, 5:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-15T17:24:33-07:00">March 15th, 5:24pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-opening-day-luis-castillo">Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert was named the team’s Opening Day starter</a> for the 2025 season, marking a significant milestone in his career. Manager Dan Wilson announced that Gilbert would take the mound against the Oakland Athletics on March 27 at T-Mobile Park.</p><p>The decision came as a slight surprise, as three-time All-Star Luis Castillo had started the season for Seattle the past two years. However, Castillo fully embraced the choice, <a href="https://x.com/DKramer_/status/1901027607342444782" rel="noopener">celebrating his teammate’s achievement.</a></p><p>“I’m super happy for him,” Castillo said. “When [Dan Wilson] pulled me in and told me that he was going to give it to him, I was happy because I’ve had three or four Opening Days and this is his first one.”</p><p>Gilbert, now entering his fifth season in the majors, has been one of the most consistent arms in Seattle’s rotation. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-all-star-revelation-parents-unbelievably-heartwarming">He earned his first All-Star nod in 2024</a> and was named the Mariners’ Most Valuable Pitcher by the Seattle chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.</p><h2><b>Logan Gilbert earns the Opening Day nod for the Mariners after emerging as their ace</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Logan-Gilbert.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Last season, he posted career-best numbers in multiple categories, leading the American League in innings pitched (208 2/3) and WHIP (0.89). His 3.23 ERA, 220 strikeouts, and 22 quality starts solidified his role as the Mariners’ ace.</p><p>“I was super excited, obviously,” Gilbert said. “A little caught off guard because I didn’t want to expect it, of course, with Luis being the veteran guy. And I thought he’s completely deserving. We have a bunch of guys on our staff that could be Opening Day starters. But when [Wilson] told me, I was excited, a little caught off guard all at the same time. But it’s something you always dream of. It’s a really big deal, so I don’t take it lightly.”</p><p>Gilbert’s rise to the top of the rotation has been aided by Castillo, who was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in 2022. The veteran right-hander has been a mentor to Gilbert, helping him refine his game and embrace his potential.</p><p>“He’s helped me a ton,” Gilbert said. “It’s great to have his presence, and he just keeps it loose. Awesome teammate, that kind of stuff. But he really has kind of put his arm around me at times and helped me and steered me in the right direction. If something’s off track, if I’m overthinking, whatever it may be, he’s very good at just being himself. And he’s helped me kind of lean into that, as well.”</p><p>When Wilson informed both pitchers of the decision, Castillo’s reaction was nothing but supportive.</p><p>“When Dan told me, for like five seconds, probably, I don’t think a word came out,” Gilbert said. “I was just, like, taking it in. And Luis was like, ‘Say something!’ He was super excited for me and giving me hugs and all this kind of stuff. That’s just the kind of guy he is behind closed doors. He’s the exact same thing that you see on the field.”</p><p>“I think back to high school and college, and it felt like a holiday on Opening Day,” he said. “It’s the first game of the year, all the best pitchers are out there. To me, it felt like the world stopped for that day, and everybody just had their TV on and watched the best pitchers in the game go at it. So, it feels like a holiday. It always has for me. And I’m sure it will again this year.”</p><p>Gilbert will be the first Opening Day starter drafted and developed by the Mariners since Félix Hernández in 2018. His selection to lead the rotation is a testament to his growth and dedication, and the Mariners hope he can set the tone for what they anticipate will be a successful 2025 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Luis Castillo’s honest outlook on Logan Gilbert earning Mariners Opening Day start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-logan-gilbert-opening-day-luis-castillo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners’ Logan Gilbert reacts to Opening Day nod over Luis Castillo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Logan-Gilbert-reacts-to-Opening-Day-nod-over-Luis-Castillo.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners’ Logan Gilbert reacts to Opening Day nod over Luis Castillo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-15T10:26:36-07:00">March 15th, 10:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-15T10:26:36-07:00">March 15th, 10:26am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners recently announced that Logan Gilbert will start Opening Day. Luis Castillo was a candidate as well, but Gilbert ultimately earned the nod. Castillo <a href="https://x.com/shannondrayer/status/1900952338216743099" rel="noopener">seems to be in support</a> of Gilbert, however.</p><p>“For five seconds probably I don’t think a word came out, I was just, like, taking it in,” Gilbert told reporters, via Shannon Drayer. “And Luis is like, ‘say something!’ Super excited for me, giving me hugs and all this kind of stuff. I mean, that’s just the kind of guy he is. Behind closed doors he’s the exact same thing that you see.”</p><h2><b>Logan Gilbert starting Opening Day for Mariners</b></h2><p>As Gilbert said, he was initially just taking the moment in. The right-handed hurler is ready to lead Seattle in 2025. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/fatal-flaw-seattle-mariners-address-2025-mlb-season">Mariners still have some questions to answer</a>, but their starting pitching projects to be strong.</p><p>Gilbert also added that <a href="https://x.com/ByTimBooth/status/1900950970844279051" rel="noopener">he wanted to be respectful</a> of Castillo after learning of the news.</p><p>“I was super excited (about starting Opening Day) obviously, a little caught off guard because I didn’t want to expect it of course with Luis being the veteran guy,” Gilbert said, via Tim Booth. “I thought he’s completely deserving. We have a bunch of guys on our staff that could be Opening Day starters.”</p><p>It is worth noting that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-luis-castillo-mlb-rumors-offseason-trade">Castillo was mentioned in offseason trade rumors</a>. A trade did not come to fruition, though, and now Castillo will instantly become one of the best No. 2 starters in all of baseball behind Gilbert in the rotation.</p><p>This Mariners ball cub is built on starting pitching. George Kirby, Bryce Miller, Bryan Woo and Emerson Hancock are all capable of making an impact alongside Gilbert and Castillo. The Mariners will need more overall offensive production from the lineup, but Seattle’s pitching is set to lead the way.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners’ Logan Gilbert reacts to Opening Day nod over Luis Castillo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-release-neftali-feliz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners release ex-Rangers All-Star');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Seattle-releases-ex-Rangers-All-Star.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners release ex-Rangers All-Star</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-14T16:30:42-07:00">March 14th, 4:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-14T16:34:04-07:00">March 14th, 4:34pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners made a few roster moves on Friday. As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/fatal-flaw-seattle-mariners-address-2025-mlb-season">Mariners prepare for the 2025 season</a>, releasing a former All-Star was among the aforementioned moves. <a href="https://x.com/MarinersPR/status/1900598080376082915" rel="noopener">The team announced</a> veteran reliever Neftali Feliz has been released.</p><p>Feliz, 36, made his MLB debut in 2009 with the Texas Rangers. His rookie season was technically in 2010, however, and Feliz made quite an impression. A right-handed closer, Feliz pitched to a sparkling 2.73 ERA out of the Rangers bullpen. He added 40 saves and ultimately earned both an All-Star selection and the 2010 American League Rookie of the Year Award.</p><p>Feliz also pitched well in 2011 but was limited in 2012. He would end up pitching in Texas until 2015 before he joined the Detroit Tigers. Feliz has since pitched with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. He last appeared in an MLB game in 2021.</p><p>He signed a minor league contract with the Mariners this past offseason in hopes of revitalizing his career. On Friday, though, the Mariners decided to move in a different direction.</p><p>Feliz can still provide important veteran prowess for a ball club. Perhaps a younger team that is developing pitchers could look to add Feliz. He also may be a fit for a contender looking for veteran relief depth.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-gm-knows-hell-get-roasted-after-breaking-silence-on-do-nothing-offseason">Mariners had a quiet offseason</a> for the most part. It will be intriguing to see how Seattle fares in a rather winnable AL West. The Houston Astros are not the juggernaut they once were, while the Rangers have a lot of question marks. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Angels and Athletics probably won’t contend in 2025, although anything is possible.</p><p>As a result, the Mariners could make some noise in the division. Seattle’s pitching will lead the way, but the ball club will need the offense to step up and contribute.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners release ex-Rangers All-Star

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-kevin-durant-julio-rodriguez-kd-of-baseball');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kevin Durant reveals why Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez is ‘KD of baseball’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Mariners-news-Kevin-Durant-reveals-why-Julio-Rodriguez-is-KD-of-baseball.jpg"></figure><h1>Kevin Durant reveals why Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez is ‘KD of baseball’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-12T10:21:38-07:00">March 12th, 10:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-12T10:21:38-07:00">March 12th, 10:21am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kevin Durant has been a big fan of Seattle Mariners centerfielder Julio Rodriguez for quite some time. In his first two seasons in the majors, he took the league by storm.</p><p>For instance, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-julio-rodriguez-reflects-on-special-seattle-season-after-al-rookie-of-the-year-award-win">Rodriguez won the 2022 AL Rookie of the Year award</a>. Not to mention, he made the All-Star game twice, as well as winning the Silver Slugger award.</p><p>His start to his career is quite similar to Durant’s. The latter won the 2007 Rookie of the Year, and made the All-Star game, only two seasons later.</p><p>Since then, he’s won multiple championships and solidified himself as one of the best NBA players ever. While it might too early to tell for Rodriguez, the current Phoenix Suns All-Star explained why he <a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1899860618095554911" rel="noopener">sees his younger self</a> in the Mariners star.</p><p>“He’s a young guy in the league, building his name; his reputation, Durant said via MLB on X (formerly Twitter). “Gaining respect from a lot of fans around the world.”</p><p>The respect has come in from a flurry of directions. Other players in the league have shouted him out, along with fans. As a native of the Dominican Republic, a barrage of players have seen his greatness.</p><p>For example, one of his teammates, Luis Castillo, sees the greatness, along with guys like Fernando Tatis Jr and Juan Soto. That support is huge, for a player who is entering his fourth season in the league.</p><h2><b>Why did Kevin Durant call Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez ‘KD’?</b></h2><p>During the 2023 season, there was a moment when the current NBA star knew that the Mariners had some special. As a result, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mariners-news-patrick-mahomes-kevin-durant-react-to-julio-rodriguez-home-run-derby-performance">Durant reacted to Rodriguez’s showing in the Home Run Derby</a>. He put on a masterful performance in his sophomore season.</p><p>There have been plenty of times when the two stars have shown love for one another. For example, the Mariners franchise player went to a Suns game this season to cheer on Durant. The <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/news/seattle-mariners-star-julio-rodriguez-arrives-at-spring-training-and-immediately-hangs-with-nba-legend-kevin-durant" rel="noopener">two also linked up</a> before the beginning of Spring Training.</p><p>Superstars across different sports will typically support one another. They understand the commitment, dedication, and even the struggle.</p><p>Rodriguez left his home to pursue a career in the MLB. Meanwhile, Durant left a rough situation in his DMV area to pursue basketball.</p><p>Both players have made names for themselves, with Durant establishing himself as one of the best NBA players ever. Will Rodriguez get to that point in the MLB?</p><p>It might be too early to tell, but a promising start to his career is definitely promising, to say the least.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kevin Durant reveals why Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez is ‘KD of baseball’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-gm-knows-hell-get-roasted-after-breaking-silence-on-do-nothing-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mariners GM knows he’ll ‘get roasted’ after breaking silence on do-nothing offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-1_a7e5c3.jpg"></figure><h1>Mariners GM knows he’ll ‘get roasted’ after breaking silence on do-nothing offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-07T15:07:41-08:00">March 7th, 3:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-07T15:07:41-08:00">March 7th, 3:07pm</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners did <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-justin-turner-blasts-mariners-absurd-cheapness">not make many changes over the offseason</a>. After a mediocre 2024 campaign, Mariners fans expected general manager Jerry Dipoto to make some moves to get them over the hump. Dipoto gave his thoughts during spring training.</p><p>Dipoto believes<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6179239/2025/03/06/mariners-jerry-dipoto-interviews-fan-reaction/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mlbtw&amp;source=mlbtw" rel="noopener"> the team is capable of getting the job done</a> as is.</p><p>“Our story is a pretty good story,” Dipoto said via The Athletic. “But it’s been overrun right now by the general desire that we go do something more. The big move. The grand slam. The big free agent. And maybe that’ll happen at some point. We just didn’t think this was the right time, or the right group of players that fit for us.</p><p>“I don’t want to continue to constantly apologize to people for not winning the World Series in 1979, ’89, ’99. I understand the history of the Mariners. We can’t erase 48 years. What we can focus on is our game tomorrow.”</p><p>Dipoto does not believe in building a team through free agent acquisitions.</p><p>“Very few, if any, of the great teams that were able to sustain,” Dipoto said. “… very few of them weren’t built on a foundation of draft, sign, develop or trade. That’s what we’ve communicated to our fans for a decade.</p><p>“We feel like we’re closer to that goal than we’ve ever been. We’re just not moving at a pace that is universally accepted. And I understand the frustration.”</p><p>The Mariners are on a mission to get things turned around and Dipoto hopes to be a part of that process. They will have another chance in 2025 <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/royals-news-salvador-perez-troubling-injury-spring-training-mariners">if they can manage to stay healthy</a>.</p><h2>Mariners outfield could impress in 2025</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-2_dd5713.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Seattle Mariners’ outfield <a href="https://sports.mynorthwest.com/wyman-and-bob/seattle-mariners-outfield-mlb-best-morosi/1802138" rel="noopener">could be one of the league’s best</a> in 2025 in the opinion of MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.</p><p>“This could be one of the most talented outfields in Major League Baseball this year, period,” Morosi said Wednesday during an appearance with Seattle Sports’ Wyman and Bob. “I feel that strongly about their ability. Now again, they’ve got to put it together. But tools-wise?</p><p>“The power of Arozarena and his speed. Robles, his ability to wreak havoc – I think he’s found his revived second home, if you will, in Seattle. And I think Julio is going to have a bounce-back year, too. And we know what his tools are.”</p><p>The Mariners are looking to get over the hump in 2025 after an average end to the 2024 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mariners GM knows he’ll ‘get roasted’ after breaking silence on do-nothing offseason

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Chicago Cubs</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran infielder Justin Turner had a brief stint with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-seattle-trade-blue-jays-justin-turner">Seattle Mariners in 2024 after being traded from the Toronto Blue Jays</a>, and while he enjoyed his time in Seattle, he, like many MLB fans, have <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/03/05/seattle-mariners-spring-training-pitching-rotation/81422401007/" rel="noopener">ripped the team’s lack of spending</a> after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-signing-justin-turner-after-alex-bregman-whiff">joining the Chicago Cubs</a> for the 2025 season.</p><p>“The fact that they missed the playoffs by one game, and didn’t go out and add an impact bat or two when you have the best pitching staff in baseball,” Justin Turner said, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. “just seems absurd to me.”</p><p>The Cubs are expecting to compete this season, and Turner should be a depth bat in the lineup that added Kyle Tucker as a focal point. They are undoubtedly aggressively looking to contend, while the Mariners have frustrated many by sitting on their starting pitching and not adding bats around Julio Rodriguez, who will be tasked with carrying the lineup. The only notable offensive moves were re-signing Jorge Polanco and adding Donovan Solano. Pairing that with a rough offensive environment in Seattle, the expectations are not high for the Mariners offensively. All of those factors combine to make Turner confused and frustrated.</p><p>“Honestly, as much as I wanted to be back there,” Turner said, “if I was the only piece they brought back in, I would be saying the same thing: What the hell are we doing? Are you trying?”</p><p>“There’s not going to be a better time to go for it. So, I don’t know what. they’re doing. I’m very confused. It’s a head-scratcher for me.”</p><p>For now, the Cubs will look to contend at the top of the National League Central, while the Mariners hope to scrape across enough offense to win the American League West. It will be interesting to see if the Mariners can exceed expectations after an offseason that brought much criticism.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Justin Turner blasts Mariners’ ‘absurd’ cheapness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/seattle-mariners/fatal-flaw-seattle-mariners-address-2025-mlb-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fatal flaw Seattle Mariners must address for 2025 MLB season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fatal-flaw-Seattle-Mariners-must-address-for-2025-MLB-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Fatal flaw Seattle Mariners must address for 2025 MLB season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-04T12:01:43-08:00">March 4th, 12:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-04T12:01:43-08:00">March 4th, 12:01pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners had a ten-game lead in the American League West after a win on June 18. They had an 86% chance of winning the division and a 91.7% <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds-graphs?lg=AL&amp;div=W&amp;stat=poff&amp;year=2024" rel="noopener">chance of making</a> the playoffs, according to Fangraphs. By the All-Star Break the next month, their lead was just one. Their 33-30 record after the break was not enough to beat the Astros in the AL West. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-mariners-offseason-trade-huge-update">biggest issue for the Mariners was offense</a>, especially at home at T-Mobile Park, where it is hard to hit. Julio Rodriguez and crew need to fix that fatal flaw during the 2025 season.</p><p>Rodriguez had his worst season in the major leagues last year, which was still an above-average offensive campaign. The Mariners centerfielder posted a .734 OPS, an 84-point decrease from the year before. Even after they added Randy Arozarena at the trade deadline, they could not take a step forward offensively.</p><p>At the end of the season, the Mariners <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team" rel="noopener">had a team batting average</a> of .224, the second-lowest in the Major Leagues. The only team with a worse batting average was the Chicago White Sox, the worst team in AL/NL history. Part of the reason is T-Mobile Park, the home of the Mariners and the hardest park to hit in across baseball.</p><p>With that big and glaring need on their roster, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-mariners-cubs-viewed-as-pete-alonsos-top-options-if-he-leaves-mets">Mariners were connected to slugger Pete Alonso</a> in free agency but did not have the money to land him. That is the core issue with the team, as they have money tied up in great pitching but did not spread the wealth to the offense.</p><p>The Mariners have made one big move toward improving their offensive coaching in 2025. Hall of Famer<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-officially-add-edgar-martinez-to-post-scott-servais-coaching-staff"> Edgar Martinez joined Dan Wilson’s staff late in the season</a> and should help this current core.</p><h2><b>The Mariners need great coaching and one more big name</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Julio-Rodriguez-with-Seattle-Mariners-1.jpg"><figcaption>Steven Bisig-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Martinez has as much success hitting in what is now known as T-Mobile Park as anyone not named Griffey. His final six seasons in the league were all played in this building and he posted a .918 OPS. That is higher than any player in an individual season since Nelson Cruz in 2017. If he can push Rodriguez and Arozarena to the next level, he will cement himself even more in Mariners’ history.</p><p>In an AL West with great offense and pitching, the Mariners could use another big bat for the middle of their lineup. Cal Raleigh has had great offensive seasons but you cannot count on a 119 OPS+ from a catcher. With free agency options dried up, they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-mariners-tigers-nolan-arenado-cardinals-trade">tried to trade for Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado</a>. His no-trade clause has prevented that trade from happening but with the Cardinals predicted to struggle, he could waive it for a competitive team.</p><p>The biggest name that could be traded this season is White Sox centerfielder Luis Robert Jr. While the Mariners have a centerfielder in Rodriguez, they need offense badly enough that it would still be worth it. If Mitch Haniger, Arozarena, or Victor Robles struggle early in the season, they should make the deal for Robert.</p><p>But the odds are that the Mariners won’t add either player. Not only because Arenado can use his no-trade clause, but because a lot of teams will be looking to add both by mid-season. That puts the pressure on coaching, which just underwent a massive change in August. Scott Servais was fired in favor of Wilson, who brought in Martinez and a whole new staff.</p><p>The Mariners open the season with a 57.2% <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds-graphs?lg=AL&amp;div=W&amp;stat=poff&amp;year=2025" rel="noopener">chance of making</a> the playoffs, per FanGraphs. If their hitting improves, they could win the division this year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fatal flaw Seattle Mariners must address for 2025 MLB season

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Josey has been writing about sports since middle school, including a seven-year stint at SB Nation. She also interned as a Baseball Video Scout at Sports Info Solutions. When she's not catching a game, you can find Josey in a barn. She has backgrounded 200 head of beef cattle annually since 2021.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Seattle Mariners have been blessed with some pretty great players in their team history.</p><p>Over the last decade, the Mariners have seen three of their franchise’s most special players be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted in 2016, and Edgar Martinez got the call in 2019. Most recently, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-ichiro-hall-of-fame-first-japanese-born-player-cooperstown">Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Hall of Fame</a> in 2025. As everyone would expect, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/seattle-mariners/mariners-news-ken-griffey-jr-surprise-hof-message-ichiro-suzuki">Griffey was thrilled to welcome Suzuki to the Hall of Fame</a>.</p><p>During photo day at the Mariners’ spring training camp, the trio of former stars got a picture taken together. Griffey, Martinez, and Suzuki, together in their Hall of Fame jerseys, posed for a photo. The trio, <a href="https://x.com/Mariners/status/1896667314877353987" rel="noopener">as the team mentioned</a> in their caption, combined for 8,117 hits, 1,056 home runs, and 3,877 RBIs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">1,056 home runs<br>3,877 RBIs<br>8,117 hits<br>3 Hall of Famers <a href="https://t.co/39ekFaLCJy">pic.twitter.com/39ekFaLCJy</a></p><p>— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mariners/status/1896667314877353987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 3, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Griffey was drafted by the Mariners in the first round of the 1987 MLB draft. Of his dazzling 22-year career, Griffey spent 11 seasons in Seattle. Across his tenure with the Mariners, “The Kid” put up 70.7 WAR, slashed .299/.380/.569, and had a 149 OPS+. The left-handed-hitting Griffey was a 10-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove recipient while with Seattle and won an American League Most Valuable Player Award in 1997.</p><p>Martinez spent his entire 18-year MLB career with the Mariners. The right-handed slugger was a seven-time All-Star and won American League batting titles in 1992 and 1995. Martinez had eight seasons with at least 20 homers, and he led the league in on-base percentage in 1995, 1998, and 1999.</p><p>Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Across his respected 19-year career in the majors, Suzuki spent 14 seasons in Seattle. In 2001, his rookie season, Suzuki won the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year. The left-handed speedster led the league in hits in seven seasons, including a five-year stint from 2006 to 2010. Suzuki spent time with the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins, but he ultimately returned to Seattle to retire as a Mariner.</p><p>The Mariners will open up their 2025 regular season on Thursday, March 27, against the Athletics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mariners-news-dan-wilson-question-mitch-haniger-fit-in-lineup">Seattle Mariners have added another power bat to their roster</a>, signing first baseman Rowdy Tellez to a minor league contract <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1892797058597232873" rel="noopener">with an invite</a> to MLB spring training. The move provides Seattle with additional depth at first base and designated hitter as the team begins its preparations for the 2025 season.</p><p>“Rowdy Tellez to the Mariners. Minors deal. MLB camp invite.” via Jon Heyman on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Tellez, 29, is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/brewers-news-milwaukee-roster-rowdy-tellez-injury">looking to rebound after an inconsistent 2024 campaign with the Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. He started the season struggling at the plate, hitting just <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tellero01.shtml" rel="noopener">.177/.239/.223</a> through the first two months. However, he found his rhythm during the summer, batting .310 with a .533 slugging percentage from June through August. Unfortunately, his production dipped again in September, leading to his release just before he could trigger a $200,000 bonus in his contract.</p><p>Despite his up-and-down season, Tellez still managed to hit 13 home runs and drive in 56 RBIs over 421 plate appearances. His biggest asset remains his power, as he has launched 61 home runs over the past three seasons, including a career-high 35 homers with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2022.</p><h2><b>Rowdy Tellez looks to add depth to the Mainers lineup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Rowdy-Tellez.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Seattle had been looking to bolster its first base depth, particularly as a platoon partner for Luke Raley. The club signed veteran Donovan Solano earlier in the offseason, but visa issues have delayed his arrival to spring training. According to Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times, Solano is not expected to report to Peoria, Arizona, until at least February 21.</p><p>Tellez could serve as a temporary fill-in for Solano or even compete for a designated hitter role. With Mitch Garver and Mitch Haniger also in the DH mix, his path to an Opening Day roster spot remains uncertain. If he does not make the big league squad, he could start the season in Triple-A Tacoma and be a depth option if injuries occur.</p><p>While Tellez lacks defensive versatility, having played only first base and DH in his seven-year career, his left-handed power makes him an intriguing option. The Mariners struggled with offensive consistency last season, and if Tellez can recapture some of his 2022 form, he could become a valuable piece in the lineup. Regardless of how his role develops, Seattle now has another big bat in camp, providing additional depth and competition as they shape their roster for the upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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