Former M’s Prospect Helps O’s Sweep
SEATTLE (AP) — Those involved in continuing Baltimore’s late-season surge — whether it’s taking nine, 11 or 18 innings to get the victories — continue to marvel at what the Orioles are accomplishing...
View ArticleHeyman: M’s Looking To Reel In Bourn
(CBS Sports) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Mariners may be emerging as a possible suitor for Michael Bourn. The Phillies are among other teams looking at Bourn. Seattle has been in on Josh Hamilton and Justin...
View ArticleGutierrez Turning Heads In Winter Ball League
(CBS Seattle) – Mariners outfielder Franklin Gutierrez isn’t waiting around for Spring Training to warm up. Gutierrez, who just wrapped up his Venezuelan Winter League season, has everyone in the...
View ArticleFanFest 2013 Features Montero, Seager, Wilhelmsen, Zunino And More
(1090 The Fan) – Jesus Montero, Kyle Seager, and manager Eric Wedge are just a few of the big names appearing at this year’s FanFest happening at Safeco Field. January 26th and 27th, the SoDo ballpark...
View ArticleSox Beat M’s In Extras
CHICAGO (AP) — Despite losing four of their last five games, including two of three against the White Sox, the Seattle Mariners left Chicago on Sunday fairly happy with their play in the first week of...
View ArticleMariners Are Knocked Around Again In Front Of The Smallest Crowd In Safeco...
SEATTLE (AP) — Kelly Shoppach hit a ball off the top of Safeco Field’s new fence. Michael Saunders ran right into the old one. Shoppach had a home run and just missed another Wednesday night for the...
View ArticleDeja Vu: Franklin Gutierrez To The DL
HOUSTON (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have placed outfielder Franklin Gutierrez on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. Gutierrez was injured on Monday night trying to make a diving...
View ArticleGutierrez Returns To DL, Ackley Recalled
SEATTLE (AP) — Oft-injured Mariners center fielder Franklin Gutierrez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring Tuesday, two days after coming off the 60-day DL for the...
View ArticleFranklin Gutierrez: A Mariner No More?
(1090 The Fan) — The phrase “a healthy Franklin Gutierrez” is often thrown around in conversations around town regarding what the Mariners could be if they were to have such an element. After...
View ArticleHarang, Mariners Get Battered By Boston 11-4
SEATTLE (AP) — Had different decisions been made, David Ortiz could have spent his career with the club that first signed him, the Seattle Mariners. Instead, Ortiz added the latest milestone to his...
View ArticleCapps Up, Wilhelmsen Down, Bay Gone, Guti Still On DL
(1090 The Fan) — The Seattle Mariners have recalled pitcher Carter Capps from Triple-A Tacoma, according to team officials. Capps, who turns 23 tomorrow, will be in his second stint with the Mariners...
View ArticleHarang Designated For Assignment, Gutierrez Recalled
(1090 The Fan) — The Aaron Harang era in Seattle looks like it may finally be coming to a close — it all depends on the outcome of the veteran being designated for assignment Monday. The Mariners have...
View ArticleLosers No More: Seattle Gets By Houston 3-2 To End Streak
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros pulled within one in the fifth inning, and that was as close as it would get. Their lineup just stalled. Brett Wallace homered, but the Astros failed to get a hit...
View ArticleRamirez Let Down By Mariners Bullpen In 4-1 Loss
SEATTLE (AP) — Erasmo Ramirez doesn’t usually have to be on top of his game to earn a win. On Sunday, Ramirez was at his best, but it still didn’t matter The young right-hander gave the Mariners a...
View ArticleAstros Come To Seattle And Sweep
SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Maurer’s first time back on the mound as a starter since May didn’t go the way he wanted. At least it was better than the last time he faced the Houston Astros. The Seattle...
View ArticleSmoak’s 3-Run HR Nearly Ends Royals’ Playoff Hopes
SEATTLE (AP) — As a demoralizing 2013 winds down for the Seattle Mariners hope is already springing eternal for 2014. The Mariners (69-89) saw two major components for next season deliver key...
View ArticleMariners Decline 2014 Options On Gutierrez And Saunders
(1090 The Fan) — The Franklin Gutierrez era in Seattle is likely over. On Friday, Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik announced that Gutierrez’s option for 2014 had been declined, thus making him a free agent....
View ArticleThe Seattle Mariners And The Winter Meetings
There was once a time when clubs went to the winter meetings with a checklist of things to get done. Many of those tasks were about setting the groundwork for deals to get done, either on the final day...
View ArticleGutierrez Signing Sparks Debate Among M’s Fans
(1090 The Fan) — While the talent may be there with outfielder Franklin Gutierrez, the hazard is right beside it. On November 1, the Mariners seemingly parted ways with the injury-prone outfielder by...
View ArticleSeattle GM Hopes To Add Starter Before Spring
SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Zduriencik does not see the Seattle Mariners making another splash signing before the start of spring training after an offseason of big moves highlighted by the signing of second...
View ArticleM’s Should Focus On Pitching, Defense
Despite the fact that more offense is necessary to compete in the American League, the Seattle Mariners have no business ignoring defense for marginal offensive gains and should be focused on pitching...
View ArticleThe Hot Stove Report: Jackson, Beachy & Walker vs. Elias
In this week’s episode of The Hot Stove Report, Jason A. Churchill and Alex Carson discuss the expectations for centerfielder Austin Jackson, Franklin Gutierrez’s upside and the No. 5 starter...
View ArticleSeattle Sends Gutierrez To Minor League Camp
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Outfielder Franklin Gutierrez is among 11 players assigned to minor league spring training camp by the Seattle Mariners camp Friday. The 32-year-old, a Gold Glove centerfielder...
View ArticleGutierrez has only hits for Mariners in 4-0 loss
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez has had some success against Scott Kazmir. The rest of the Seattle Mariners need to study how Gutierrez handles the left-hander. Gutierrez had each of...
View ArticleGrand Slam By Gutierrez Gives Seattle 11-9 Win Over Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Nelson Cruz and J.D. Martinez traded mammoth home runs — then Franklin Gutierrez upstaged them both. Gutierrez’s pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning lifted the Seattle Mariners to...
View ArticleGutierrez Homers In 10th
SEATTLE (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez delivered the biggest hit yet of his comeback with the Seattle Mariners. Gutierrez, who missed all of last season with an arthritic condition in his back, homered...
View ArticleSeager, Gutierrez Homer, Walker Goes 6 1-3 In M’s 2-0 win
CHICAGO (AP) — A cramp may have shut down Taijuan Walker on Friday night, but not before he did the same to the Chicago White Sox. The Seattle Mariners’ right-hander allowed three hits before leaving...
View ArticleMariners Beat Rockies 7-2
SEATTLE (AP) — With four different Seattle Mariners players hitting homers Saturday night, manager Lloyd McClendon could relax a little bit. “They make you look smart when they hit home runs,”...
View ArticleSeattle Re-Signs Gutierrez To 1-Year Contract
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have re-signed outfielder Franklin Gutierrez to a one-year contract after a surprisingly productive 2015 season. The Mariners announced the deal Wednesday. It’s a...
View ArticleGutierrez Guaranteed $1.5 Million By Mariners
SEATTLE (AP) — Outfielder Franklin Gutierrez has been guaranteed $1.5 million by the Seattle Mariners in his one-year contract and can make $4.25 million in performance bonuses based on plate...
View ArticleGutierrez, Cruz Homer In Mariners’ Win Over Ranger
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez hit his team-leading fourth home run of spring training and Nelson Cruz homered against his former club, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 win over the...
View ArticleMariners Use Pair Of Home Runs To Beat Rays 6-4
SEATTLE (AP) — Dae-Ho Lee provided the decisive blow, but only after Seattle’s power-hitting first baseman from South Korea shocked everyone by starting the at-bat looking as though he was going to...
View ArticleGutierrez homers, Mariners beat Reds 4-0 with Junior honored
CINCINNATI (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez timed the ball so perfectly that he didn’t even feel it touch the bat. The outfielder hit the longest homer of his career on Saturday, a three-run shot that landed...
View ArticleGutierrez’s 2 HRs, 6 RBIs Lead Mariners Past Boston, 8-4
BOSTON (AP) — Franklin Gutierrez is developing an affinity for Fenway Park. Gutierrez homered in his first two at-bats and drove in a career-high six runs as the Seattle Mariners outslugged the Boston...
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