Diego Castillo and the Seattle Mariners have gone to salary arbitration, with the relief pitcher asking for $3,225,000 and the team offering $2.95 million.
The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired Kyle Lewis from the Seattle Mariners. Arizona is betting that the 27-year-old can regain the form that helped him become the AL’s Rookie of the Year in 2020.
The Seattle Mariners made one of the first big moves of the offseason by acquiring outfielder Teoscar Hernández from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for two pitchers.
The Seattle Mariners claimed left-handed pitcher Gabe Speier off waivers from Kansas City and acquired right-handed pitcher Easton McGee from Boston in exchange for cash.
Center fielders Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners and Michael Harris II of the Atlanta Braves were chosen rookies of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay.
The Houston Astros shut the roof on the New York Yankees with a shutout, and Bryce Harper's late 2-run homer sends the Philadelphia Phillies to the World Series.
The Seattle Mariners will head into the offseason with four key players needing downtime or surgery to heal injuries, including AL Rookie of the Year favorite Julio Rodríguez.
The Houston Astros and the Seattle Mariners square off in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Astros lead the series 1-0. On the mound; Mariners' Luis Castillo vs Astros' Framber Valdez.