Unconventional on and off the field, Bellevue native Tim Lincecum now has two Cy Young Awards to his name.
For the second time in two seasons, Tim Lincecum, the 25-year-old Bellevue native and former Washington Huskies ace, has won the National League’s Cy Young Award.
An offseason that has seen the Seattle Mariners sign Ken Griffey Jr. and Jack Wilson will heat up considerably Friday, and not just because teams on that day can begin making offers to free agents other than their own.
For just the fourth time, the Cy Young Award went to a pitcher on a last-place team, as Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke easily beat a field of elite pitchers that included Seattle’s Felix Hernandez.
A few weeks after Felix Hernandez was snubbed by his major league peers – he didn’t rank among the top three American League pitchers in the Players Choice awards – the Mariners ace got what he deserved Tuesday.
The Mariners' Felix Hernandez finished second behind the Royals' Zack Greinke in the 2009 Cy Young Award balloting announced today.
NEW YORK — Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination. Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting released Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.
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Shortstop Jack Wilson, who was named the best fielder at his position last year by the Fielding Bible, knows the Seattle Mariners and their fans never got to see that fellow play in 2009.
The Seattle Mariners on Friday signed shortstop Jack Wilson to a two-year contract. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Shortstop Jack Wilson has accepted the Seattle Mariners' two-year contract offer.
Seattle Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland was resting at home in Denton, Texas, on Thursday night after a trip to a hospital.
Seattle Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland is resting at home after a hospital stay because of what Denton County officials called a "mental health issue."
John Wetteland, the former closer who taught the Seattle Mariners bullpen about discipline and respect last season, has been hospitalized in Texas with a mental health issue, according to reports.
Ken Griffey Jr. waves to the Safeco Field crowd after his last at-bat of the 2009 season.
Shawn Kelley got the word when his mother texted him early Wednesday – Ken Griffey Jr. had signed a one-year contract to return to the Seattle Mariners. “Another year with Ken?," Kelly said. "We wouldn’t have been the team we were last year without him.” There were similar stories from many Mariners when they heard they news.
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Ken Griffey Jr. will return to the Mariners in 2010 for his 22nd big league season.
The Seattle Mariners spring training clubhouse just got louder – Ken Griffey Jr., as expected, is back in the fold. The Mariners announced today they have agreed to terms with Griffey for the 2010 season, his 22nd in the Major Leagues.
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Ken Griffey Jr. will return for a 22nd major league season, as he has agreed to a one-year deal with the Seattle Mariners.
Becoming the first major league player to win Gold Gloves in each of his first nine seasons, Ichiro Suzuki was awarded No. 9 Tuesday – and he now could give one to every position player on his team.
Coming off a career-best season in 2009 with the Mariners, Russell Branyan says he is tired of one-year contracts and is looking for a multiyear deal.
First baseman Russell Branyan, whose breakthrough season ended in a breakdown, has declined a one-year offer to stay with the Seattle Mariners.
Coming off the best season of his career – when he batted .251 with 31 home runs and 76 RBI and missed the final month to injury – Russell Branyan has declined the Seattle Mariners' initial offer of a one-year contract extension.
Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki has won his ninth consecutive Gold Glove, awarded for fielding excellence and voted upon by American League managers and coaches. Ichiro has won every season since coming to the major leagues and the Mariners in 2001.
Phillippe Aumont, here pitching for Team Canada in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, was the Mariners' No. 1 draft pick in 2008. Aumont, now 20, has the "kind of ability, he could could wow everybody in camp" next spring, says Mariners director of minor league operations Pedro Grifol.
For a team that won 85 games and believes it can contend in 2010, the Seattle Mariners have as many holes to fill as any team in baseball – uncertainties at third base, left field and catcher, for starters. Can the Mariners fill any of those spots or others from within using players from the minor league system?
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