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BOSTON – When Emerson Hancock made his return to the majors last week after getting unexpectedly, and maybe unfairly, shipped to the minors following one start, there wasn’t a sense of bitterness even if it could be justified.

BOSTON – Seeing Alex Bregman choose to sign outside of the AL West this past offseason was supposed to limit the amount of pain and suffering the former Astros nemesis might inflict on the Mariners.

BOSTON — Dylan Moore learned about being named American League Player of the Week via a text from the guy who earned the honor just a week ago.

Mariners right-hander George Kirby is scheduled to return to Seattle and throw a bullpen session at T-Mobile Park this week, a step forward in his rehab from right shoulder inflammation that landed him on the injured list to start the season.

TORONTO – Mitch Garver remembers the moment pretty well. Late May 2022. Texas vs. Tampa Bay. Bottom of the fifth inning. Francisco Mejia behind the plate. Garver needed a little jogging of the memory, but Matt Wisler was the pitcher.

TORONTO — Randy Arozarena’s bat will always get the primary attention and understandably so considering his spot in the middle of the Mariners batting order.

TORONTO – The night before making the two-hour drive from London, Ontario, up to the Rogers Centre for Saturday’s game between the Mariners and Blue Jays, Xander Brown and his family hit the local mall.

TORONTO – The margins by which the Mariners find success or failure are narrow enough that something like one significant flub on the bases could end up being costly.

SEATTLE – Over the past decade, the Seattle Mariners have built one of baseball’s most successful pitching enterprises by drafting young arms, developing them through their minor-league system and molding them into viable major-league pitchers.

It's too early for conclusions. But not questions. On Thursday, the Mariners flipped a lost lead into a frantic rally, tallying six runs in the ninth and 10th innings of an 11-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The rubber match gave Seattle its third consecutive series win, after taking five of six against AL West rivals Houston and Texas. 

CINCINNATI – This one was satisfying for the Seattle Mariners, especially so for manager Dan Wilson.

CINCINNATI – For this team at this stretch of the season, it would seem Cal Raleigh’s barrage of home runs has come at just the right time for the Mariners.

CINCINNATI – On another day here, or any other day anywhere else, it’s possible, and maybe even likely, that Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez would have tracked down the high fly ball that changed the course of Tuesday’s ballgame.

If Aaron Judge is saying yes, who’s going to say no?

SEATTLE – Reinforcements are on the way for a Mariners bullpen that has been stretched thin early in the season.

SEATTLE – Reeling just a week ago, the Mariners are headed back out on the road after a successful homestand and rediscovering the .500 mark.

From underwhelming to undermanned, the Mariners’ already limited infield has gone from thin to grim in two short weeks to begin the season.

SEATTLE – It took 15 games, but the Mariners finally enjoyed a comfortable night at the ballpark.

SEATTLE – It seemed appropriate that the swing that made Cal Raleigh the Mariners’ all-time leader in homers by a catcher also was a late-inning, winning blast.