On the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year, Félix Hernández has one of the more intriguing Cooperstown cases in recent memory. The case for The King is simple: He dominated for a decade with the Mariners as one of the very best pitchers in the game.

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Oct. 6. 1) Freddy Garcia (1976) A two-time All-Star with the Mariners and later a World Series champion with

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 25:

There's nothing quite like the excitement of a first-round pick. Over the years, the Mariners have made some pretty good ones, with their share of stars, busts, and the vast in-between. Here's a look back at Seattle’s previous top picks from each Draft since the club’s inception in 1977:

He was listed as a rookie. Technically. But was he really? We can play semantics all day with this one. What there is no doubting, though, is that in 2001 Ichiro Suzuki turned in the greatest performance by a first-year player in AL/NL history. The first Japanese-born position player to

After 19 seasons, Nelson Cruz called it a career on Thursday. From seven All-Star Game appearances to four Silver Slugger Awards, eight clubs and one American League Championship Series MVP, Cruz had a long and legendary MLB career. Here are 10 moments that have defined Cruz’s career: 1) Walk-off grand

MLB.com is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting stories that pay tribute to some of the most significant and talented players from Latin America in the game's history. ---

SEATTLE -- ?Ken Griffey Jr.? created a lifetime of memories for baseball fans during his 22-year career, which was capped in 2016 by his first-ballot induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Here's a look at 10 of his greatest moments.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. hit 782 home runs between them in their careers. But the two that came on this date in 1990 produced one of the most special moments in MLB history. On Sept. 14, 1990, the Griffeys hit back-to-back home runs for the Mariners. They

SEATTLE -- From homegrown prospects to superstar free-agent signees and blockbuster trade acquisitions, the Mariners have had plenty of players come in and immediately make their mark in Seattle. Some were under the radar, others drew paparazzi. Julio Rodríguez has a chance to etch his name into Mariners lore with

SEATTLE -- Julio Rodríguez will make his big league debut on Friday, signaling another significant milestone for a farm system that ranks No. 2 in baseball as it prepares to graduate one of its homegrown talents. J-Rod comes with much hype and fanfare as MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall prospect,

Opening Day is special everywhere, but especially so in Seattle. The excitement of a new season is palpable, but the pomp, circumstance and pageantry that the Mariners put on make one of the most exciting days of the season all the more unique. Pearl Jam and Macklemore have become regular

SEATTLE -- The Mariners have done well in landing some pretty prominent players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in recent years, a run that includes Randy Johnson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez over the past six elections.

SEATTLE -- When trying to envision the best season by a Mariners pitcher in franchise history, just close your eyes and picture Randy Johnson striding out of the bullpen to the roar of the Kingdome crowd in 1995. It’s hard to stand much taller than the Big Unit did that

SEATTLE -- For a franchise that hasn't made a ton of postseason memories, the Mariners have had more than their fair share of unforgettable stars -- from Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson and Edgar Martinez to Alex Rodriguez, Félix Hernández and Ichiro Suzuki. But not all Mariners

SEATTLE -- T-Mobile Park has only been open since 1999, but it has already been home to some of the most memorable moments in Major League history. Nestled one block south of where the Kingdome once stood, which itself housed some of Seattle’s most iconic memories, the open-air, retractable-roof replacement

SEATTLE -- When the Mariners drew up guidelines for retiring uniform numbers, they set a high bar that so far has only been met by two players in franchise history. There are nine inducted members in the Mariners Hall of Fame, but the criteria for retiring a number was set

SEATTLE -- There’s no big mystery as to why “Mariners” was chosen as the nickname for Seattle’s Major League Baseball team when the franchise began in 1977, given Seattle’s nautical ties and location on the waters of Puget Sound. But as for the man who came up with that moniker?

SEATTLE -- Some numbers are iconic. It’s not hard to remember which Mariners wore 11 or 24, the two jerseys that hang on the center-field fa?ade at T-Mobile Park as the lone numbers retired in franchise history. But just who is the best player to wear every uniform number? Well,

SEATTLE -- When picking the best individual season by a Mariners position player in franchise history, there is no shortage of candidates. In the interest of spreading the wealth, we’re only going with the very best season from each individual in coming up with a Top 5 all-time list. Here

SEATTLE -- The Mariners wanted to draft Jarred Kelenic back in 2018 before he wound up going to the Mets with the No. 6 overall pick. But that wound up being no matter for Seattle general manager Jerry Dipoto, who acquired the standout outfielder six months later in a blockbuster

SEATTLE -- So who’s had the best season in Mariners history at each position? It’s a pretty good list with some pretty remarkable seasons. This isn’t a list of the best player to play at each position, but rather the player with the best single season. You could win a

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners announced their first in a series of community impact grants on Tuesday, totaling more than $1 million to organizations that promote racial justice and economic equity. The Seattle Foundation received the first grant on Tuesday for $100,000, which will be used toward the newly-announced Fund

SEATTLE -- The Mariners absorbed much of the Major League spotlight during the Ken Griffey Jr. era in the late 1990s and into the turn of the millennium with the rest of an All-Star cast, many of whom are in or could be on their way to the Hall of

SEATTLE -- The homegrown hero is every franchise’s dream. Hit on your top-end Draft picks, and you can put yourself on a postseason trajectory. It’s a formula that has worked for years, even in Seattle, despite some of the Mariners’ shortcomings in their chase for that elusive World Series championship.