Saturday, February 23, 2019

Game #2 (1-0)
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE MARINERS (1-0) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (0-0) Home #2 (1-0)

TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION

Starting Pitchers: RH Félix Hernández (8-14, 5.55 in 2018) vs. RH Bryan Mitchell (2-4, 5.42 in 2018)
1:10 pm MT/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: ROOT SPORTS NW
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue their 43rd spring training with a Cactus League match-up
SPRING RECORD
today against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium…today’s game is the 2nd of a 23-game
Overall Record................................... 1-0 Cactus League schedule for the Mariners that will conclude March 22 vs. the Los Angeles Angels at
PEORIA STADIUM............................. 1-0
Home Record.................................... 1-0
Peoria Stadium…the Mariners will open the regular season with the 2019 Japan Opening Series,
Road Record..................................... 0-0 March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Current Streak.................................. W 1 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
THE COUNTDOWN TODAY: Mariners vs. Padres 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT Sports
25 days to Opening Day, 3/20 at OAK SD — Mitchell, Keel*, Radke*, Rodriguez*, Bednar, Yardley, Enns*
SEA — Hernández, Elías*, Strickland, Gearrin, Brennan, Bautista, Festa, Garton
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
SUNDAY: Mariners at Rockies 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
Feb. 24............................... at Colorado
SEA — LeBlanc*, Sheffield*, Milone*, Swanson, Tenuta*, Leyer, Anderson
Feb. 25........................... vs. Cincinnati
Feb. 26...................................vs. Texas COL — Gray, Lambert, Castellani
Bold - Peoria Stadium MONDAY: Mariners vs. Reds 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle #/ROOT Sports
CIN — Wood*, Mahle, Lorenzen, Peralta*, Despaigne, Santillan, Mella
BASEBALL AMERICA’S SEA — Kikuchi*, Crismatt, Cavanerio, Armstrong, Altavilla, Scott, McKay
TOP-10 MARINERS * left-handed pitcher #delayed to 7:00 pm PT
PROSPECTS
THE HYPHEN 2.0…Dom Thompson-Williams is batting 6th and starting in right field today…only
Rk. Name Position
1. Justus Sheffield.................... LHP three players with hyphenated last names have appeared in a game in Major League history…the
2. Yusei Kikuchi......................... LHP hyphen torchbearer was Aussie left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith, who appeared with the Mariners
3. Jarred Kelenic*.......................... OF from 2007-2010 and with the Diamondbacks in 2014…RRS was followed by Austin Bibens-Dirkx
4. Evan White.............................. INF (2017-2018 w/TEX) and Isiah Kiner-Falefa (2018-c w/TEX)…Thompson-Williams was acquired by
5. Julio Rodriguez......................... OF
6. Justin Dunn...........................RHP the Mariners, along with Justus Sheffield (lhp) and Erik Swanson (rhp), for James Paxton on Nov.
7. Logan Gilbert..........................RHP 19, 2018…for you Scrabble fans, DTW’s full name is Dominique Danton Thompson-Williams.
8. Kyle Lewis............................... OF
THE 15 CLUB…Ichiro Suzuki and Félix Hernández are each entering their 15th Major League
9. Shed Long.............................. INF
10. Noelvi Marte.............................INF Spring Training Camps with the Mariners…Ichiro has also appeared in 2 spring camps with the
BOLD = Players in Major League camp
* = Minor league call-up for today’s game
Yankees (2013-14) and 3 spring camps with the Marlins (2015-2017), making this his 20th Major
League Spring Training…Ichiro made his first appearance at Seattle’s Spring Training as a special
BY THE NUMBERS guest in 1999 before signing with the club prior to the 2001 season (1999, 2001-12, 2017-c)…Félix’s
first Spring Training in Seattle’s big league camp was as an 18-year-old in 2005 (2005-c).

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Omar Narváez has compiled a .369
2019 JAPAN OPENING SERIES…the Mariners will open the 2019 regular season in Tokyo, Japan
on March 20-21 against the Oakland Athletics…the two-game 2019 Japan Opening Series at the
on-base percentage over the last 2 sea- Tokyo Dome will be “road” games for the Mariners…the Mariners will travel from Arizona to Tokyo on
sons…among primary catchers with at Thursday, March 14…the trip will begin with two exhibition games vs. Nippon Professional Baseball
least 500 plate appearances, only Bust-
er Posey (.382) and Austin Barnes (.371) teams on Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18…the Mariners will begin the regular season on
have a higher OBP over that span. March 20 at 6:35 pm in Tokyo (2:35 am in Seattle) and will fly back to Seattle following the game on
March 21 (6:35 pm in Japan/2:35 am in Seattle)…this will mark the 5th time that the Major League

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Four of the Mariners top-10 organiza-
Baseball regular season has opened with a two-game series in Japan (last: 2012, SEA vs. OAK).
INFORMATION GUIDE…the 2019 Seattle Mariners Information Guide has been printed and
tion prospects according to Baseball available to working media for pickup in the Mariners PR office…fans can purchase the 2019 Media
America are on today’s gameday roster: Guide for $12 at any Mariners Team Store, including the souvenir shop at Peoria Stadium…the
Jarred Kelenic (#3), Evan White (#4),
Kyle Lewis (#8) and Shed Long (#9).
digital edition of the media guide is also available to working media for download via the Mariners
Virtual Press Box (www.MarinersMedia.com).

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This is the 15th Major League Spring
NEW THREADS…the Mariners have unveiled a new look for Spring Training 2019 with a new jersey
and cap…the jersey will be worn only during Spring Training…the cap will be worn throughout
the Spring and during batting practice during the regular season…the jersey is a vibrant shade of
Training for Félix Hernández; his first
was as an 18-year-old in 2005. powder blue, harkening back to the color schemes during the early years of the franchise (1977-
1984), with the current Mariners lettering in dark navy, outlined with silver and Northwest green…

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the all-navy cap features a silver stylized letter “M” superimposed over elements from the Mariners
nautical compass rose symbol.
Ichiro Suzuki is the most senior player NEW FACES…of the 67 players on the Mariners Spring Training roster, 35 were not with the Mariners
in camp with 17 years, 36 days of Major
League service…he is joined by Edwin organization at the end of last season…among the 35 newcomers, 15 were acquired in trades this
Encarnación (13 years, 85 days), Félix past offseason…of the 32 returning players, 19 appeared in the Majors with the Mariners in 2018.
Hernández (13 years, 60 days) and Jay
Bruce (10 years, 125 days) as one of four BUSY OFFSEASON…from the end of the 2018 season through the first day of Seattle’s Major
players with 10+ years of service time. League Spring Training (Feb. 11), the Mariners completed 9 trades, signed 7 Major League free
agents and claimed 1 player in the Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft…of the 9 trades involving
THE ROSTER
the 40-man roster, the Mariners acquired 17 players and completed deals with 8 different clubs.
The spring roster is currently at 67
players (40 roster, 27 non-roster)… ON THE AIR…throughout Spring Training, ROOT SPORTS telecasts will feature in-game interviews
the camp breakdown by position is with Mariners executives, manager Scott Servais, players and coaches…general manager Jerry
the following: 34 pitchers (12 non- Dipoto, right-hander Chasen Bradford, right-hander Hunter Strickland and outfielder Braden
roster), 7 catchers (5 non-roster),
15 infielders (4 non-roster) and 11 Bishop are scheduled to appear on the telecast this afternoon…Aaron Goldsmith and Mike
outfielders (6 non-roster). Blowers will call the action on TV today.
ON THE AIR PLAY-BY-PLAY…all radio broadcasts, including today’s game vs. the Padres, can be heard live
on Mariners.com…today’s broadcast will also be aired live on 710 ESPN Seattle…Rick Rizzs and
Today’s game vs. the Padres will be
televised on ROOT SPORTS NW Dave Sims will call the action today.
and broadcast live on 710 ESPN
Seattle (12:10 pm PT/1:10 pm in
HEY COREY, DID YOU KNOW…that Hunter Strickland is 1 of 12 pitchers to record at least
AZ)…Aaron Goldsmith and Mike 15 saves and 20 holds in the span of the last 2 seasons?…he is joined by Brad Brach, Alex
Blowers will call the game on TV, Colomé, Brad Hand, Jeremy Jeffress, Brandon Kintzler, Seunghwan Oh, Blake Parker, Addison
while Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims will Reed, David Robertson, Joakim Soria and Brad Ziegler…in 2017, Strickland ranked T9th in the NL
broadcast the game on the radio.
with 21 holds…last season, Strickland’s 14 saves were T16th in the NL.
 2019 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • FEBRUARY 23, 2019 • VS. SAN DIEGO PADRES

#34 — FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2018 SEATTLE 8-14 5.55 29 28 0 0 155.2 159 107 96 27 59 125
2019 SPRING - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MLB Totals
168-128 3.34 404 403 25 11 2658.0 2402 1099 986 247 780 2467
2019 Spring Training - Is making his 2019 Cactus League debut today.
• Last Season - Went 8-14 with a 5.55 ERA (96 ER, 155.2 IP) with 125 strikeouts and 59 walks in 29 games (28 starts) with Seattle.
• Ring ‘Em Up – With 125 strikeouts, brought his career total to 2,467 strikeouts…recorded his 2,465th career strikeout on Sept. 26 vs.
Oakland, surpassing Mark Langston for the 37th-most career strikeouts all-time.
• In Relief – Made his 1st career relief appearance on Aug. 14 at Oakland, tossing 5.2 innings while allowing 2 runs on 5 hits (1 home
run) with 2 strikeouts and 2 walks…his relief appearance came after 398 consecutive Major League starts; only Mike Mussina made
more career starts (498) before his 1st relief appearance (ESPN Stats & Info).
• DL Stint – Placed on the 10-day disabled list with lower back stiffness on July 10 (retroactive to July 8)…activated on July 21.
• Career - Has spent entire pro career with Seattle...6-time All-Star (2009, 2011-2015), 2-time ERA champ, 2010 AL Cy Young Award
winner...is 168-128, 3.34 in 403 career starts with 25 CG, 11 ShO, and one perfect game…holds Mariners all-time career records for
wins (168), starts (403), quality starts (255), innings pitched (2,658.0) and strikeouts (2,467).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#46 —Gerson Bautista (RHP): #67 — Matt Festa (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is making his 2019 Cactus League debut today. 2019 Spring Training: Is making his 2019 Cactus League debut today.
• Last Season - Was 0-1 with a 12.46 ERA (6 ER, 4.1 IP) with 3 strikeouts • The Totals - In 8 games (1 start) with the Mariners, compiled a 2.16 ERA
and 5 walks in 5 games with the Mets. (2 ER, 8.1 IP) with 4 strikeouts and 2 walks.
• Welcome to Seattle - Acquired in trade with New York-NL along with Jay • No Runs for You – Held opponents scoreless in 6 of 8 ML appearances.
Bruce (of), Anthony Swarzak (rhp), Jarred Kelenic (cf) and Justin Dunn (rhp) • Welcome to the Show – Made his Major League debut July 14 at Colo-
for Robinson Canó (inf), Edwin Díaz (rhp) and cash on Dec. 3, 2018. rado (0.2,2,0,0,0,0).
• Debut - Recalled from Double-A Binghamton on April 17 and made his • Leader in the Clubhouse – Led all Texas League relievers in saves (20)
Major League debut that night vs. Washington with 1.0 scoreless inning. and save opportunities (22), while ranking T1st with 44 relief appearances.
• Minor Relief - Combined for 69 strikeouts in 49.0 innings in the minors • Award Season - Named to the Texas League Postseason All-Star team.
(12.67 K/9.0 IP)…was 3-1 with 3 saves a 5.22 ERA (23 ER, 39.2 IP) with • What a Year – Named the Jamie Moyer Minor League Pitcher of the Year
54 strikeouts and 18 walks in 31 games with Triple-A Las Vegas…in 6 by the Mariners after going 5-2 with 20 saves and a 2.76 ERA (15 ER, 49.0
games with Double-A Binghamton, went 1-0 with a 4.82 ERA (5 ER, 9.1 IP) in 44 games with Double-A Arkansas…struck out 67, walked 12 and
IP) with 15 strikeouts. limited opponents to a .263 (50x190) average.
#65 — Brandon Brennan (RHP): #35 — Cory Gearrin (RHP):
2019 Spring Training: Is making his 2019 Cactus League Debut today. 2019 Spring Training: Is making his 2019 Cactus League debut today.
• The Totals – Between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte, was • Last Season - Combined to go 2-1 with 1 save and a 3.77 ERA (24 ER,
5-4 with 1 save and a 3.25 ERA (27 ER, 74.2 IP) with 79 strikeouts and 24 57.1 IP) with 53 strikeouts and 21 walks in 62 games with San Francisco,
walks in 44 games (1 start). Texas and Oakland.
• Welcome to Seattle - Selected from Colorado in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. • Acquisition – Signed as a free agent on Jan. 10, 2019.
13, 2018. • Giant Report – Made 35 relief appearances with the Giants and was 1-1
• The Story from Birmingham – Spent most of the season with the Barons, with a 4.20 ERA (14 ER, 30.0 IP) with 31 strikeouts and 13 walks…held
where he was 4-3 with 1 save and a 3.10 ERA (24 ER, 69.2 IP) with 70 opponents scoreless in 26 of 35 outings.
strikeouts and 21 walks in 40 games (1 start)…among Southern League • Background - Selected by Atlanta in the 4th round of the 2007 June Draft
relievers, ranked 3rd in opponents’ average against (.197/50x254) and few- and made his Major League debut with the Braves on April 25, 2011 at
est walks per 9.0 innings (2.49). San Diego (2.0 ShO IP)…has appeared in parts of 7 Major League sea-
• Career - Has appeared in 7 Minor League seasons in the White Sox orga- sons with the Braves (2011-13), Giants (2015-18), Rangers (2018) and
nization (2012-18), compiling a record of 25-34 with a 4.64 ERA (249 ER, Athletics (2018).
482.2 IP) with 385 strikeouts in 172 career games (64 starts)…selected and #43 — Hunter Strickland (RHP):
signed by Chicago-AL in the 4th round of the 2012 Draft out of Orange • 2019 Spring Training - Is making his Cactus League debut today.
Coast College. • Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Jan. 27, 2019.
#55 — Roenis Elías (LHP): • Last Season - Went 3-5 with 14 saves and a 3.97 ERA (20 ER, 45.1 IP)
2019 Spring Training: Is making his 2019 Cactus League debut today. with 37 SO and 21 BB in 49 games with San Francisco.
• Last Season - Went 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA (15 ER, 51.0 IP) with 34 strikeouts • Tough On Lefties – Limited opposing left-handed batters to a .186
and 16 walks in 23 games (4 starts) with the Mariners. (16x86) average against and struck out 21 of 98 lefties faced…overall,
held opposing batters to a .247 (43x174) average against.
• In Relief - Went 2-0 with a 2.02 ERA (8 ER, 35.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts and
• On the Mend – On the 10-day DL, June 19-Aug. 18 (transferred to the
11 walks in 19 relief appearances. 60-day DL on July 7), with a fractured right hand…combined for 6 appear-
• Start it Up - In 4 starts, was 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA (7 ER, 15.1 IP) with 15 ances on rehab assignments with AZL Giants (1 G), High-A San Jose (1 G)
strikeouts and 5 walks. and Triple-A Sacramento (4 G).
• Sidelined – Placed on the 10-day disabled list on July 31 (retro to 7/29) with • Career - Has appeared in 5 ML seasons with the Giants (2014-18)…se-
a left triceps strain…appeared in 3 games (1 start) on a rehab assignment lected by the Red Sox in the 18th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Pike
with Triple-A Tacoma, tossing 2.2 scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts and 3 County (GA) High School…made his ML debut with the Giants on Sept.
walks…reinstated from the DL on Aug. 19. 1, 2014 at Colorado.

2019 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Thursday February 21 Oakland Athletics Cancelled mid-2nd inning (rain) 0-0 N/A
Friday February 22 Oakland Athletics 8-1 Leake (1-0) Mengden None 1-0 5,298
Saturday February 23 San Diego Padres Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday February 24 Colorado Rockies Salt River 1:10/12:10 R
Monday February 25 Cincinnati Reds Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV
Tuesday February 26 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#/TV
Wednesday February 27 Cleveland Indians (ss) Goodyear 1:05/12:05 R#
Thursday February 28 Chicago White Sox Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Friday March 1 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Saturday March 2 Kansas City Royals Surprise 1:10/12:10 R
Sunday March 3 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Monday March 4 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 5 San Diego Padres (ss) Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Wednesday March 6 Oakland Athletics Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Thursday March 7 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 6:05/5:05 R
Friday March 8 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Saturday March 9 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 1:05/12:05 R
Sunday March 10 Cleveland Indians (SS) Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Los Angeles Angels (SS) Tempe 1:10
Monday March 11 Kansas City Royals (ss) Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 12 Chicago White Sox (ss) Glendale 1:05 R#
Wednesday March 13 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
MARINERS IN JAPAN, MARCH 14-21
Tuesday March 19 Chicago Cubs* Mesa-Sloan 1:05
Thursday March 21 Cincinnati Reds* Peoria 6:40
Friday March 22 Los Angeles Angels* Peoria 6:40
Bold: Home team (SS) in caps refers to Mariners split squad game
TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R = 710 ESPN Seattle R# = Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle
* While the Mariners are in Japan, a squad made up of players in Mariners Major League camp who are not part of the Japan traveling party, will remain in Arizona for a
game against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa (March 19) and two games at Peoria against the Cincinnati Reds (March 21) and the Los Angeles Angels (March 22).