Yusei KIikuchi Improving

One of the key points for the Mariners’ rotation this spring will be the progress of Yusei Kikuchi, and the 28-year-old lefty sent out some positive signals with a strong 2 1/3-inning start in the Mariners’ 6-2 win over the D-backs at Salt River Fields.

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Marco Gonzales' Spring Debut

If this had been the regular season, Marco Gonzales wouldn’t have been a happy camper. But instead, it was his first outing of Cactus League play.

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Yusei Kikuchi Adjusts Mechanics After 2019 Struggles

Yusei Kikuchi joined the Mariners’ organization last winter with considerable pomp and circumstance. A standout southpaw during his time with the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball League, Kikuchi’s first season state-side ebbed and flowed through stretches of effectiveness and inconsistency.

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Mariners Signed Wei-Yin Chen To Minors Deal

The Mariners’ search for rotation depth took a new turn on Thursday as the club has an agreement in place on a Minor League deal with veteran left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, according to a source.

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Learning Process Continues For Yusei Kikuchi

When the Mariners signed Yusei Kikuchi to a four-year, $56 million contract ahead of the 2019 season, they knew that with flashes of success would come a need to learn and grow comfortable in his new environment.

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Masahiro Tanaka Outmatches Yusei Kikuchi In Masterful Gem

The trademark that accelerated Masahiro Tanaka's path to the Majors was his ownership of a devastating splitter, one that prompted batters across the globe to flail or make weak contact. As he continues to reinvent his arsenal, the slider has developed into a pitch worthy of attention on its own.

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Yusei Kikuchi Allows Four Home Runs As Struggles Continue

They only had one win to show for it, but the Mariners had played the Astros tough in their first 10 meetings this season. Three extra-inning losses, six games decided by one or two runs, a run differential of just minus-10 despite the lopsided win-loss record.

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Mariners Could Activate Sam Tuivailala Right After All-Star Break

Reliever Sam Tuivailala threw a scoreless inning for the second straight night for Double-A Arkansas on Saturday, and is close to being ready to rejoin the Mariners after working back all season from Achilles tendon surgery and an ensuing arm issue.

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Yusei Kikuchi Encouraged By Successful Adjustments

Yusei Kikuchi put together his strongest performance in two months on Friday, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Mariners’ slide as Oakland pulled out a 5-2 victory in the series opener at T-Mobile Park.

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Yusei Kikuchi's Struggles Continue Against Royals

In a season to be judged largely by the development of their younger nucleus of core players, the Mariners can’t help but be concerned by the recent struggles of Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi.

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Shohei Ohtani Hits Angels' Third Straight Home Run Off Yusei Kikuchi

Shohei Ohtani got the better of his fellow countryman, Yusei Kikuchi, on Saturday, as he singled in the first inning and capped a run of three straight homers off Kikuchi in the fourth to lead the Angels to a lopsided, 12-3 win over the Mariners at Angel Stadium.

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Justin Upton Set To Begin Rehab Assignment

Angels left fielder Justin Upton, who has been out since late March with left turf toe, is set to begin a rehab assignment with Class A Advanced Inland Empire on Friday, manager Brad Ausmus said Thursday.

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Hit Hard Again, Yusei Kikuchi Seeking Answers

Yusei Kikuchi is looking for answers. And judging by the crowd of about 25 Japanese journalists who surrounded him after the Mariners’ 9-3 loss to the Angels on Thursday, he’s not the only one.

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Yusei Kikuchi's First Visit To Bronx A Winner

In an effort to keep Yusei Kikuchi healthy, the Mariners may have unlocked the keys to a dominant new left-hander in their rotation.

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Yusei Kikuchi K's Ten, But Mariners Fall In Ninth

Yusei Kikuchi was rested but not rusty. In fact, the Mariners’ rookie left-hander, in his eighth start since coming from Japan, was resplendent Friday night at Progressive Field -- a clear silver lining on a night the Mariners didn’t do much at the plate and didn’t get the outs they needed in the ninth.

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Yusei Kikuchi Makes Abbreviated Start In Walk-Off Win

It’ll be months -- or maybe a year or two, realistically -- before the Mariners know if their “abbreviated start” plan with Yusei Kikuchi proves beneficial. But on Friday night against the Rangers, the first phase of the Kikuchi plan worked in the short term at least as Seattle topped Texas, 5-4, at T-Mobile Park.

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Albert Pujols Passes Babe Ruth With 1,993rd RBI

Angels first baseman Albert Pujols reached a major milestone on Saturday, as he passed Hall of Famer Babe Ruth for career RBIs with 1,993, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

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Dee Gordon Nothces 1,000th Career Hit Vs. Angels

Dee Gordon racked up the 1,000th hit of his career on Saturday, and it was a big one as the Mariners’ second baseman sliced a two-run, bases-loaded single in the fourth inning of Seattle’s 6-5 win over the Angels.

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Mariners Named Marco Gonzales Opening Day Starter

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Takahiro Norimoto Leads NPB Group Chasing Tomoyuki Sugano

Tomoyuki Sugano is the best pitcher in Japanese baseball.

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