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With the Seattle Mariners struggling to find offense, Jean Segura wasn't going to sit through a long at-bat looking for a perfect pitch. Segura chopped the first pitch from Sam Dyson into center field to score Guillermo Heredia with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the Mariners won yet another one-run game by beating the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Wednesday. Seattle came up with just enough offense to split the two-game interleague series, and it was one of the Mariners' All-Stars who came through. Continue to Article

July 25, 2018 8:20:pm EST

Robinson Cano's return to the Seattle Mariners' lineup when he becomes eligible Aug. 14 may include a change of position, according to general manager Jerry Dipoto. Without their everyday second baseman in the lineup, the Mariners have turned to Dee Gordon at second. Gordon isn't likely to relinquish that spot even when Cano returns in mid-August, meaning the Mariners might shift Cano to first in order to get his bat in a lineup that desperately needs more pop. Continue to Article

July 20, 2018 10:42:pm EST

The Seattle Mariners announced Friday they have reached an agreement on a multi-year contract extension with manager Scott Servais. Servais, 51, was hired in 2016 following 10 years in player development roles. The Mariners are 222-199 (.527) during his tenure, making Servais the fourth-winningest manager in franchise history. Continue to Article

July 20, 2018 1:27:pm EST

The tranquil, apple-growing community of Wenatchee doesn’t exactly scream “junior hockey powerhouse.” But the Wenatchee Wild just had as many players drafted to the National Hockey League as the Seattle Thunderbirds, Spokane Chiefs and Tri-City Americans combined. Those latter teams play at a higher rung of junior hockey than the decade-old Wild, which speaks to what’s been accomplished within the north-central Washington town of 33,000 in a short amount of time. “I think Wenatchee is one of the true special places to play junior hockey in North America,’’ said Wild head coach Bliss Littler, who boasts one of the best first names and win totals of any hockey coach. Littler’s team has also become Continue to Article

July 16, 2018 8:00:am EST

Forbes released its annual top-100 highest paid athletes list, which saw the Los Angeles Lakers represented. The Lakers being on the list in some way is no surprise as Kobe Bryant was a regular for quite some time, but this year it was a different player. Brook Lopez came in at No. 95 on the publication’s list.Lopez earned $23.1 million total last year, $22.6 million of which came from his contract with the Lakers while the other $500,000 came from endorsements. He was tied with three other athletes for 95th: Seattle Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano, New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, and San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge. Lopez was acquired by the Lakers last summer along Continue to Article

July 15, 2018 5:58:am EST