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The Seattle Mariners have made a trio of promotions to fill out the major league coaching staff for next season. Manager Scott Servais announced Thursday that Pete Woodworth would be the new pitching coach, Carson Vitale will be the field coordinator and Jarret DeHart will be the assistant hitting coach. Woodworth was the pitching coach for Seattle's Double-A Arkansas affiliate last season. Continue to Article

November 07, 2019 3:27:pm EST

The Twins won 100+ games for just the second time in franchise history, completing a 23-win jump from the season before as they cruised to their first AL Central title since 2010. The biggest reason for the improvement was a powerful offense that set a major league record with 307 home runs. Five players reached the 30-homer plateau for Minnesota, which was also a major league record. Continue to Article

November 04, 2019 11:23:am EST

The Seattle Mariners have declined Wade LeBlanc's $5.5 million option for the 2020 season, and the left-hander will become a free agent. LeBlanc was a starter for part of last season before being moved to the bullpen as the Mariners opted to give some of its younger prospects a chance in the rotation. LeBlanc appeared in 26 games with eight starts and had a 6-7 record and 5.41 ERA. Continue to Article

October 31, 2019 7:17:pm EST

Nelson Cruz's $12 million option for next season has been exercised by the Minnesota Twins. Cruz was 2 for 10 with a solo home run as the Twins were swept by the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series, and the Twins said after that series they planned to exercise the option. Cruz would have received a $300,000 buyout if the option had been declined and would have become eligible for free agency. Continue to Article

October 29, 2019 7:18:pm EST

While most of the heavy lifting from the Toronto Blue Jays' is still to come, the club got started by claiming reliever Anthony Bass on Tuesday. Because he has those two secondary offerings in his back pocket, Bass has traditionally been able to induce relatively neutral platoon splits. Although Bass doesn't look like he'll be an impact arm for the Blue Jays, he's projects to make just $1.7 million in arbitration and could provide a baseline of competence to a group riddled with question marks. Continue to Article

October 29, 2019 3:05:pm EST

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