Tag: seattle mariners
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Spring Vibes, March 8: Injury Updates, Mariners Reliever “Bucket”, and Game Recaps
It was a relatively quiet day on the reliever front, with most beat writers focusing on their respective teams’ Spring Breakout Rosters. Still, news about a timetable for a veteran closer surfaced, another limited by injury completed a side session, and game recaps will receive a larger focus in today’s post. Boston Red Sox –…
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Spring Vibes, March 6; Debuts for Díaz and Holmes, Miller’s role for Oakland, Suarez ready, and more
New York Mets – Making his spring debut, Edwin Díaz retired the side in order while sitting 96-to-98 m.p.h. with his four-seam fastball per Tim Healey on “X”. New York Yankees – Making his spring debut, Clay Holmes fired a clean fourth, striking out one. He threw 11 pitches (8 strikes – 72.7 Strike percentage)…
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Spring Vibes, March 5: Bednar, Matsui and Brash updates (again), Scott implodes (again), game recaps, and more
Pittsburgh Pirates – Finally addressing the elephant in the room, Alex Stumpfl posted on MLB.com about the lat injury that has shut down David Bednar from throwing. He remains upbeat, but the team will not let him throw for a “few days”. Invariably, how long it takes will affect his availability on Opening Day. For…
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Spring Vibes, March 4: Bednar’s injury, Mariners roster projection, Game Recaps, and more
Pittsburgh Pirates – After seeing a report on “X” regarding a lat issue for David Bednar, MLB.com’s injuries and roster moves tab provided some insight on the setback. He felt tightness during his throwing program, and the team will monitor his progress. He’s not appeared in a spring training contest yet. Depending on how long…
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Oliver Perez with save, Huston Street off DL
June 15, 2013 Seattle Mariners – Eric Wedge said before Friday’s game that he would give Tom Wilhelmsen some time off from closing. Oliver Perez was the first reliever to get a save chance in his place (which was a bit of a surprise given his 1.32 WHIP), but the lefty converted, and stands to…