Mariners GameDay — March 10 vs. Reds (Spring #13)
HEY DIVISH, AS YOU KNOW…AJ Pollock crushed left-handed pitching in 2022, batting .286 (36x120) with 11 home runs and a .935 OPS, and…AS YOU MAY KNOW…Pollock is a career .285 hitter against left-handed pitching with 61 home runs and an .868 OPS in 1,204 plate appearances, but…DID YOU KNOW?…Pollock has tallied 47 home runs vs. left-handed pitching since 2017?…during that stretch (2017-c), his 47 HR vs. LHP are tied for 12th-most in MLB, and are the most by any current Mariner…Eugenio Suárez is just behind Pollock with 46 HR vs. LHP since 2017.
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue Cactus League action this afternoon with a matchup against the Cincinnati Reds at Peoria Stadium…Seattle beat Team Canada by a score of 5–3 in yesterday’s exhibition game in Peoria.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners vs. Reds 1:10 pm MT ROOT/Seattle Sports
CIN — Overton, Abbott*, Sims, Duarte, Karcher, Law
SEA — Kirby, McCaughan, Topa, Speier*, Saucedo*, Ryan
SATURDAY: Mariners at Rockies 1:10 pm MT ROOT/Seattle Sports
SEA — Flexen, McGee, Murfee, Gott, O’Brien, Then
COL — Ureña Criswell, Hand*, Lamet, Koch, Johnson
SUNDAY: Mariners vs. Rangers 1:10 pm PT ROOT/Seattle Sports
TEX — Heaney*, Hernández, Otto
SEA — Castillo, Bernardino*, Clarke, Bukauskas, Williams, Sheffield*
* left-handed pitcher
YESTERDAY’S GAME…Seattle beat Team Canada yesterday by a score of 5–3 in an exhibition game at Peoria Stadium…Marco Gonzales made his 3rd start of the spring for Seattle and went 3.2 IP, allowing 1 run with 2 strikeouts…Mariners catchers went 5-for-5 in the contest, including a 3-for-3 day for Cal Raleigh and a 2-for-2 day by Brian O’Keefe.
ON THE AIR…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Mike Blowers on the call…it will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr….Seattle Sports (710 AM) broadcasts all 32 Mariners games this spring…ROOT SPORTS will televise 6 more Mariners games this spring: March 11 at Colorado, March 12 vs. Texas, March 19 vs. Chicago-AL, March 22 vs. Los Angeles-NL, March 24 vs. Oakland and March 25 vs. Arizona.
TOMORROW ON THE AIR…on Saturday, March 11, ROOT SPORTS will have its first ever all-female broadcast…the broadcast team will include women from across the ROOT SPORTS family…Jenny Cavnar (Rockies) will serve as the play-by-play announcer with Angie Mentink (Mariners) joining her in the booth as an analyst…sideline reporter duties will be handled by Jen Mueller (Mariners) and Julia Morales (Astros)…the all-female broadcast will extend behind the camera as well with women from the production team including Game Producer Alison Vigil, Graphics Producer Susan Strand and Game Director Erica Ferrero.
THE ROSTER…on Monday afternoon left-handed pitcher Nick Margevicius was released…the Mariners Major League Spring Training roster is now at 71 players: 35 pitchers (22 roster players + 13 NRI), 6 catchers (3 roster + 3 NRI), 14 infielders (6 roster + 8 NRI), 13 outfielders (7 roster + 6 NRI) and 3 infielder/outfielders (2 roster + 1 NRI).
FAMILIAR FACES & NEW ACQUISITIONS…of the 71 players in Mariners Major League Spring Training, 51 spent time in the Mariners organization last season…Seattle added 20 players including 10 players on the Major League, 40-man roster: RHP Chris Clarke, RHP Trevor Gott, OF Teoscar Hernández, C/OF Cooper Hummel, INF Tommy La Stella, RHP Easton McGee, OF AJ Pollock, LHP Tayler Saucedo, LHP Gabe Speier and RHP Justin Topa.
TOP PROSPECTS…several top prospects in the Mariners organization are in Major League camp with the club, including 6 of their Baseball America top-10 prospects: C Harry Ford (#1), RHP Bryce Miller (#3), RHP Emerson Hancock (#5), RHP Taylor Dollard (#6), RHP Bryan Woo (#7) and RHP Prelander Berroa (#10)…Ford (#64) and Miller (#100) are both ranked as Baseball America top-100 prospects across the Majors.
THE COACHING STAFF…Mariners manager Scott Servais (#9) enters his 8th season at the helm…Scott’s 528 regular season wins are 2nd-most in franchise history…Trent Blank (#40) transitions from Bullpen Coach & Director of Pitching Strategy to Major League Coach & Director of Pitching Strategy…Stephen Vogt (#13) joins the Mariners as Bullpen & Quality Control Coach…returning to Seattle’s coaching staff in the same roles as 2022 are Third Base Coach Manny Acta (#14), Hitting Coach Tony Arnerich (#57), Hitting Coach & Director of Hitting Strategy Jarret DeHart (#88), Infield Coach Perry Hill (#6), First Base Coach Kristopher Negrón (#45), Major League Field Coordinator Carson Vitale (#39) and Pitching Coach Pete Woodworth (#32)…Batting Practice Pitcher Nasusel Cabrera (#89) and Bullpen Catcher Fleming Báez (#66) also return to the staff, while Bullpen Catcher Justin Novak (#95) joins the staff.
MARINERS ANNOUNCE OPENING DAY SELLOUT; TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR REMAINING GAMES ON HOMESTAND…the Mariners announced last Thursday that Opening Day on March 30 against the Cleveland Guardians is sold out…tickets are still available for the 6 other games on the opening homestand, which include Mariners Value Games, College Night, Bark at the Park, a matinee game, and more:
• March 31 vs. CLE: First 10,000 fans will receive a Mariners-themed crossbody bag.
• April 1 vs. CLE: First 20,000 fans will receive a Julio Rodríguez AL Rookie of the Year Bobblehead.
• April 2 vs. CLE: Kids Opening Day, where all kids 14 and under will receive a Luis Castillo T-shirt.
• April 3 vs. LAA: Bark at the Park Ticket Special.
• April 3–5 vs. LAA: Value Games.
