The initiative plan comes after the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature opted not to boost the minimum age to buy assault-weapons in the wake of the February mass shooting at a Florida high school.

The Mariners are now carrying five outfielders with Ichiro Suzuki trying to find playing time between Ben Gamel and Guillermo Heredia. He's played a big role as a leader in the clubhouse but the 44-year-old's time in Seattle could be coming to an end, again.