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The Seattle Mariners say left-hander Cliff Lee is recovering from minor left foot surgery and will be limited when pitchers and catchers report to spring training this month.
Seattle Mariners lefty Cliff Lee underwent surgery last Friday to remove a bone spur in his left foot.
Seattle - Erik Bedard had an almost perfect day Saturday; signing a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners that included a mutual option for 2011, playing long toss in an empty Safeco Field - and slipping through a Starbucks unrecognized.
The Seattle Mariners have signed oft-injured left-hander Erik Bedard to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2011.
SEATTLE — Despite shoulder surgeries and disappointment in Seattle during each of the last two seasons, free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Mariners.
Whether Erik Bedard signs a $1.5 million contract to rejoin the Seattle Mariners' rotation will be determined by a team physical - which the left-hander took Friday in Seattle.
Seattle – Erik Bedard, whose two-year run in Seattle was marked by season-ending surgeries – and some questions about his toughness – appears close to an agreement to pitch for the Mariners again in 2010.
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners and left-hander Erik Bedard are getting close to a one-year contract, pending a physical, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with arbitration-eligible first baseman Casey Kotchman on Wednesday, and outrighted first baseman Tommy Everidge to Tacoma.
The Seattle Mariners avoided arbitration with first baseman Casey Kotchman on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year contract.