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Former Seattle Mariners manager John McLaren was hired Friday as bench coach for the Washington Nationals, who rounded out manager Jim Riggleman's staff by also adding Jim Lett as bullpen coach and Dan Radison as first-base coach.
The Mariners made a flurry of moves Friday to put their 40-man roster in order, but they did nothing that was more surprising than to talk about moving top June draft pick Dustin Ackley from the outfield to second base.
An offseason that has seen the Seattle Mariners sign Ken Griffey Jr. and Jack Wilson will heat up considerably Friday, and not just because teams on that day can begin making offers to free agents other than their own.
A few weeks after Felix Hernandez was snubbed by his major league peers - he didn't rank among the top three American League pitchers in the Players Choice awards - the Mariners ace got what he deserved Tuesday.
For just the fourth time, the Cy Young Award went to a pitcher on a last-place team, as Kansas City Royals ace Zack Greinke easily beat a field of elite pitchers that included Seattle's Felix Hernandez.
Shortstop Jack Wilson, who was named the best fielder at his position last year by the Fielding Bible, knows the Seattle Mariners and their fans never got to see that fellow play in 2009.
SEATTLE — After shortstop Jack Wilson arrived in Seattle in a trade last summer, it didn't take long for him to know he wanted to stay.
The Seattle Mariners on Friday signed shortstop Jack Wilson to a two-year contract. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Seattle Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland was resting at home in Denton, Texas, on Thursday night after a trip to a hospital.
Seattle Mariners bullpen coach John Wetteland is resting at home after a hospital stay because of what Denton County officials called a "mental health issue."