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Here's where the Mariners' Top 30 prospects will start the 2026 season

@JonathanMayo
8:25 AM PDT

With the Minor League season kicking off, here's where the Mariners’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

  1. Colt Emerson (MLB No. 7), SS -- Tacoma (Triple-A)
  2. Kade Anderson (MLB No. 19), LHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
  3. Ryan Sloan (MLB <a href="https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/ryan-sloan-815549"

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March 26, 2026

A new era of watching Mariners baseball is here, and Mariners.TV has you covered all season long.

Taking stock of Seattle's performers after difficult 1st homestand

April 1, 2026

SEATTLE -- Suboptimal as the Mariners’ finish to their Opening Week homestand was, a few trends emerged that will be worth watching as the club heads into its first off-day, then its first road trip.

The good: Promising players that shined in Spring Training continued with tangible results in games that

12 pitchers who impressed in their 2026 debuts

April 1, 2026

The season has just begun, but several pitchers put themselves on the radar with electric debuts.

Whether they are young hurlers that might be taking a step forward, veteran pitchers looking for bounceback seasons or unheralded pitchers potentially flashing a new upside, we had plenty of pitchers with impressive first games.

For

Mariners, top prospect Emerson agree to biggest deal for player yet to debut

April 1, 2026

SEATTLE -- Colt Emerson has long been viewed by the Mariners as a massive piece to their long-term plans, and the club is making an unprecedented commitment to the 20-year-old infielder before he’s even reached the Majors.

Emerson, a shortstop who is MLB Pipeline's No. 7 overall prospect, and

No. 1 prospect Emerson 'will contribute heavily' to '26 Mariners -- but where?

April 1, 2026

SEATTLE -- Colt Emerson's path to the Majors in 2026 was already a matter of sooner than later.

And now that MLB Pipeline’s No. 7 overall prospect has locked up a $95 million contract extension with the Mariners through at least 2033 -- and been added to

Latest Mariners injuries and transactions

April 1, 2026

This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Mariners injury news and transactions.

Here's every team's 2026 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

@JimCallisMLB
April 1, 2026

The White Sox have the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, which comes with an assigned value of $11,350,600, the largest since the bonus-pool era began in 2012. Yet it's the Pirates who possess the largest overall pool at $19,130,700, another record.

MLB informed the teams of the updated

Here's 1 must-visit Minor League spot from every farm system for 2026

@BensBiz
March 31, 2026

Which Minor League ballparks are worth visiting? The answer, of course, is "all of them." Minor League Baseball's 120 teams operate out of a wide variety of locales, within a wide variety of locations, and all of them offer their own unique charms. And every year, there are different reasons

Caught in slow start, Cal comes up clutch off the bench with walk-off

March 31, 2026

SEATTLE -- It was never going to be a full off-day for Cal Raleigh.

Mired in a mini-slump to begin the regular season, the Mariners’ all-world catcher was out of Seattle’s starting lineup on Monday night against the Yankees -- but wound up being the hero in a 2-1

Watch Kade Anderson on mound at Double-A for FREE on Friday

10:36 AM PDT

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Top Mariners pitching prospects Anderson and Sloan will start at Double-A

March 30, 2026

SEATTLE -- Turns out Kade Anderson and Ryan Sloan won’t have to turn their fast friendship into a pen-pal situation.

The Mariners’ top two pitching prospects will begin their regular season together at Double-A Arkansas, the organization announced on Monday. That itself wasn’t a major surprise,

Hancock tosses 6 no-hit innings as Mariners blank Guardians

Righty held Guardians hitless over 6 innings, racking up a career-high 9 K's
March 30, 2026

SEATTLE -- Call it an evening of recalibration for the Mariners.

For manager Dan Wilson in this Opening Week series that had more stress than anticipated. For their leverage relievers getting a necessary breather. For their offense living up to its lofty billing in an 8-0 win.

And above all,

Mariners' local affiliate to broadcast 10 home games

March 30, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners announced another significant development to their television broadcast plans for 2026 on Monday, and that local affiliate KING 5 will air 10 regular-season home games for free.

Too cold to sprint? Just hit it out of the park!

Donovan stings 2nd HR of season to break things open in Mariners' win on chilly evening
March 30, 2026

SEATTLE -- Brendan Donovan, meet the marine layer.

The Mariners’ new third baseman said Sunday’s 8-0 win over the Guardians was among the coldest games he’d ever played in, and those 43-degree temperatures at first pitch -- compounded by gusting winds and rain on the exterior of T-Mobile Park

5 series to watch for season's first full week

March 29, 2026

It was a thrilling Opening weekend across baseball, but the fun is just getting started.

In the first full week of the 2026 season, there are several heavyweight matchups, including a battle between two of the top teams in the American League and a pair of other series on the West

Crawford (shoulder) goes through full workout ahead of rehab assignment

Mariners’ shortstop eligible to be activated from 10-day IL on Wednesday
March 29, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Spotify playlist that roared in the Mariners’ clubhouse on Friday night might’ve prompted one to do a double take.

Not for any of the tunes in particular, which are played exclusively after each win, but because of who assembled it -- and that the guy who knows his

Despite strong debut, Woo shoulders blame after Mariners fall late

March 29, 2026

SEATTLE -- Bryan Woo sat dejected and approaching disgust when dissecting what was, other than one shaky inning, a superb outing.

But such are the standards that the Mariners’ electric right-hander holds himself to. And after a 6-5 loss to the Guardians in the 10th inning on Saturday night

Arozarena didn't wait for the ruling -- he knew his ABS challenge would win

March 29, 2026

SEATTLE -- The rules for a hitter exercising an Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system challenge necessitate that there must be zero hesitation.

And there was absolutely none from Randy Arozarena when winning the first successful challenge for the Mariners in Saturday night's 6-5 loss to the Guardians --

Mariners taking being 'extra' to new level with their hits to start season

March 28, 2026

Through two games, the Mariners’ offense was so extra.

Seattle racked up nine hits while splitting its first two games of the season vs. the Guardians. Would you like to guess how many of those hits went for extra bases? How about all of them.

Young brings the thump -- and the glove -- to power Mariners to win No. 1 of 2026

March 28, 2026

SEATTLE -- The Mariners have long believed that Cole Young is their second baseman of the future, and that future is rapidly becoming the present.

The rising 22-year-old demolished the first of what could be many home runs in 2026 on Friday night, sparking Seattle toward the first victory of its

Which Mariners could be next for extensions?

March 27, 2026

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Mariners place Carlos Vargas (right lat) on IL, recall Cole Wilcox

March 27, 2026

SEATTLE -- Just one day into the regular season, the Mariners’ bullpen has taken its first hit.

The club announced before Friday’s game vs. the Guardians that it placed high-velocity right-hander Carlos Vargas on the 15-day injured list with a right lat strain.