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PEORIA, Ariz. — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the Mariners have acquired LHP Josh Simpson from the Miami Marlins in exchange for cash considerations. In a corresponding move, RHP Logan Evans was placed on the 60-day Injured List.

The Mariners 40-man roster remains full at 40 players.

Simpson, 28, made 31 relief appearances with Miami in 2025, going 4–2 with 7.34 ERA (25 ER, 30.2 IP), 22 walks and 36 strikeouts. He made his Major League debut on June 21 vs. Atlanta, tossing 2.0 innings.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefty began the 2025 season with Triple-A Jacksonville, posting a 3–1 record with a 3.41 ERA (13 ER, 34.1 IP) with 16 walks and 29 strikeouts.

Simpson was originally drafted by Miami in the 2019 MLB First Year Player Draft out of Columbia University. Over 6 career minor league seasons (2019, ’21–25) in the Marlins organization, he is 13–8 with a 4.33 ERA (109 ER, 226.2 IP) with 112 walks and 318 strikeouts.

Evans, 24, had surgery to reconstruct a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right arm on January 23. The UCL reconstruct and internal brace procedure was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas. The estimated recovery time is approximately 12 months.

Evans made his Major League debut with the Mariners in 2025, posting a 6–5 record with a 4.32 ERA (39 ER, 81.1 IP) in 16 games (15 starts). The righty recorded 59 strikeouts compared to 31 walks and was ranked as one of the Mariners’ top pitching prospects heading into his debut season.

Evans was selected by the Mariners in the 12th round of the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh, also attending Penn State during his collegiate career.

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Full Major League HP staff returns in 2026; Boyd moves from ML Field Coordinator to Asst. Director, Player Development; Vincej moves from Everett manager to Defense/Baserunning Coordinator

SEATTLE — The Mariners today announced their High Performance staff and Minor League Coordinators and Roving Instructors.

MAJOR LEAGUE HIGH PERFORMANCE STAFF

• Rob Scheidegger — Vice President, High Performance and Medical
• Dr. Henry Pelto — Director, Health & Wellness, Head Team Physician
• Dr. Albert Gee — Head Orthopedic Physician
• Matt Rutledge — Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Connor Hughes — Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Kyle Torgerson — Head Athletic Trainer
• Taylor Bennett — Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Kevin Orloski — Assistant Athletic Trainer
• Kazuhiro Yamamoto — Manual Therapist
• Jason Roberts — Coordinator, Rehab & Return to Play
• Ally Gallop — Major League Dietician, Head of Performance Nutrition
• Adam Bernero — Major League Mental Skills Coach

MINOR LEAGUE COORDINATORS AND ROVING INSTRUCTORS

• Justin Toole — Director, Player Development
• Louis Boyd — Assistant Director, Player Development (new role)
• Mat Snider — Manager, Player Development
• Catherine Antuna — Assistant, Coordinator of Player Development
• Luke Carlin — Field Coordinator
• Rico Reyes — Complex Coordinator
• Ed Paparella — Hitting Coordinator
• Brock Stassi — Assistant Hitting Coordinator
• Justin Sartori — Hitting Strategist (new hire)
• Chris Young — Assistant to Director of Pitching
• Dylan Gargas — Pitching Strategist (new hire)
• Drew Hall — Pitching Strategist (new hire)
• Sam Berk — Strategist, Player Development
• Zach Vincej — Defense/Baserunning Coordinator (new role)
• Mike Cameron — Special Assignment Coordinator
• Alvin Davis — Special Assignment Coordinator
• Franklin Gutierrez — Special Assignment Coordinator
• Stephanie Hale-Burkhart — Mental Performance Coordinator
• Renee Gallegos — Education and Life Skills Coordinator
• Kellen Lee — Mental Performance Coach
• Nate Wolch — Mental Performance Coach (new hire)
• Isaac Ruiz — Peoria Complex Clubhouse Manager
• Martin Nelson — Peoria Complex Assistant Clubhouse Manager

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SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander and Vice President of High Performance and Medical Rob Scheidegger announced today the following medical update on right-handed pitcher Logan Evans.

Evans, 24, had surgery to reconstruct a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right arm on January 23. The UCL reconstruct and internal brace procedure was performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas. The estimated recovery time is approximately 12 months.

Evans made his Major League debut with the Mariners in 2025, posting a 6–5 record with a 4.32 ERA (39 ER, 81.1 IP) in 16 games (15 starts). The righty recorded 59 strikeouts compared to 31 walks and was ranked as one of the Mariners’ top pitching prospects heading into his debut season.

In his Major League debut on April 27 vs. Miami, Evans tossed 5.0 innings with two runs allowed and registered the victory. His May 27 start vs. Washington marked the longest outing by a Mariners pitcher all season, tossing 8.0 innings and allowing one run in his win over the Nationals.

Evans was selected by the Mariners in the 12th round of the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh, also attending Penn State during his collegiate career.

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SEATTLE — Rick Rizzs, who has spent 40 years regaling fans in the Northwest and across the country as the radio voice of the Mariners, announced today his plans to have the 2026 season be his final as the primary radio broadcaster for the club.

“I’ve been blessed to live my dream as a baseball play-by-play announcer for the past 51-seasons, including 43 amazing seasons calling Major League baseball, 40 with the Seattle Mariners, three with the Detroit Tigers and eight in the minor leagues,” Rizzs said. “I can honestly say I’ve loved every minute, from my 25 years with the great Dave Niehaus and my friend, producer-engineer Kevin Cremin to my current partners, Gary Hill and Aaron Goldsmith.”

“Calling Mariners games has been the highlight of my life and having the chance to connect with managers, coaches, players, clubhouse personnel, my colleagues in the booth, those in the front office, but especially the great fans here in the Pacific Northwest has made it unbelievably special.”

“I can’t thank them enough for the love and support they’ve given me all these years, but the reality is that the time has come for me to step back and spend more time at home with my grandkids.”

“So, with the support of those who have given me the opportunity to broadcast Mariners baseball all these years, I’m ready to let everyone know that the 2026 season will be my final year in the Mariners broadcast booth. I plan to broadcast the home games every day paired with a reduced schedule of road games. But, believe me, I’ll be on hand to be at every Postseason game all the way to the World Series!”

Rizzs, who celebrated his 72nd birthday on Nov. 17, was originally hired by the Mariners to pair with Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Niehaus in 1983. Rick spent nine years in Seattle (1983–91) prior to a brief three-year stint as the lead voice of the Detroit Tigers, where he replaced Hall of Fame award winner Ernie Harwell. Rick returned to Seattle for the magical 1995 season and has remained the voice of Seattle’s summer over the 30 years since. He is the longest-tenured broadcaster in club history, with his 40 seasons surpassing Niehaus’ 34-year career in Seattle.

“As we embark on our 50th season in 2026, the amazing Rick Rizzs will begin his 41st behind the mic calling our games. Truly some Happy Totals,” Mariners Chairman and Managing Partner John Stanton said. “Rick has become the Voice of the Mariners, and his iconic calls, energy and love for our team and this community shine through every call he makes, and every interaction he has with a player, fan, or listener. Fans in the Northwest, and all of us at the Mariners, have been blessed to have two of the great hometown radio broadcasters in baseball history call our games since the start of the franchise in 1977. We look forward to celebrating Rick throughout the 2026 season as he concludes an amazing, Hall of Fame caliber career.”

In addition to his broadcast work, Rick is also co-founder in 1995 of the non-profit Toys for Kids charity. Over the last 30 years, Toys for Kids has purchased brand new toys for over 360,000 kids in the Pacific Northwest during the Holiday season. In the past 10 years, Toys for Kids has awarded 80 $5,000 college scholarships in honor of co-founder Dave Henderson. And over the last few years TFK’s Rick’s Locker program makes sure that kids in need have a chance to receive a brand-new baseball glove and bat.

Toys for Kids is a year-round initiative that collaborates on other programs, including to provide support to unhoused mothers as they care for their children while working to find employment and housing, as well as assisting school children experiencing challenges with food scarcity and/or acquiring back-to-school basics.

Rick, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago, is a 1975 graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He began his broadcasting career with six seasons (1975–80) calling Double-A games for Alexandria, Amarillo, and Memphis. He became the sports director of WBNS radio in Columbus, Ohio in 1981 where he called Ohio State Football and Triple-A baseball for two seasons prior to being hired by Seattle.

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SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the Mariners have made the following roster moves:

· Yosver Zulueta, RHP, acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher Dusty Revis.

· Samad Taylor, INF/OF, designated for assignment.

The Mariners 40-man roster remains full at 40 players.

Zulueta (YOZE-ver zoo-loo-etta), 27, has made 19 career Major League appearances with Cincinnati (2024–25), going 1–0 with a 5.32 ERA (14 ER, 23.2 IP) with 25 strikeouts and 11 walks. The 6-foot-1 right-hander averaged 96.3 mph on his fastballs last season, ranking in the 82nd percentile via Baseball Savant.

Zulueta originally signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent out of Cuba on June 11, 2019. He pitched 3 seasons in the Blue Jays organization (2021–23) and 2 seasons in the Reds organization (2024–25), where he made his Major League debut on June 25, 2024. Zulueta represented Cuba in the 2022 and 2023 All-Star Futures Game.

Revis, 22, was selected by the Mariners in the 11th round of the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Western Carolina University. He did not appear in a minor league last season.

Taylor, 27, played in 7 games with the Mariners over the past 2 seasons, hitting .231 (3x13). In 2025 with Triple-A Tacoma, he hit .296 (165x558) with 124 runs scored, 27 doubles, 7 triples, 17 home runs, 86 RBI, 44 stolen bases and 73 walks with an .839 OPS.

Taylor was acquired by the Mariners from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (RHP Natanael Garabitos) on Jan. 30, 2024.

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SEATTLE — Sports Illustrated announced today that catcher Cal Raleigh has been named “Breakout Star of the Year” for 2025. The award encompasses athletes of all sports and recognizes one who unexpectedly dominated the sports conversation, making the leap from skilled performer to household name.

Raleigh, 29, was named the Silver Slugger Award winner at catcher, the first catcher in franchise history to receive the award, as well as MLBPA Players Choice Awards’ Player of the Year and American League Outstanding Player, and Sporting News’ MLB Player of the Year. He finished as the runner-up for BBWAA American League Most Valuable Player Award.

The switch-hitting catcher was also selected to the All-MLB First Team alongside outfielder Julio Rodríguez, Raleigh’s first career All-MLB selection.

In 159 games in 2025, Raleigh batted .247 (147x596) with 110 runs scored, 24 doubles, 60 home runs, 125 RBI, 14 stolen bases and 97 walks, getting on base at a .359 clip and slugging .589 with a .948 OPS. He hit the most home runs in a season by a primary catcher, surpassing Salvador Perez (48 HR for the 2021 Royals).

The switch-hitter led the Majors in home runs and in the American League ranked 1st in RBI, T-7th in on-base percentage, 2nd in slugging, 3rd in OPS, 2nd in walks, 2nd in extra-base hits (84), 2nd in total bases (351), 2nd in runs scored, 3rd in plate appearances and 2nd in fWAR (9.1).

Raleigh became the 7th player (done 10 times) in Major League history to hit 60+ home runs in a season and also set records for the most home runs in a season by a switch-hitter, surpassing Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle (54 HR for the 1961 Yankees) and the most home runs in a season by a Mariners player, surpassing Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. (56 HR in 1997 and ‘98).

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SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the Mariners have signed catcher Andrew Knizner to a 1-year Major League contract through 2026.

The Mariners 40-man roster is now at 39 players.

Knizner (KIZZ-ner), 30, has appeared in parts of 7 Major League seasons with St. Louis (2019–23), Texas (2024) and San Francisco (2025). In 33 games with the Giants in 2025, he batted .221 (17x77) with 12 runs, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 home run, 5 RBI and 7 walks and did not allow a passed ball over 234.0 innings behind the plate.

The 6-foot-1, 225-pound catcher owns a career .211 batting average (186x881) with 33 doubles, 1 triple, 19 home runs, 90 RBI, 4 stolen bases and 70 walks, reaching base at a .281 clip with a .596 OPS over 323 Major League games.

The Glen Allen, VA native was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC). He made his Major League debut with the Cardinals on June 2, 2019. He signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers on January 11, 2024 and was claimed off waivers from Texas by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Aug. 8, 2024. He signed as a minor league free agent with the Washington Nationals on January 17, 2025 and was released on May 17, 2025. He signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants on May 21, 2025 and was selected on June 4, 2025.

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SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the Mariners have acquired left-handed pitcher Jose Ferrer from the Washington Nationals in exchange for catcher Harry Ford and minor league right-handed pitcher Isaac Lyon.

The Mariners 40-man roster remains at 38 players.

Ferrer (ferr-AIR), 25, has made 142 career Major League appearances with the Nationals (2023–25), going 8–4 with 12 saves and a 4.36 ERA (69 ER, 142.1 IP) with 121 strikeouts and 35 walks.

In 2025, the 6-foot-1 lefty went 4–4 with 11 saves and a 4.48 ERA (38 ER, 76.1 IP) with 71 strikeouts and 16 walks, allowing just 5 homers. Ferrer posted an elite 64.3 ground-ball percentage across his 72 appearances, which ranked in the 99th percentile of all pitchers according to Baseball Savant. Ferrer also ranked in the 95th percentile in lowest walk rate (4.9%), 94th percentile in average fastball velocity (97.7 mph), and 93rd percentile in lowest barrel rate (4.8%) in 2025.

The Dominican-born left-hander made his MLB debut for the Nationals on July 1, 2023. Ferrer is under contract through the 2029 season.

Ford, 22, made his Major League debut with the Mariners in 2025, batting .167 (1x6) with an RBI in 8 games played. The Mariners 2021 first round draft selection (12th overall) attended North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. Ford represented Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In 454 career minor league games, Ford has batted .266 (450x1693) with 330 runs, 98 doubles, 10 triples, 52 home runs, 261 RBI, 92 stolen bases and 348 walks, getting on base at a .405 clip, slugging .428 with an .832 OPS.

Lyon, 21, was selected by Seattle in the 10th round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of Grand Canyon University (AZ). In 4 games started for Class-A Modesto in his first season of professional ball, the 6-foot-3 right-hander posted a 7.30 ERA in 12.1 innings with 15 strikeouts and 3 walks.

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Cal Raleigh put together one of the most historic seasons in baseball history in 2025. Here are 29 stats, milestones, and other nuggets that #29 accomplished, in honor of his 29th birthday today:

[1] The first milestone of Cal’s season came on April 11 against the Texas Rangers. It was his 96th career home run, establishing the record for most homers hit by a Mariners catcher in franchise history. The former Florida State Seminole Raleigh passed former Florida Gator Mike Zunino (95 HR).

[2] On April 16 in Cincinnati, Cal hit his 100th career home run in the 7th inning batting right-handed against Reds lefty Taylor Rogers. Cal proceeded to homer from the left-side-of-the-plate in his next at-bat, homering from both sides of the plate for the fourth time in his career.

[3] The Easter Bunny has nothing on Cal. On Easter Sunday, Cal homered against the Blue Jays and has played twice on Easter in his career, homering both times: April 9, 2023 at Cleveland and April 20, 2025 at Toronto.

[4] Hitting a home run off your former high school teammate must be pretty cool. Homering off your former college teammate (and roommate) must be really cool. Well — how about both in the same game? Cal did it on May 30 in a home game against the Twins, when he homered off:

• Former Smoky Mountain HS (NC) teammate Zebby Matthews (1st inn.)
• Former Florida State teammate Cole Sands (8th inn.) 😱😱

[5] The switch-hitting Raleigh hit 38 home runs as a left-handed hitter and 22 home runs as a right-handed hitter, becoming the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 homers from both sides of the plate in a season.

[6] In an early season series against the Reds, Raleigh became the first player with at least 3 home runs, a stolen base, and a defensive caught stealing recorded from behind the plate in the same series since Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter did it for the 1979 Montreal Expos.

[7] On June 20 in Chicago, Raleigh’s 29th home run of the season surpassed Hall of Famer Johnny Bench for most homers by a catcher before the All-Star Break.

[8] Later in the first half, Cal set the American League record for most homers (38) before the All-Star Break, surpassing Chris Davis’ 37 homers for the 2013 Orioles. Only Barry Bonds (39 HR in 2001) hit more in a season’s first half.

[9] On July 11, Cal had a monster game on the 4-year anniversary of his MLB debut (July 11, 2021). Cal hit 2 homers, which included a grand slam. He also became the seventh player with 38 homers within his team’s first 94 games of a season. The first to do that was Babe Ruth. Crazily enough, Ruth also made his MLB debut on July 11 — in 1914 for the Boston Red Sox!

[10] Cal won the “Better Man Award” for being named the Mariners’ most impactful player during their win over the Padres in the inaugural Vedder Cup. Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder presented Cal with the trophy:

[11] Cal had 11 multi-homer games in 2025, tying the MLB record for most in a season. He shares history with Hank Greenberg (1938 Tigers), Sammy Sosa (1998 Cubs), and Aaron Judge (2022 Yankees).

[12] Following the 2025 season, Cal was named The Sporting News’ MLB Player of the Year and the MLB Players Association’s Players Choice Player of the Year, two of the most prestigious awards in baseball voted on by his fellow peers.

[13] On Aug. 9 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Ichiro Suzuki #51 Retirement Night, Cal and Julio hit back-to-back home runs that were approximately 51 seconds apart. Cal’s home run came on the Rays’ 51st pitch of the evening. The home run made it a 5–1 Mariners lead.

[14] On Aug. 17, the Mariners played in the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Naturally, Cal homered in that contest against the Mets. Of course he did!

[15] On Sept. 24 against the Rockies, Cal hit his 60th home run of the season and that probably wasn’t even the coolest part of the night. The Mariners clinched the AL West Division for the first time since 2001 with a victory over Colorado that night.

[16] Raleigh became the first non-Yankee in baseball history to hit 60+ home runs and also homer in the Postseason that same year. He joined Yankees Babe Ruth (1927), Roger Maris (1961), and Aaron Judge (2022).

[17] In 2025, Cal joined his current manager Dan Wilson as the only Mariners catcher to make the All-Star Game. Wilson made the Midsummer Classic in 1996, while Cal became the first Mariners catcher to start an All-Star Game.

[18] On Aug. 15 against the Mets, Cal recorded his 100th RBI of the season. It marked his second consecutive 100 RBI season, after registering 34 homers and 100 RBI in 2024. Cal finished with 125 RBI in 2025.

[19] Cal compiled 9.1 wins above replacement (FanGraphs) in 2025, ranking 2nd in the Majors to Aaron Judge. In fact, it was the 3rd-highest WAR total by a catcher in MLB history, trailing only Buster Posey-SF (9.8) in 2012, Johnny Bench-CIN (9.2) in 1972.

[20] “OPS+” is a statistic that measures how much better-or-worse a player is than league-average. Cal’s 169 OPS+ (69% better than league-average) was the 4th-best by a qualified catcher in Major League history.

[21] On Sept. 16 at the Royals, Cal homered from both sides of the plate for the second time of the season and the fifth time in his career.

[22] Raleigh finished with 65 total home runs (60 during the season + 5 in the Postseason), setting an American League record for most total homers in a season.

[23] Cal finished 2nd in the AL MVP voting at season’s end, receiving 13 of 30 first place votes. New York’s Aaron Judge won with 17 of 30 votes in a tight race.

[24] Raleigh won the MLB Home Run Derby on July 14 in Atlanta, with his father, Todd, pitching and his younger brother, Todd Jr. “T”, catching. Cal became the first catcher to ever win the Derby and the second Mariners player to win a Derby, joining Ken Griffey Jr. (3x, 1994, ‘98–99).

[25] On Aug. 25 against the Padres, Cal’s 50th home run made him the first catcher in big-league history to reach the 50-homer club.

[26] Raleigh was named the AL Silver Slugger Award winner following his 2025 campaign, his first career Silver Slugger.

[27] Cal’s 49th home run of the season on Aug. 24 vs. the Athletics set the MLB record for most home runs by a catcher in a season, surpassing Salvador Perez (48 HR for the 2021 Royals).

[28] Cal’s 55th home run of the season on Sept. 16 at the Royals set the MLB record for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a season, surpassing Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle (54 HR for the 1961 Yankees).

[29] Cal’s 57th home run of the season on Sept. 20 in Houston set the franchise record for most home runs by a Mariners player in a season, surpassing Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. (56 HR in 1997 and ‘98).

Happy Birthday, Cal! 🎉🎉🎉

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