Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Peoria Stadium SEATTLE
Starting Pitchers: RH Chris Heston (1-0, 0.00) vs. RH Brandon McCarthy (1-1, 3.60)
1:10 pm Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle TV: ROOT SPORTS Northwest
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record ................................ 11-7
PEORIA STADIUM ............................ 7-3
Home Record ................................... 6-3
Road Record .................................... 5-4
Current Streak .................................. W1
THE COUNTDOWN
19 days to Opening Day, 4/3 at HOU
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 15 .................................. vs. LAD
March 16 ...................................... at KC
March 17 .....................................at LAD
March 17 ......................................at ARI
March 18 ..................................... vs. SF
Bold - Peoria Stadium
BY THE NUMBERS
.309
The Mariners lead the Majors in bat-
ting this spring with a mark of .309
(198x641)individually in batting: Mitch
Haniger is 2nd (.444/16x36) and Guill-
ermo Heredia is 4th (.419/13x31).
.333
Kyle Seager is hitting .333 (7x21) with 1
run, 1 double, 2 RBI and 3 walks in his
last 7 gamestarted the season 1-for-7
in his first three games.
13
13 different Mariners have tallied a steal
this spring, including 4 from Ian Miller
and Shawn OMalley.
18
Entering today, Seattle has played 18 of
its 36-game schedule this spring.
72
Seattle ranks 4th in MLB with 72 extra-
base hits, trailing Milwaukee (76), New
York-AL (75) and Cleveland (74 XBH).
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 53
players (37 roster, 16 non-roster)
the camp breakdown by position is
the following: 30 pitchers (10 non-
roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster),
9 infielders (2 non-roster) and 8
outfielders (1 non-roster).
CACTUS LEAGUE REPORT
The Cactus League Report will air the
third of five live shows tonight (March
15) at the Salty Seorita in Peoria at
6:00 p.m.the show will be hosted
by Rick Rizzs, Mike Blowers, Aaron
Goldsmith & Shannon Drayer
guests will include Casey Candaele,
Daniel Vogelbach, Taylor Motter,
Chris Heston and Dillon Overton.
ON THE AIR
Todays game vs. the Dodgers (1:10
pm) will be broadcast on 710 ESPN
Seattleit will be televised live in
HD on ROOT SPORTS Northwest
Rick Rizzs and Dave Sims will
broadcast the game on the radio
while Aaron Goldsmith and Mike
Blowers will call the game on TV.
Game #19 (11-7)
MARINERS (11-7) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (11-8) Home #10 (6-3)
TODAYS GAME INFORMATION
TODAYS TILTMariners continue their 41st spring training with a Cactus League match-up today
vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers at Peoria Stadiumtodays game is the 19th of a 36-game Cactus
League schedule for the Mariners that concludes April 1 vs. Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields
the Mariners will open the 2017 season April 3 at Minute Maid Park vs. Houston Astros.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)
WEDNESDAY Mariners vs. Los Angeles-NL 1:10 pm ROOT#/710 ESPN Seattle#
LAD McCarthy
SEA Heston, Bergman, Fien, Machi, Aro
THURSDAY Mariners at Kansas City 1:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle+
SEA De Jong, Martin, Hagadone, Rzepczynski*
KC Vargas*, Strahm*, Moylan, Caramo, Soria, Albuquerque
FRIDAY Mariners at Arizona 1:10 pm None
SEA Gallardo, Moore, Scribner, Altavilla
ARI Miller, Chafin*, Burgos, Koch, McFarland*
FRIDAY Mariners at Los Angeles-NL 7:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle#
SEA Miranda, Povse, Weber, Kiekhefer*
LAD Kershaw
* left-handed pitcher #live + delayed
BEWARE...today is March 15, the Ides of March...Seattle has never had a player named Julius,
Caesar, Brutas or Cassius...we did have Cesar Jimenez (lhp) and former minor league coach, Cal
McLish; his full name: Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish.
BRIEF COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION...the Mariners 2017 TV commercials debut today...
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HOOTON FOUNDATIONMike Zunino has joined the Taylor Hooton Foundation advisory board
the foundation is widely acknowledged as a leader in the advocacy against appearance and
performance enhancing drug use by the youth of America.
BACK IN CAMPwith their elimination from the World Baseball Classic, Tyler ONeill (Canada) and
Yovani Gallardo and Sebastian Valle (Mexico), have returned to Mariners camp.
WBC MARINERS TODAYTeam Venezuela (Felix Hernandez) faces off against Team USA (Drew
Smyly) in Pool F tonight at Petco ParkMariners teammates Hernandez and Smyly are slated to
start on the mound for their respective countries.
MARINERS IN THE WBC RECAPTeam Puerto Rico (Edwin Diaz) defeated Team Dominican
Republic (Robinson Can, Nelson Cruz and Jean Segura) last night, with Diaz recording the final
four outs for the save at Petco Park in San DiegoSegura (1x5), Can (1x2, 2 BB) and Cruz (1x3, R,
HR, RBI, BB) all played for the Dominican.
OFF TO THE RACESthe Mariners have recorded 25 stolen bases this spring, the most in the
Majors this spring, ahead of the Los Angeles Angels (24)Seattle has only been caught stealing 4
times this spring for a stolen base percentage of 86% (25x29).
SPEEDYamong Major League leaders, Ian Miller (4 stolen bases in 7 games) and Shawn
OMalley (4 stolen bases in 14 games) rank T4th in steals, behind Aneury Tavarez-BAL (6 SB in 14
G), Delino DeShields-TEX (5 SB in 13 G) and Derek Fisher-HOU (5 SB in 15 G) and tied with Jacob
May-CWS (4 SB in 14 G), Roman Quinn-PHI (4 SB in 13 G) and Michael Taylor-WAS (4 SB in 13 G).
Z MARKS THE SPOTMike Zunino is batting .381 (8x21) with 7 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 7
RBI and 7 walks this springhe has scored a run in his last six games (3/4-c) and also has 3 home
runs in his last six gameshe leads Seattle in home runs (3) and T3rd on club with 6 RBI (also: Nelson
Cruz, Mitch Haniger, Shawn OMalley & Zach Shank) behind Guillermo Heredia & Tyler Smith (8).
CONTROL THE ZONEMariners pitchers have issued only 43 walks this spring, the 2nd-fewest in
the Majors (Baltimore, 39 BB)Mariners hitters have drawn 73 walks this spring, ranking 5th in MLB
behind Milwaukee (91), Philadelphia (83), Los Angeles-NL (80) and Oakland (77)Seattles hitters
have struck out 128 times this spring, 10th-fewest in the Majors.
BRINGING VOGELBACHDaniel Vogelbach is 8-for-his-last-27 (.296) with 5 runs, 1 double, 1
home run, 4 RBI and 4 walks over his last 10 games (3/2-c)overall, he is batting .289 (11x38) with 5
runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, 5 RBI, 5 walks and a .372 on-base percentage in 15 games this spring.
HAMMERIN HANIGERMitch Haniger is batting .444 (16x36) with 5 runs, 5 doubles, 1 triple, 2
home runs, 6 RBI and a .500 on-base percentage in 12 spring gamessince Feb. 28, he is 15-for-31
(.484) after starting the spring 1-for-5 (.200).
VS. THE DODGERSthe Mariners and Dodgers are meeting for the second of three times this spring
(also: 29)Dodgers won 7-3 in the first meeting on March 5Seattle went 0-3 against the Dodgers
during Interleague Play in 2015, but will not face each other this seasonSeattle went 2-1 against the
Dodgers during 2016 Spring TrainingSeattle trails the all-time regular season series 13-15.
HEY TODD, DID YOU KNOW?that Danny Valencia is hitting .364 (4x11) with 1 RBI in his career
against Dodgers starter Brandon McCarthy?Kyle Seager is 3x9 with 1 home run and 3 RBI
against the right-hander, while Nelson Cruz has hit 3 home runs against him.
 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES MARCH 15, 2017 VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

#32 CHRIS HESTON (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2016 SAN FRANCISCO 1-1 10.80 4 0 0 0 5.0 9 6 6 0 6 3
Sacramento # 2-9 4.54 15 14 0 0 81.1 82 42 41 8 32 53
AZL Giants # 0-0 0.00 2 2 0 0 6.2 7 0 0 0 2 7
SanJose # 0-0 6.23 1 1 0 0 4.1 5 3 3 0 3 1
2017 SPRING 1-0 0.00 3 2 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 0 3
MiLB Totals 48-54 3.64 151 145 5 2 857.1 834 405 347 56 257 707
MLB Totals 13-12 4.16 38 32 2 1 188.0 184 91 87 16 73 148

2017 Spring Training - 1-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER, 7.0 IP) in 3 G/2 GS...allowed 1 H & 1 K in 2.0 ShO IP in Cactus League debut on 2/26 vs. SD
faced 6 batters over 2.0 ShO IP on 3/4 at COL (2.0,1,0,0,0,0)in 2nd GS on 3/10 vs. CHC, gave up 2 H in 3.0 ShO IP with 2 K (3.0,2,0,0,0,2).
Last Season - Went 1-1 with a 10.80 ERA (6 ER, 5.0 IP) with 3 strikeouts in 4 relief outings with San Francisco last season.
Minor Recap - Optioned to AAA Sacramento on April 19, where he spent most the season...went 2-9 with a 4.54 ERA (41 ER, 81.1
IP) with 53 strikeouts in 15 games, including 14 starts, with Sacramento.
DL Stint - Placed on 60-day DL (oblique strain) on 6/29sent on a rehab assignment on 8/13 w/AZL Giants (2 GS), advanced-A San
Jose (1 GS) & AAA Fresno (2 GS)recalled from his rehab assignment on 9/6 (not activated)removed from the 60-day DL on 11/6.
Seattle-Bound - Acquired by the Mariners from San Francisco in exchange for a player to be named later on Dec. 7, 2016.
No-No - Tossed a no-hitter with the Giants on June 9, 2015 at New York-NL.
Career - Selected by San Francisco in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB Draftis 13-12 with a 4.16 ERA (87 ER, 188.0 IP) with 148
strikeouts and 73 walks in 38 career games (32 starts) over parts of three seasons with the Giants.

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#48 Jonathan Aro (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 5.40 ERA (3 ER, 5.0 IP) in 5 G...1-2-3 4th inning in
Cactus League debut on 2/27 vs. KC...allowed 1 H & 1 K in ShO 9th 3/2 vs.
MILafter a K, allowed 3 straight H, followed by an E, a 1B and a SF on 3/5
at LAD (1.0,4,3,1,0,1)on 3/9 at CHC, began with 2 K but allowed back-to-
back 2Bs and a 1B, yielding 2 R (1.0,3,2,2,0,2)tossed 1.0 ShO IP on 3/12
at LAA (1.0,1,0,0,0,0).
Last Season - Appeared in one game with the Mariners last season, June
20 at Detroit (0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB).
AAA Recap - Went 3-2 with 1 save and 2.48 ERA (10 ER, 36.1 IP) with 25
strikeouts in 24 games, including 1 start, with AAA Tacoma last season.
DL Time - Was on minor league, 7-day, DL with right elbow forearm strain,
July 1-end of year.
Out of the Gate Fast - In first 17 games with Tacoma (4/9-5/31), posted a
1.26 ERA (4 ER, 28.2 IP) with 19 strikeouts.
Career - Made his ML debut with Boston in 2015has appeared in parts
of two ML seasons with the Red Sox (2015) and Mariners (2016)origi-
nally signed by Boston as a non-drafted free agent on June 6, 2011.
#56 Christian Bergman (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0-2, 6.75 ERA (3 ER, 4.0 IP) in 3 G...allowed 2 R on
5 H in 2.0 IP in Cactus League debut 2/26 vs. SDearned SV #1 on 3/4 at
COL (1.0,1,0,0,0,1)allowed 1 R in the 9th but preserved lead for SV #2 on
3/9 at CHC (SV,1.0,2,1,1,1,0).
Last Season - Went 1-3 with a 8.39 ERA (23 ER, 24.2 IP) with 22 strikeouts
in 15 games (1 start) with Colorado last season.
DL Stint - On the disabled list with a strained left oblique May 20-July 9.
Minors Recap - Made 10 starts with AAA Albuquerque, going 3-3 with a
3.66 ERA (21 ER, 51.2 IP) with 33 strikeouts.
Welcome to Seattle - Signed as a free agent on Dec. 1, 2016.
Career - Spent 7 seasons in the Rockies organization, including parts of 3
seasons at the Major League level,originally selected by the Rockies in
the 24th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of UC Irvine.
#38 Casey Fien (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 0-0, 5.40 ERA (3 ER, 5.0 IP) in 5 G...allowed 1
H and Kd 2 in 1.0 ShO IP in Cactus League debut on 2/25 at SD...SV#1
on 3/1 at CLE, scoreless 9th (1.0,1,0,0,0,2)Kd 1 in 1-2-3 9th on 3/5 vs.
OAK (1.0,0,0,0,0,1)1-2-3 8th on 2 K on 3/8 vs. CLE (1.0,0,0,0,0,2)al-
lowed leadoff 2B, a 2-run HR, a DP and back-to-back 2Bs on 3/12 at LAA
(1.0,3,3,3,2,1,HR).
Last Season - Combined to go 1-1 with 5.49 ERA (24 ER, 39.1 IP) with 35
strikeouts in 39 games with Minnesota and Los AngelesNL.
New Start - Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles-NL from Twins on May 7.
Throwing Strikes - In 39 games in 2016, had 1-or-fewer walks in 38 games.
Seattle-Bound - Signed as a free agent on Dec. 3, 2016.
Career - Has played in parts of 7 Major League seasons with Detroit
(2009-10), Minnesota (2012-16) and Los Angeles-NL (2016)posted three
consecutive seasons with 60-plus appearances from 2013-15 (73 G, 2013,
73 G, 2014 & 62 G, 2015)originally selected by Detroit in the 20th round
of the 2006 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo.
#64 Jean Machi (RHP):
2017 Spring Training: 1-0, 2.70 ERA (1 ER, 3.1 IP) in 4 G...worked around 1
H and 2 BB in scoreless 9th in Cactus League debut on 2/28 at CWS1-2-3
8th inning on 3/6 vs. TEX (1.0,0,0,0,0,0)earned W #1 despite giving up 1 R
on 2 H and 1 BB on 3/9 at CHC (W,1.0,2,1,1,1,1)retired only BF on 3/13 at
LAA (0.1,0,0,0,0,0).
Last Season - Went 4-3 with 13 saves and a 3.65 ERA (25 ER, 61.2 IP)
with 53 strikeouts in 48 combined relief appearances between AAA Iowa
(Chicago-NL) and AAA Sacramento (San Francisco).
On the Move - Released by CHC on June 9signed by SF on June 17.
Last MLB Outing - Last MLB appearance was 10/1/15 w/ BOS at NYY.
Welcome to Seattle - Signed by Seattle as a free agent on Jan. 22, 2017.
Career - Has appeared in parts of 4 Major League seasons with the Giants
(2012-15) and Red Sox (2015)originally signed by Philadelphia as a non-
drafted free agent in February 2000.

2017 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Saturday February 25 San Diego Padres (Charity Game) 13-3 Weber (1-0) Nina None 1-0 6,370
Sunday February 26 San Diego Padres 13-2 Heston (1-0) Lee None 2-0 4,856
Monday February 27 Kansas City Royals 3-14 Vargas Gallardo (0-1) None 2-1 3,400
Tuesday February 28 Chicago White Sox (ss) 8-1 Hernandez (1-0) Kopech None 3-1 2,200
Wednesday March 1 Cleveland Indians 7-4 Vieira (1-0) Merritt Fien (1) 4-1 3,443
Thursday March 2 Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Hagadone (1-0) Marinez None 5-1 4,251
Friday March 3 Texas Rangers 2-8 Sadzeck Overton (0-1) None 5-2 5,084
Saturday March 4 Colorado Rockies 4-3 Curtis (1-0) Carasiti Bergman (1) 6-2 11,148
Sunday March 5 Oakland Athletics 4-5 Detwiler De Jong (0-1) Triggs 6-3 6,639
Los Angeles Dodgers 3-7 Ravin Owings (0-1) None 6-4 8,240
Monday March 6 Texas Rangers 9-0 Smyly (1-0) Griffin None 7-4 5,483
Tuesday March 7 OFF DAY
Wednesday March 8 Cleveland Indians 6-14 Carrasco Pazos (0-1) None 7-5 7,645
Thursday March 9 Chicago Cubs 8-6 Machi (1-0) Duensing Bergman (2) 8-5 15,107
Friday March 10 Chicago Cubs 11-10 Altavilla (1-0) Cleto None 9-5 12,201
Saturday March 11 Cincinnati Reds 7-6 Martin (1-0) Lorenzen Pazos (1) 10-5 8,176
Sunday March 12 Los Angeles Angels 2-9 Chavez Miranda (0-1) None 10-6 8,617
Monday March 13 Milwaukee Brewers 3-24 Guerra Iwakuma (0-1) None 10-7 5,336
Tuesday March 14 Chicago White Sox 7-6 Paxton (1-0) Giolito Pazos (2) 11-7 6,252
Wednesday March 15 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Thursday March 16 Kansas City Royals (ss) Surprise 1:05 R#
Friday March 17 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 1:10
Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 7:05 R
Saturday March 18 San Francisco Giants Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Sunday March 19 Texas Rangers Surprise 1:05 R
Monday March 20 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 21 Oakland Athletics Peoria 7:10 R/TV
Wednesday March 22 Los Angels Angels Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Thursday March 23 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 6:05 R
Friday March 24 Kansas City Royals Peoria 1:10 R#/TV
Los Angels Angels Tempe 5:10
Saturday March 25 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Sunday March 26 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 1:10 R
Monday March 27 San Diego Padres Peoria 1:10 R
Tuesday March 28 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Wednesday March 29 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Thursday March 30 OFF DAY
Friday March 31 Colorado Rockies Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday April 1 Colorado Rockies Salt River 12:10 R/TV
Bold: Home team (ss) split squad game #Delayed Broadcast