Sunday, March 17, 2019
Tokyo Dome SEATTLE MARINERS (0-0) at YOMIURI GIANTS (0-0) Exhibition #1 (0-0)
Starting Pitchers: RHP Mike Leake (0-0, -.--) vs. LHP Nobutaka Imamura (0-0, -.--)
12:00 pm JST / 8:00 pm (Saturday) PT
Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO
Monday Mar. 18 at YOM 3:00 am RH Félix Hernández (8-14, 5.55 in ‘18) vs. LH Ryusei Ohe None
Wednesday Mar. 20 at OAK 2:35 am LH Marco Gonzales (13-9, 4.00 in ‘18) vs. RH Mike Fiers (12-8, 3.56 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
Thursday Mar. 21 at OAK 2:35 am LH Yusei Kikuchi (14-4, 3.08 in ‘18) vs. RH Marco Estrada (7-14, 5.64 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.358
The Mariners have posted a .358 on-
base percentage through 19 Spring
Training games, which ranks 3rd-best
in the Cactus League.
.379
Braden Bishop hit .379 (11x29) with 4
runs, 1 double, 3 home runs and 12 RBI
in 15 Spring Training games this spring.
2
Today marks the Mariners 2nd
consecutive game against the Giants:
San Francisco in Peoria, AZ on March
13 and Yomiuri today in Tokyo.
6
Six players on the Mariners 30-man
travel roster were born after Ichiro
Suzuki’s pro debut with Orix Blue
Wave on July 11, 1992: Dan Altavilla,
Braden Bishop, Matt Festa, Dylan
Moore, Domingo Santana and Daniel
Vogelbach.
11
11 players have appeared with both
the Seattle Mariners and the Yomiuri
Giants…see full list at bottom right.
30
The Mariners travelled 30 players
to Japan: 16 pitchers, 3 catchers, 6
infielders and 5 outfielders.
31
The Mariners had 31 days in Spring
Training camp before departing for
Japan on March 14.
4,367
Ichiro Suzuki owns 4,367 hits between
his career in Japan (1,278) and the Major
Leagues (3,089).
4,785
The distance between the Tokyo Dome
and T-Mobile Park is 4,785 miles.
ACTIVE MLB HITS LEADERS
RK. Name H
1. Ichiro Suzuki.......................3,089
2. Albert Pujols.........................3,082
3. Miguel Cabrera.....................2,676
4. Robinson Canó.....................2,470
5. Nick Markakis.......................2,237
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
• Radio: None • TV: None
Both games of the Japan Series will be televised on ESPN
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners play the Yomiuri Giants today in their first of 2 exhibition games at the Tokyo
Dome…these two clubs will meet again Monday at 7:00 pm JST/3:00 am PST…the Mariners open their
43rd season against the Oakland Athletics with the 2019 Japan Opening Series on Wednesday at the Tokyo
Dome…there is no radio/TV coverage of Seattle’s exhibitions vs. Yomiuri…both games of the Japan Series
will be televised live on ESPN and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners will open the 2019 Championship Season with a 2-game series against
Oakland on March 20-21 at the Tokyo Dome…will mark the second time the Mariners have opened the
regular season in Japan; in 2012, the Mariners split a two-game series against the A’s at the Tokyo Dome.
• International Game - the Mariners 30-man travel roster is represented by 5 different countries: Cuba
(Roenis Elías), Dominican Republic (Edwin Encarnación and Domingo Santana), Japan (Yusei Ki-
kuchi and Ichiro Suzuki), United States (22 players) and Venezuela (Jose Lobaton, Félix Hernández
and Omar Narváez).
• Familiar Faces - Félix Hernández and Ichiro Suzuki were active for the 2012 opener in Japan, as
well as Kyle Seager, who is in the United States rehabbing surgery to repair the extensor tendon in
his left hand…the surgery was performed on March 12 by Dr. Donald Sheridan in Scottsdale, Arizona,
after Seager suffered the injury on March 8 vs. Chicago-NL.
HELLO OLD FRIEND…former Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is on the roster of the Yomiuri
Giants…Iwakuma signed with the Giants this past offseason after spending 7 seasons with the Mariners…
Kuma authored the 5th no-hitter in club history on Aug. 12, 2015 and was an American League All-Star in
2013…he finished his Mariners career among the top-15 pitching leaders in club history in ERA (3rd, 3.42),
winning percentage (3rd, .618), wins (7th, 63), strikeouts (8th, 714), quality starts (8th, 82), starts (12th,
136) and innings pitched (12th, 883.2)…Kuma originally signed with the Mariners on Jan. 5, 2012 after 11-
year career in the Japan Pacific League, where he won the MVP and the Eiji Sawamura Award (Cy Young
equivalent) with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (2001-04) and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005-11).
YOMIURI GIANTS IN THE MAJORS…several Japanese players have started their pro careers with the
Yomiuri Giants and gone on to appear in the Major Leagues…these players include Hideki Matsui, who was
a 2-time All-Star over 10 years (2003-12) in the Majors with the Yankees, Angels, Athletics and Rays, as well
as 2014 AL All-Star Koji Uehara, 2007 AL All-Star Hideki Okajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Takashi Kashiwada
and Masumi Kuwata.
EXHIBIT A…the Mariners exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants do not count toward the club’s
Cactus League stats…when the Mariners played the Oakland Athletics in the 2012 Japan Opening Series,
they also played two exhibition games against a pair of Nippon Professional Baseball teams, falling to the
Hanshin Tigers, 5-1, on March 25, 2012, and coming up short to the Yomiuri Giants, 9-3, on March 26,
2012…both 2012 exhibitions were held at the Tokyo Dome…Ichiro Suzuki started both 2012 exhibitions
in right field…current Yomiuri Giants right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma started the exhibition on March 26
against the Giants.
LONG FLIGHT…the Mariners arrived in Tokyo on the evening of March 15 after departing Phoenix, Arizona
at 1:00 pm on March 14…the odyssey covered more than 5,000 flight miles…the Mariners consistently rank
among the Major League leaders in miles flown during the regular season.
2019 JAPAN OPENING SERIES…the Mariners will open the 2019 regular season in Tokyo, Japan on March
20-21 against the Oakland Athletics…the two-game 2019 Japan Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome will be
“road” games for the Mariners…the Mariners will begin the regular season on March 20 at 6:35 pm in Tokyo
(2:35 am in Seattle) and will fly back to Seattle following the game on March 21 (6:35 pm in Japan/2:35 am
in Seattle)…this will mark the 5th time that the Major League Baseball regular season has opened with a
two-game series in Japan, and the first since the Mariners and A’s opened in Tokyo in 2012.
JAPAN SERIES FESTIVITIES…Major League Baseball announced earlier this week the pre-game
ceremonies for the 2019 Japan Opening Series, which will feature several well-known former Mariners…
on March 20, Kazuhiro Sasaki, a two-time All-Star and the 2000 AL Rookie of the Year, will throw out the
first pitch to Kenji Johjima, with Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson in the batter’s box…on March 21, former
A’s right-hander Keiichi Yabu will throw the first pitch to former Oakland infielder Akinori Iwamura, with Hall
of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. in the batter’s box.
JAPAN SERIES BROADCAST NOTES…both games of the 2019 Japan Opening Series (March 20, 21) will
be televised live in HD on ESPN and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle, the Mariners Radio Network and
Mariners.com…both games will begin at 6:35 pm JST/2:35 am PT, with the pre-game show beginning on
710 ESPN Seattle at 1:30 am PT…the games will re-air on 710 ESPN Seattle each night at 6:35 pm PT…
the telecasts will also re-air on MLB Network: March 20 at 10:00 pm PT and March 21 at 8:00 pm PT.
CACTUS LEAGUE HAPPENINGS…the Mariners left Spring Training with a record of 8-8-3…the Mariners
were 2-5-2 over their last 9 Cactus League games, dating back to March 5…while the Major League club
is in Japan, a squad made up of players who are not a part of the Japan traveling party, including top
prospects, will remain in Arizona for three Cactus League games: March 19 at Chicago-NL in Mesa (1:10 pm
PT), March 21 vs. Cincinnati in Peoria (6:40 pm PT) and March 22 vs. Los Angeles-AL in Peoria (6:40 pm PT).
AS YOU KNOW…right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is 1 of 9 Japanese players to have appeared with
the Mariners, throwing a no-hitter and earning an American League All-Star selection in 7 seasons with
Seattle…AND AS YOU ALSO KNOW…Iwakuma is on the roster for the Yomiuri Giants…BUT DID YOU
KNOW?…Iwakuma is 1 of 11 players to have appeared with both the Seattle Mariners and the Yomiuri
Giants?…Iwakuma is joined in this distinction by Phil Bradley (1983-87 w/SEA; 1991 w/YOM), Mickey
Brantley (1986-89 w/SEA; 1993 w/YOM), Arquimedes Caminero (2016 w/SEA; 2017-18 w/YOM), Ryan
Cook (2018 w/SEA; 2019-c w/YOM), Keith Comstock (1989-91 w/SEA; 1985-86 w/YOM), Henry Cotto
(1988-93 w/SEA; 1994 w/YOM), Masao Kida (2004-05 w/SEA; 1989-97 w/YOM), José López (2004-10
w/SEA; 2013-14 w/YOM), Jeff Manto (1996 w/SEA; 1996 w/YOM) and Roberto Petagine (2006 w/SEA;
2003-04 w/YOM).
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TODAY’S MARINERS STARTER

RHP MIKE LEAKE
2019 MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 0-0 - 0/0 0.0 - - - - - -
Home 0-0 - 0/0 0.0 - - - - - -
Road 0-0 - 0/0 0.0 - - - - - -
vs. YOM 0-0 - 0/0 0.0 - - - - - -
Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 93-87 4.03 269/264 1632.0 1713 791 730 376 1104 197
Home 47-46 4.21 136/135 821.2 877 411 384 183 583 109
Road 46-41 3.84 133/129 810.1 836 380 346 193 521 88
Starter 93-86 3.99 264/264 1627.1 1699 782 721 372 1098 195
Reliever 0-1 17.36 5/0 4.2 14 9 9 4 6 2
vs. YOM 0-0 - - - - - - - - -
ABOUT LEAKE…
• 31-year-old right-hander has made 264 career Major League
starts, including 36 with the Mariners…is starting today against
the Yomiuri Giants.
• A native of San Diego, CA, graduated from Fallbrook (CA) High School.
• Played in 3 seasons (2007-09) at Arizona State University…went
16-1 with a 1.71 ERA (27 ER, 142.0 IP) with 162 strikeouts and 24
walks in 19 games (18 starts) in his junior season (2009), earning
Baseball America First-Team All-American, Pac-12 Pitcher of the
Year and First-Team All-Pac-12.
• Selected by Oakland in 7th round of the 2006 MLB First-Year
Player Draft…did not sign.
• Selected and signed by Cincinnati out of the 1st round (8th over-
all pick) in the 2009 MLB Draft.
CACTUS LEAGUE RECAP…made 4 Cactus League starts,
going 1-0 with a 4.73 ERA (7 ER, 13.1 IP) with 11 strikeouts
and 2 walks…worked a spring-high 4.2 innings in his last
start, 3/10 at LAA.
2018 RECAP…went 10-10 with a 4.36 ERA (90 ER, 185.2 IP)
with 119 strikeouts and 34 walks in 31 starts with Seattle.
7TH HEAVEN…recorded his 7th straight season of at least 30
starts and 50-or-fewer walks in 2018 (31 GS, 34)…joined
Greg Maddux (13, 1996-2008) as the only pitchers in the live
ball era with 7+ consecutive seasons of 30 starts and 50-or-fewer walks.
WORKHORSE…ranked 13th in the American League with 185.2 innings
pitched last season…also ranked T14th in the AL with 31 starts.
PAINTING THE CORNERS…recorded the 2nd-longest streak in 2018 of con-
secutive batters faced without issuing a walk…from May 10 – June 7, faced
140 consecutive batters without a walk…trailed only Corey Kluber-CLE (179,
5/8 – 6/15) for the longest such streak in the Majors last season (STATS LLC).
GOTTA EARN IT…among Mariners pitchers with at least 150.0 innings pitched in
single-season club history, ranked 6th for fewest walks allowed with 34 in 2018.
NO FREE PASSES…ranked 3rd in the American League last season, averaging
1.65 walks per 9.0 innings (34 BB, 185.2 IP).
START IT UP…had 9 starts of at least 7.0 innings pitched and 2 or fewer runs
allowed in 2018, tied with Trevor Bauer-CLE and Sean Manaea-OAK for 6th-
most such outings in the AL.
LEAKE’S 2018 STARTS
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DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
4/1 CLE 5-4 W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 5-2 101-61
4/7 @MIN 11-4 W (2-0) 5.0 3 2 2 4 0 0 5-1 92-51
4/13 OAK 7-4 ND 6.0 7 3 3 2 4 2 3-2 94-56
4/18 HOU 1-7 L (2-1) 6.0 7 5 5 1 7 0 1-3 84-54
4/23 @CWS 4-10 L (2-2) 3.1 12 8 8 0 1 2 0-8 65-45
4/28 @CLE 12-4 W (3-2) 6.0 6 4 4 1 6 1 10-4 98-64
APRIL: 6 GS, 3-2, 6.48 33.1 40 24 24 11 22 6
5/4 LAA 0-5 L (3-3) 5.1 7 3 3 4 4 0 0-3 108-65
5/10 @TOR 9-3 W (4-3) 7.0 6 2 2 1 6 1 8-2 101-76
5/15 TEX 9-8 ND 5.1 9 6 5 0 2 1 6-6 84-65
5/22 @OAK 3-2 ND 6.2 6 2 1 0 3 0 2-2 98-63
5/27 MIN 3-1 W (5-3) 8.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 3-1 86-62
MAY: 5 GS, 2-1, 3.34 32.1 32 14 12 5 17 2
6/1 TB 4-3 ND 7.0 6 2 2 0 8 2 3-2 91-65
6/7 @TB 5-4 W (6-3) 8.0 8 2 2 1 3 1 5-1 100-69
6/12 LAA 6-3 W (7-3) 6.0 4 1 1 3 4 1 4-1 101-64
6/17 BOS 3-9 L (7-4) 6.0 8 5 5 1 1 1 2-5 99-66
6/23 @BOS 7-2 W (8-4) 8.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 7-0 98-61
6/28 @BAL 4-2 ND 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 2 2-2 103-68
JUNE: 6 GS, 3-1, 2.57 42.0 34 12 12 8 27 7
7/4 LAA 4-7 L (8-5) 4.0 9 4 3 1 4 0 2-4 87-58
7/10 @LAA 3-9 L (8-6) 4.0 12 7 5 2 1 1 3-7 81-56
7/15 @COL 3-4 ND 6.0 6 2 1 2 4 0 3-2 77-53
7/25 SF 3-2 ND 6.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 2-1 78-57
7/31 HOU 2-5 L (8-7) 6.0 8 3 3 0 4 1 2-3 82-60
JULY: 5 GS, 0-3, 4.78 26.1 39 18 14 5 15 2
8/5 TOR 6-3 ND 6.2 9 3 3 0 5 1 3-3 84-60
8/10 @HOU 5-2 ND 6.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 2-2 97-65
8/15 @OAK 2-0 ND 8.0 2 0 0 1 6 0 0-0 95-63
8/26 @ARI 2-5 L (8-8) 6.0 7 5 5 0 6 1 1-5 84-65
8/31 @OAK 5-7 L (8-9) 4.1 11 6 6 2 3 2 5-6 96-66
AUGUST: 5 GS, 0-2, 4.65 31.0 37 16 16 4 24 4
9/5 BAL 5-2 W (9-9) 6.0 7 2 0 0 4 0 3-2 96-68
9/13 @LAA 8-2 W (10-9) 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 1 6-1 114-80
9/18 @HOU 0-7 L (10-10) 6.1 6 5 5 0 3 1 0-5 81-60
9/25 OAK 10-8 ND 1.1 8 6 6 0 2 0 3-6 43-31
SEPTEMBER: 4 GS, 2-1, 5.23 20.2 25 14 12 1 14 2
TOTAL: 31 GS, 10-10, 4.36 185.2 207 98 90 34 119 23
LAST TIME (as a starter)
LAST START/ND: 9/25, 10-8 vs. OAK (1.1,8,6,6,0,2)
LAST LOSS: 9/18, 0-7 at HOU (6.1,6,5,5,0,3,HR)
LAST WIN: 9/13, 8-2 at LAA (7.0,4,1,1,1,5,HR)
LAST CG: 9/30/15, 5-0 vs. LAD w/SF (9.0,2,0,0,3,1)
LAST ShO: 9/30/15, 5-0 vs. LAD w/SF (9.0,2,0,0,3,1)
CAREER HIGHS (as a starter)
INNINGS: 9.0, 4x, last: 9/30/15 vs. LAD (w/SF)
HITS: 12, 4x, last: 7/10 at LAA
RUNS: 9, 5/16/15 vs. SF (w/CIN)
STRIKEOUTS: 12, 6/26/14 at SF (w/CIN)
WALKS: 7, 4/11/10 vs. CHC (w/CIN)
HOME RUNS: 3, 6x, last: 8/26/17 vs. TB (w/STL)
LONGEST WIN STREAK: 5, 4/22-6/5/10 (w/CIN)
LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 5, 2x, last: 7/4/18-8/31/18

GOING FOR DISTANCE…logged 42.0 innings pitched in the month of June, tied with Jacob deGrom-NYM for the Major League lead…only deGrom
(43.2 IP, August) and James Paxton (43.0 IP, May) tossed more innings in a calendar month in 2018.
MILESTONE…recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on April 18, 2018 vs. Houston.
PICK SIX…worked into at least the 6th inning in 26 of his 31 starts last season, including 23 outings of at least 6.0 complete innings, 9 of 7.0+ innings
and 4 of 8.0 innings of work.
QUICK RISE…became the 21st player since the MLB Draft began in 1965 to appear in the Major Leagues before playing in a minor league game (last:
Xavier Nady, SD, 2000)…became just the 13th pitcher to reach the Majors before appearing in the minor leagues (last: Ariel Prieto, Oakland, 1995)…
appeared in 6 games (5 starts) with the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League in 2009.
CAREER…has made at least 30 starts while issuing 50-or-fewer walks in each of the last 7 seasons, joining Greg Maddux (13, 1996-2008) as the only
pitchers in the live ball era with at least 7 such consecutive seasons…has appeared in 9 Major League seasons with Cincinnati (2010-15), San Francisco
(2015), St. Louis (2016-17) and Seattle (2017-c)…recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on April 18, 2018 vs. Houston…made his Major League debut in
a start on April 11, 2010 vs. Chicago-NL with Cincinnati…selected and signed by Cincinnati in the 1st round (8th overall pick) of the 2009 MLB Draft out
of Arizona State University…became the 21st player (13th pitcher) since the MLB Draft began in 1965 to appear in the Major Leagues before playing in
a minor league game.

MONDAY’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: RHP FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ (8-14, 5.55 ERA in ‘18)
32-year-old right-hander has made 404 appearances (403 starts) for the Mariners and will start Monday's exhibition game at Yomiuri…CACTUS LEAGUE: In 3 starts,
went 0-1 with a 15.95 ERA (13 ER, 7.1 IP) with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks…2018: Went 8-14 with a 5.55 ERA (96 ER, 155.2 IP) with 125 strikeouts and 59 walks in 29
games (28 starts) with Seattle…spent 1 stint on the 10-day DL: 7/10-21 with lower back stiffness…CAREER: Signed as a non-drafted free agent July 4, 2002…has
played his entire 14-year career with Seattle, going 168-128 with a 3.34 ERA (986 ER, 2658.0 IP) in 404 games (403 starts)…is Seattle’s all-time leader in wins, innings,
strikeouts (2,467) and starts…6-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15), 2-time AL ERA champ (2010-2.27, 2014-2.14).