Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Game #10 (2-3-4)
Peoria Stadium TEXAS RANGERS (3-4-2) AT SEATTLE
Starting Pitchers: LH Justus Sheffield (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Jharel Cotton (0-0, 27.00)
1:10 pm AZ/12:10 pm PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record................................2-3-4
PEORIA STADIUM..........................2-1-2
Home Record.................................2-1-2
Road Record..................................0-2-2
Current Streak................................... W1
THE COUNTDOWN
22 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 11................. at Los Angeles-NL
March 12........................ vs. Cincinnati
March 13............................ at Colorado
March 14....................... vs. Milwaukee
Bold - Peoria Stadium
TY FRANCE, CACTUS LG. RANKS
Hits.......................................... T-2nd (8)
Runs Scored............................T-1st (6)
Total Bases............................ T-2nd (19)
Extra-Base Hits....................... T-2nd (5)
Home Runs.............................. T-2nd (3)
Batting Average*................... 1st (.615)
On-Base Pct*........................ 1st (.667)
Slugging Pct*....................... 2nd (1.462)
OPS*..................................... 1st (2.128)
*min. 15 plate appearances
BY THE NUMBERS
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Mariners Manager Scott Servais
has already named Marco Gonza-
les as Opening Night starter for the
Mariners vs. the Giants on April 1...
will mark his third consecutive start
on Opening Day, trailing only Félix
Hernández (11), Randy Johnson (6)
and Jamie Moyer (4) for the most
Opening Day starts in club history.
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The Mariners are in the midst of a
“marathon” of Cactus League
games, yesterday completing the
8th of 26 consecutive days with
a scheduled game, ranging from
March 2-27. The next-closest Cac-
tus League team are the Chicago
White Sox, with games on 18 con-
secutive days.
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Of the 75 players on the Mariners
Spring Training roster, 62 of them
were with the Mariners organiza-
tion in 2020.
THE ROSTER
The spring roster is currently at 75
players (40 roster, 34 non-roster, 1
60-day IL)…the camp breakdown
by position is the following: 44
pitchers (20 non-roster, 1 IL), 7
catchers (5 non-roster), 9 infielders
(3 non-roster), 10 outfielders (5
non-roster) and 4 INF/OF (1 non-
roster).
ON THE AIR
Wednesday’s duel against the
Texas Rangers will be broadcast
on delay at 7:00 pm PT on 710
ESPN Seattle (first pitch 1:10 pm
in AZ/12:10 pm PT)…Rick Rizzs
and Mike Blowers are on the
call...complete spring training day-
by-day with TV and radio listings
is listed on Page 2 of these game
notes.
MARINERS (2-3-4) Home #6 (2-1-2)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners and Rangers square off on Wednesday afternoon at Peoria
Stadium in what is scheduled to be a seven-and-a-half inning ballgame...Seattle comes off
a 6-3 victory over the Royals in which they registered 4 extra-base hits in the 1st inning...the
Mariners first 3 at-bats of the game resulted in a home run, home run and triple, respectively...
Seattle looks to win consecutive games for the first time this spring with southpaw Justus
Sheffield taking the mound.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners vs. Rangers 1:10 pm/12:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Sheffield*, Steckenrider, Vest, Misiewicz*, Sadler, Graveman, Middleton
TEX — Cotton, Herget, Y. Rodriguez, Speas, Crouse, de Geus, Gatto
THURSDAY: Mariners at Dodgers 6:05 pm/5:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Flexen, Montero, Elías, Gerber, Sewald, Brennan, Nittoli
LAD — Bauer, Gonsolin, Romero*, Pazos*, Carrillo
FRIDAY: Mariners vs. Reds 6:40 pm/5:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle, ROOT
SEA — Margevicius*, Dunn, Swanson, Bautista, Magill
CIN — Castillo, Pérez*, Gutierrez, Santillan, Carle, Warren, Finnegan*, Pidich, Sanmartin*, Takahashi
* left-handed pitcher
THE FRENCH CONNECTION…Mariners infielder Ty France reached in all 3 of his plate
appearances in Tuesday’s 6-3 victory...he homered off Royals starter Danny Duffy in the 1st,
doubled off him in the 2nd and drew a walk in the 4th against reliever Tyler Zuber...France is
batting .615 (8x13) this spring with 6 runs scored, 2 doubles, 3 home runs, 5 RBI and 1 walk...
his .615 batting average, .667 on-base percentage and 2.128 OPS all rank 1st in the Cactus
League among hitters with at least 15 plate appearances, while his 1.462 slugging percentage
ranks 2nd to only Joey Gallo (1.571) with the Texas Rangers...France has reached base in 7 of
his last 9 plate appearances.
KIRBY JOINS CAMP…the Mariners added right-hander George Kirby to their Major League
camp as a non-roster invitee...Kirby is the 75th player on the Mariners 2021 Spring Training
roster...the Rye, N.Y. native was selected by the Mariners in the 1st round (20th overall) of the
2019 MLB First-Year Player draft...Kirby joins LHP Brandon Williamson (2nd round) and C
Carter Bins (11th) as players from the Mariners 2019 draft class in Major League camp.
VS. TEXAS…Seattle and Texas meet for their 46th all-time spring matchup today...the Mariners
have dominated the series to the tune of a 29-13-3 record against their AL West division
counterpart...the clubs last met on Feb. 23, 2020, a 7-5 Rangers win...the clubs tied in their
lone spring matchup of 2019, and before that, the Mariners held a 4-game win streak from
March 25, 2017-March 22, 2018.
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO, I CAN DO BETTER: Seattle hit back-to-back home runs in
yesterday’s ballgame...Dylan Moore led off the game with a home run, and was followed by Ty
France...Moore’s blast was the first leadoff homer for the Mariners in spring action since Shed
Long Jr. homered off San Diego starter Bryan Mitchell to start the game on Feb. 23, 2019 in
a 6-4 loss vs. the Padres.
• On March 4 vs. Colorado, the Mariners hit 3 consecutive home runs in the 3rd inning...the
trio of Haniger-Seager-France was the first to go back-to-back-to-back in spring action since
Adam Kennedy, Mike Wilson and Jack Cust hit 3 consecutive homers on March 19, 2011.
TRIPLE PLAY…the Mariners turned a 5-2-3-2 triple play in last Friday’s 2-2 tie at Chicago-AL...
Jose Abreu of the White Sox hit a grounder to Seattle third baseman Donovan Walton, who
fired it to catcher Brian O’Keefe, who transferred it to first baseman Jantzen Witte, who fired
it back to O’Keefe...the triple play took place in the bottom of the 5th inning.
PROSPECTING…the Mariners are ranked by Baseball America as having the 2nd-best farm
system in the Major Leagues, trailing only Tampa Bay…Seattle’s No. 2 ranking is its best in club
history...5 Mariners are ranked in Baseball America’s Top-100 Prospects: OF Julio Rodriguez
(#3), OF Jarred Kelenic (#4), RHP Logan Gilbert (#35), RHP Emerson Hancock (#57) and INF
Noelvi Marte (#73)…the Mariners are the only club with two of the top-5 prospects in 2021…
since 2018, the Mariners farm system has risen in Baseball America’s from #30 (2018) to #14
(2019) to #5 (2020) and finally #2 (2021)…of the Mariners top-10 organizational prospects as
ranked by Baseball America, 9 are in Major League Spring Training: Rodriguez (#1), Kelenic
(#2), Gilbert (#3), Hancock (#4), OF Taylor Trammell (#6), RHP George Kirby (#7), C Cal
Raleigh (#8), RHP Juan Then (#9) and RHP Andrés Muñoz (#10).
ONE, TWO, UH ONE...the Mariners are currently 2-3-4...they recorded a 4-game tie streak
from March 3-6...the 4 ties already surpassed the club-record for most ties in a spring, as the
club bested the 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2019 spring squads which all had 3 ties...from 1977-
2002, Seattle played in just 7 spring ties in 26 seasons...since 2003, Seattle has played in 38
ties in 19 seasons, including the 4 this spring.
HEY RIZZS, AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners started yesterday’s 6-3 win vs. Kansas City with
back-to-back home runs and a triple...Dylan Moore led off the game with a homer, and was
followed by Ty France, his team-leading 3rd of the spring...Kyle Lewis tripled down the right
field line and scored on an Evan White sac fly, but...DID YOU KNOW?...the last time the
Mariners began a regular season game with back-to-back home runs was Sept. 9, 2002 at
Texas...in that game, Ichiro led off the game with a home run off Texas starter Aaron Myette...
Seattle third baseman Desi Relaford followed Ichiro’s shot with a solo home run of his own...
the Mariners have never began a regular season game with a HR-HR-3B in franchise history.
 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 10, 2021 • VS. TEXAS RANGERS

#33 — JUSTUS SHEFFIELD (LHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2020 SEATTLE 4-3 3.58 10 10 0 0 55.1 52 23 22 2 20 48
2021 SPRING 0-0 0.00 1 1 0 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1
MLB Totals 4-4 4.50 21 17 0 0 94.0 100 48 47 8 41 85
2021 Spring Training - 0-0, 0.00 in 1G: Started for the Mariners on March 4 vs. Colorado (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO)...his brother, Rockies righty
Jordan Sheffield, pitched against Seattle later in the game.
• The Totals – Went 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA (22 ER, 55.1 IP) with 48 strikeouts and 20 walks in 10 starts.
• Rookie Leader – Led American League rookies with 6 quality starts...among AL rookies, also ranked T2nd in starts (10), 3rd in innings
pitched (55.1), 6th in strikeouts (48) and T7th in wins (4).
• True Value – Posted a 1.6 fWAR, 2nd-best among all rookie pitchers in 2020, trailing only the Dodgers Tony Gonsolin (1.8)...Kyle Lewis
(1.7) was the only American League rookie (position player or pitcher) to post a higher fWAR than Sheffield.
• September to Remember – Went 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA (6 ER, 25.0 IP) with 19 strikeouts and 8 walks in 4 starts in the month of
September…his 2.16 ERA was tied for 10th-best in the Major Leagues (also: Joe Musgrove-PIT)/4th-best in the American League in
September…his 2.16 ERA was 2nd-best by a Mariners rookie in the month of September in club history, behind only Rich DeLucia in
1990 (2.00/8 ER, 36.0 IP).

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH

#16 — Drew Steckenrider* (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: Made spring debut on March 7 at LAA, recoding the loss and
pitching 1.0 inning, allowing 1 earned run on 1 hit and 2 walks.
• 2020 Totals – Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season...
appeared in 4 games in Spring Training for Miami, covering 3.2 innings with 4 strike-
outs to 3 walks.
• Personal – Andrew Paul Steckenrider...attended Greater Atlanta Christian School in
Norcross, GA, where he was an AFLAC, Rawlings and Under Armour All-American
in 2008...was 6-6 over two seasons at the University of Tennessee...was selected by
Miami in the 8th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft...signed by Marlins
scout Carmen Carcone.
• Acquired – Signed with Seattle as a minor league free agent on Nov. 20, 2020.
#53 — Will Vest (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 15.00 in 3G: Tossed a perfect 7th inning in the Mariners
spring opener vs. the Padres...on March 4 vs. COL allowed 4 runs (3 earned) on 4
hits...in that outing, the top of the 5th was “rolled”...on March 7 at LAA, allowed back-
to-back home runs to Phil Gosselin and Scott Schebler in the 7th inning.
• Totals – Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season.
• Personal – William Vest…was a middle infielder primarily at Stephen F. Austin State
University before transitioning to a relief role in 2017...was a two-year letter winner
for Ridge Point (TX) High School.
• Acquired – Selected by Seattle in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2020 Rule 5
Draft from Detroit.
#38 — Anthony Misiewicz (LHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 4.50 in 2G: Threw a scoreless 5th inning in Seattle’s spring
opener vs. San Diego...struck out Brian O’Grady and Robert Hassell III...allowed 1
earned run in an inning of work on March 4 vs. Colorado, recording a blown save.
• 2020 Totals – Made his first Opening Day roster and pitched in 21 games for Se-
attle, going 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA (9 ER, 20.0 IP), 25 strikeouts to 6 walks (1 IBB), an
11.25 K/9 ratio and 1 pickoff…14 of his 21 appearances were scoreless, and 17 of
his 21 appearances included at least 1 strikeout.
• Rookie Stud – Ranked 8th in the American League among rookie pitchers with an
11.25 K/9 ratio, directly behind teammate Yohan Ramirez (11.32), (min. 20.0 IP)…
ranked 7th in that group in K/batters faced at .301, and his 0.5 Pitching FanGraphs
WAR ranked tied for 14th in that group.
• FIP – Among AL rookie pitchers who threw at least 20.0 IP, Misiewicz’s 3.04 FIP
was tied for 6th best with Aaron Slegers-TB and Peter Fairbanks-TB, trailing only
James Karinchak-CLE (1.52), Kyle Zimmer-KC (2.37), Codi Heuer-CHW (2.77), Matt
Foster-CHW (2.88) and Rafael Dolis-TOR (3.02).
#65 — Casey Sadler (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 2G: Threw a scoreless top of the 8th in the Mari-
ners Cactus League opener on Feb. 28 vs. SD...had 1 strikeout, 1 hit and a wild
pitch...tossed a scoreless frame on March 4 vs. Colorado.
• Mariners Totals – In 7 relief appearances with the Mariners, was 1-2 with a 4.50
ERA (5 ER, 10.0 IP) with 12 strikeouts and 4 walks.
• Strong Start – Retired 20 of 22 batters faced (2 H), including 9 via strikeout,
across 6.2 scoreless innings in his first 4 relief appearances with the Mariners,
spanning Sept. 8-19.
• What’s Right is Right – While with Seattle, limited opposing right-handed batters
to an .067 (1x15) average against…struck out 5 of 17 right-handed batters faced,
while walking 2.
• Home Away From Home – While with Seattle, posted a 1.04 ERA (1 ER, 8.2 IP)
in 6 outings on the road.
• Rough Finish – Over his last 3 outings of the season, spanning Sept. 20-26, al-
lowed 7 runs (5 earned runs) in 3.1 innings pitched, striking out 3 and walking 4…
was 0-2 in this span.
• Welcome to Seattle – Claimed off waivers by the Mariners from the Chicago
Cubs on Sept. 5…was designated for assignment by the Cubs on Sept. 1.
#49 — Kendall Graveman (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 0.00 in 2G: Made spring debut on Feb. 28 vs. SD, toss-
ing a scoreless 3rd inning in relief of starter Marco Gonzales...threw a scoreless 3rd
inning on March 4 vs. Colorado in relief of Justus Sheffield.
• 2020 Totals – Went 1-3 with 5 holds and a 5.79 ERA (12 ER, 18.2 IP) in 11 games
(2 starts) with Seattle…limited opponents to a .221 (15x68) average, while walking
8 and striking out 15.
• Ouch - Missed 27 games due to injuries…on 10-Day Injured List on Aug. 4 (retro-
active to Aug. 3)-Sept. 1 with a neck spasm…appeared in 2 Intrasquad games at
the alternate site in Tacoma while on the IL.
• Mariners Debut – Recorded the loss in his Mariners debut on July 27 at HOU, al-
lowing 7 runs (6 ER) on 6 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 7 over 4.0 innings…
also allowed 2 home runs, his only home runs of the season.
#99 — Keynan Middleton (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 9.00 in 2G...tossed the 4th inning of Seattle’s opening
game...allowed a solo home run to San Diego’s Wil Myers...tossed 1.0 inning, allow-
ing 1 earned run, on March 4 vs. Colorado.
• 2020 Totals – Appeared in 13 games for Los Angeles-AL, going 0-1 with a 5.25
ERA (7 ER, 12.0 IP), 11 strikeouts and 6 walks.
• Personal – Keynan Anthony Middleton...attended Milwaukie (OR) High School
and Lane (OR) Community College, where he was also a shooting guard on the
basketball team...coached the JV basketball team at his high school during the
offseasons when he was in the minor leagues...has two daughters, Kamrynn, 5,
and Karter, 2.
• Acquired – Signed as a free agent by Seattle on December 16, 2020.

2021 SEATTLE MARINERS - SPRING TRAINING DAY-BY-DAY

DAY DATE OPP SCORE WINNER LOSER SAVE REC ATT
Sunday Feb. 28 San Diego Padres 5-4 Sewald (1-0) Markel (0-1) None 1-0 1,744
Monday March 1 OFF DAY
Tuesday March 2 Cleveland Indians 1-6 (7.5) Plutko (1-0) Kikuchi (0-1) None 1-1 1,525
Wednesday March 3 Chicago Cubs 8-8 None None None 1-1-1 3,282
Thursday March 4 Colorado Rockies 9-9 (8.5) None None None 1-1-2 1,606
Friday March 5 Chicago White Sox 2-2 (7) None None None 1-1-3 2,339
Saturday March 6 Oakland Athletics 1-1 (7) None None None 1-1-4 1,865
Sunday March 7 Los Angeles Angels 2-6 (6) Buttrey (1-0) Steckenrider (0-1) Suarez (1) 1-2-4 1,975
Monday March 8 Cleveland Indians 0-10 Plesac (1-1) Kikuchi (0-2) None 1-3-4 2,211
Tuesday March 9 Kansas City Royals 6-3 Newsome (1-0) Duffy (0-1) None 2-3-4 1,770
Wednesday March 10 Texas Rangers Peoria 1:10/12:10 R#
Thursday March 11 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale 6:05/5:05 R
Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds Peoria 6:40/5:40 R/TV
Saturday March 13 Colorado Rockies Salt River 1:10/12:10 R/TV
Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers Peoria 1:10 R/TV
Monday March 15 Arizona Diamondbacks Peoria 1:10 R#
Tuesday March 16 Kansas City Royals Surprise 6:05 R
Wednesday March 17 Los Angeles Angels Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 18 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale 7:05 R
Friday March 19 Chicago White Sox Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Saturday March 20 Texas Rangers Surprise 6:05 R
Sunday March 21 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale 1:10 R
Monday March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Tuesday March 23 Arizona Diamondbacks Salt River 6:10 R
Wednesday March 24 Chicago Cubs Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Thursday March 25 Oakland Athletics Mesa 1:05 R
Friday March 26 San Diego Padres Peoria 6:40 R
Saturday March 27 San Francisco Giants Peoria 6:40 R/TV
Sunday March 28 OFF DAY
Monday March 29 Cincinnati Reds Goodyear 12:05 R

Bold: Home team

TV = ROOT Sports Broadcast R = 710 ESPN Seattle R# = Delayed radio on 710 ESPN Seattle