Monday, March 15, 2021
Game #15 (4-5-5)
Peoria Stadium ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (5-8-1)
Starting Pitchers: RH Ljay Newsome (1-0, 3.60) vs. RH Taylor Widener (0-0, 10.80)
SPRING RECORD
Overall Record................................4-5-5
PEORIA STADIUM..........................4-2-2
Home Record.................................4-2-2
Road Record..................................0-3-3
Current Streak................................... W1
THE COUNTDOWN
17 days to Opening Night, 4/1 vs. SF
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 16........................ at Kansas City
March 17.............. vs. Los Angeles-AL
March 18.................... at San Francisco
March 19..................... vs. Chicago-AL
Bold - Peoria Stadium
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
13th 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.
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Outfielder Julio Rodríguez has
reached base safely in each of his
last 4 games. He’s also reached
safely in all 3 of his starts this
spring, including yesterday when
he went 1-for-3 with a single.
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
Monday’s game at Peoria
Stadium that hosts the Arizona
Diamondbacks will be broadcast
on 710 ESPN Seattle (first pitch
1:10 pm local and PT)...the game
will be delayed to 7 pm PT…
Rick Rizzs and Aaron Goldsmith
team up for the first time in 2021...
complete spring training day-by-
day with TV and radio listings is
listed on Page 2 of these game
notes.
at SEATTLE MARINERS (4-5-5) Home #9 (4-2-2)
TODAY’S GAME INFORMATION
1:10 pm AZ/PT • Radio: 710 ESPN Seattle • TV: None
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners welcome the Arizona Diamondbacks to Peoria Stadium for
a Monday afternoon matchup...right-hander Ljay Newsome will make the start coming
off a 3.0-inning scoreless start on March 9...Seattle looks to win back-to-back games
for the first time this spring...today’s contest is the last day game for the Mariners until
Sunday, with 5 night games spanning from Tuesday to Saturday in between.
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS (subject to change)…
TODAY: Mariners vs. Diamondbacks 1:10 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Newsome, Ramirez, Chargois, Misiewicz*, Bautista
ARI — Widener, Duplantier, Mantiply*, Navas
TUESDAY: Mariners at Royals 6:05 pm 710 ESPN Seattle
SEA — Sheffield*, Steckenrider, Vest, Sadler, Lail, Graveman, Middleton
KC — Keller, Hernández, Bubic*, Davis
WEDNESDAY: Mariners vs. Angels 6:40 pm 710 ESPN Seattle/ROOT
SEA — Flexen, Montero, Gerber, Bautista, Swanson, Mills, Fletcher*
LAA — TBA
* left-handed pitcher
MLB NETWORK RADIO…MLB Network Radio’s Tour of Spring Training continues today
with March 15 coverage focusing on the Seattle Mariners...guests include Mariners
Evan White, Ty France, Julio Rodríguez and Mitch Haniger, as well as Executive Vice
President & General Manager Jerry Dipoto, manager Scott Servais and coach Mike
Cameron...all interviews will be played on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM at 7 pm PT...
select audio clips will also be posted on Twitter (@MLBNetworkRadio).
• Wednesday, March 17: the Seattle Mariners will be featured on MLB Network’s “30
Clubs in 30 Days”.
HALFTIME...the Mariners are now halfway through the 2021 Cactus League schedule
with 14 of 28 games played...they are also halfway through their 26-day streak of playing
games, playing in each of the last 13 days and scheduled to play in each of the next 13...
as an offense, Seattle is batting .242 (93x385) as a team with 53 runs scored, 22 doubles,
3 triples, 12 home runs, 61 walks and 109 strikeouts...on the mound, Seattle totes a 5.79
ERA (71 ER/110.1 IP) with 79 runs allowed, 123 hits allowed, 50 walks, 105 strikeouts
and 2 saves...there have been 29 different position players and 33 pitchers to appear in a
spring game for Seattle through March 14.
PIE FIVE…the Mariners won Sunday’s ballgame by a 5-4 score...Seattle scored all 5 of
their runs in the 5th inning...the Mariners registered 5 straight hits in the 5th...starting
pitcher Yusei Kikuchi struck out 5 batters in a row in his outing...the Mariners offense
walked 5 times...Baseball Information Coordinator Adam Gresch ate 5 pieces of pie.
VS. ARIZONA...Seattle and Arizona have met 48 times in spring action...the Mariners are
19-25-4 in the all-time series...the clubs last met on Feb. 28, 2020 in a 6-2 Seattle win...in
that game, Kyle Lewis homered, Kikuchi got the win and the Mariners recorded 3 stolen
bases...the teams last met at Peoria Stadium on March 2, 2019 in a 7-3 Seattle win.
CHANGES…at the beginning of Spring Training, Major League Baseball announced from
March 14 until the end of camp, games will be scheduled for 9 innings, though managers
can mutually decide to shorten to 7 innings...clubs must notify MLB of any game-length
modifications by 2 p.m. PT the day before...the 3-batter rule that requires relievers to
either face 3 hitters or finish an inning will now be enforced...also, the pitching team will
not have the ability to “roll innings” moving forward.
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).
TOUGH TICKET…through 8 games at Peoria Stadium this spring the Mariners have
seen an average of 1,762 fans, including a game-high of 2,000 in yesterday afternoon’s
5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers...capacity is limited this spring for health and safety
reasons…since the ballpark opened in 1994, and coming into 2021, Seattle averaged
7,635 per game over the 27 seasons (397 games).
HEY AARON, AS YOU KNOW…the Mariners defeated the Brewers by a 5-4 advantage
yesterday, but...DID YOU KNOW?...Seattle has now played in 3 consecutive ballgames
decided by 1 run...on Friday vs. Cincinnati, the Mariners won 4-3 in 8 innings...on Saturday
at Colorado, the Mariners lost 2-1 on a Greg Bird walk-off home run...the Mariners also tied
the day before their current 3-game steak of 1-run games...of Seattle’s 14 spring games, 9
have either ended in a tie (5) or one run (4)...the Mariners 5 ties this spring already surpassed
their previous franchise record for ties (3) in a spring.
 2021 SPRING TRAINING GAME NOTES • MARCH 15, 2021 • VS. ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

#74 — LJAY NEWSOME (RHP)

YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB SO
2020 SEATTLE 0-1 5.17 5 4 0 0 15.2 20 9 9 4 1 9
2021 SPRING 1-0 3.60 2 2 0 0 5.0 5 2 2 1 1 4
MLB Totals 0-1 5.17 5 4 0 0 15.2 20 9 9 4 1 9
2021 Spring Training - 1-0, 3.60 in 2G: Made 2021 spring debut in the Mariners first road game on March 3 at Chicago-NL...started and
pitched 2.0 innings, allowing a Joc Pederson 2-run homer in the 1st...struck out Cameron Maybin in the second inning...on March 9 vs.
KC tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in a winning start...allowed just 1 baserunner in the dominant outing.
• Pronunciation – EL-jay
• The Totals – Went 0-1 with a 5.17 ERA (9 ER, 15.2 IP) in 5 games 4 starts with Seattle…opponents recorded .303 (20x66) average,
while walking 1 and striking out 9.
• Welcome to Seattle – Selected to Seattle on Aug. 15.
• A Debut to Remember – Made Major League debut in relief on Aug. 20 vs. LAD, allowing 1 run on 3 hits while walking 0 and striking
out 1.
• Start Me Up – Recorded a no decision in first Major League start on Aug. 27 at San Diego…allowed 1 run on 3 hits while walking 0
and striking out a season-high 4 batters…left game with a 3-1 lead, but team lost 10-7.
ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH
#55 — Yohan Ramirez (RHP): #46 — Gerson Bautista* (RHP):
2021 Spring Training: Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut today. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 6.75 in 4G: Made 2021 spring debut on March 2
• Totals – Went 0-0 with 3 saves and a 2.61 ERA (6 ER, 20.2 IP) in 16 relief vs. CLE, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and a walk...on March 6 vs. OAK, threw a
appearances with Seattle…limited opponents to a .130 (9x69) average, while 1-2-3 top of the 5th inning...allowed 2 runs in 1.0 inning of work on March 9
walking 20 and striking out 26. vs. Kansas City...recorded a save on March 12 vs. CIN, the first Mariners save
• Long Haul – Was 1 of 2 relievers (along with Anthony Misiewicz) to begin and of the spring.
end the season on the Mariners active roster all season. • 2020 Totals - Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor
• Rookie Rankings – Among American League rookie pitchers (min. 20.0 IP), league season.
• ALT - Spent the season at the Mariners alternate training site in Tacoma.
ranked 1st in opponent batting average (.130), 3rd in saves (3), 7th in strike- • 2019 Recap - Was 0-1, 11.00 (11 ER, 9.0 IP) with 9 strikeouts and 7 walks
outs per 9.0 innings (11.32), 8th in lowest opponent slugging and 10th in ERA in 8 games (2 starts) with Seattle...on 10-day IL, March 18 – June 5, with
(2.61). right pectoralis strain…transferred to 60-day IL May 27...made 2 starts as
• Four of a Kind – Recorded at least 1 strikeout in 12 of his 16 relief appear- an “opener”: June 12 at Minnesota (1.1 ShO IP) and June 15 at Oakland
ances, including striking out a season-high 4 batters in 3 consecutive outings. (0.2 IP, 3 R).
#84 — JT Chargois* (RHP): #41 — Aaron Fletcher (LHP):
2021 Spring Training: Is making his 2021 Cactus League debut today. 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 3.38 in 3G: First spring outing was March 3 at
• Personal – Pronounced SHA-gwah...Jon Thomas Chargois...made Major CHC...threw a scoreless inning with 1 strikeout...on March 7 at Los Angeles-
League debut with Minnesota on June 11, 2016 vs. Boston...began pro career AL, gave up 1 earned run on 3 hits with 1 strikeout...on March 11 at the Dodg-
with Rookie-Level Elizabethton in 2012. ers, retired both batters he faced.
• February Signee – Signed a minor league contract with Seattle on Feb. 8, • 2020 Totals – Played in 6 games for the Mariners in 2020, posting a 12.46
2021. ERA (6 ER, 4.1 IP) with 7 strikeouts and 7 walks.
• 2020 – Made 31 appearances with Rakuten in Japan’s Pacific League...also • Hot Start – Began his career with two consecutive scoreless outings from
made 10 outings with Rakuten’s minor league team in the Japan’s Eastern Aug. 22-25, striking out 2 batters in that span…four of his 6 appearances
League. this year were scoreless.
#37 — Paul Sewald* (RHP):
#38 — Anthony Misiewicz (LHP): 2021 Spring Training: 1-0, 9.00 in 3G: Earned a victory in the Mariners Cactus
2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 3.00 in 3G: Threw a scoreless 5th inning in Seattle’s League opener on Feb. 28...in the 5-4 walk-off win, tossed a scoreless top of
spring opener vs. San Diego...struck out Brian O’Grady and Robert Hassell III... the 9th with a pair of strikeouts...on March 3 vs. COL blew a save, allowing a
allowed 1 earned run in an inning of work on March 4 vs. Colorado, recording a 2-run homer to Casey Golden before striking out final 3 batters in 9-9 tie...on
blown save...on March 13 at Colorado, allowed 1 unearned run on a Ty France March 7 at LAA, allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts.
error...struck out 1. • 2020 Totals – Appeared in 5 games for the New York Mets, covering 6.0
• 2020 Totals – Made his first Opening Day roster and pitched in 21 games for innings with 2 strikeouts.
Seattle, going 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA (9 ER, 20.0 IP), 25 strikeouts to 6 walks (1 #83 — Vinny Nittoli* (RHP):
IBB), an 11.25 K/9 ratio and 1 pickoff…14 of his 21 appearances were score- 2021 Spring Training: 0-0, 18.00 in 1G: Made spring debut on March 3 at the
less, and 17 of his 21 appearances included at least 1 strikeout. Cubs...allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits and 1 home run before his inning was
• Rookie Stud – Ranked 8th in the American League among rookie pitchers “rolled”.
with an 11.25 K/9 ratio, directly behind teammate Yohan Ramirez (11.32), • Totals – Did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league
(min. 20.0 IP)…ranked 7th in that group in K/batters faced at .301, and his 0.5 season...appeared in one game during Spring Training for the Blue Jays,
Pitching FanGraphs WAR ranked tied for 14th in that group. throwing 1.0 IP with 2 strikeouts.
• FIP – Among AL rookie pitchers who threw at least 20.0 IP, Misiewicz’s 3.04 • Acquired – Signed as a minor league free agent by Seattle on Nov. 12, 2020.
#75 — Ian McKinney (LHP):
FIP was tied for 6th best with Aaron Slegers-TB and Peter Fairbanks-TB, trail- 2021 Spring Training – 0-0, 3.00 in 2G: Made spring debut in the Mariners first
ing only James Karinchak-CLE (1.52), Kyle Zimmer-KC (2.37), Codi Heuer- road game on March 3 against the Cubs...tossed 2.0 innings out of the bullpen,
CHW (2.77), Matt Foster-CHW (2.88) and Rafael Dolis-TOR (3.02). the 7th and 8th, allowing a run on 1 hit (a Michael Hermosillo home run) with 3
walks and 2 strikeouts...allowed 1 unearned run in the 9th inning in his March
9 outing vs. Kansas City.
2020 – Did not play due to the cancellation of the minor league season.

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 5-17 Cotton (1-0) Sheffield (0-1) None 2-4-4 1,788
Thursday March 11 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-4 None None None 2-4-5 2,343
Friday March 12 Cincinnati Reds 4-3 (8) Swanson (1-0) Carle (0-1) Bautista (1) 3-4-5 1,803
Saturday March 13 Colorado Rockies 1-2 Estevez (1-1) Magill (0-1) None 3-5-5 2,371
Sunday March 14 Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 (7.5) Montero (1-0) Boxberger (0-1) Gerber (1) 4-5-5 2,000
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