One of the Seattle Mariners most dynamic and multi-faceted players will play his first major league game in over four months against the Athletics at

This wasn’t supposed to be possible with a roster this loaded. Maybe a five-game losing streak could have bitten the Mariners before the trade deadline, but you’d think all those deals would have made them immune to such a plunge.

Robles hurt the Mariners by throwing his bat at a pitcher, and his 10-game suspension is fair. But he also shouldn’t be blindly dismissed or demonized, writes columnist Mike Vorel.

Carlos Mendoza, the Mets manager, was excited to see a Little League World Series team from his Venezuelan hometown.

The Mariners reinstated outfielder Victor Robles from the 60-day injured list on Saturday. The 28-year-old outfielder has not played in the Majors since suffering a left shoulder dislocation while making a leaping catch into the netting on April 6 at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.

The Mariners signed Luke Jackson to a minor league deal on Thursday, as per the right-hander’s MLB.com profile page . Jackson (who turns 34 tomorrow) made his debut with Triple-A Tacoma last night, allowing two runs in an inning of relief work.

The Seattle Mariners' farm system has been one of the best in baseball this season, and that's reflected in how the organization is represented on various top 100 lists (nine per MLB Pipeline; eight per Baseball America).