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Hernandez sits for a photo shoot. KING 5's Chris Egan is in the thick of Spring Training in Peoria, Arizona where the Seattle Mariners are getting ready for the 2012 Major League Baseball season. For the next few weeks, Chris will be chatting with...

116-win season—but they've never taken the grand prize. And it isn't encouraging that teams like the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs went (well, the Cubs are still going) on championship-less streaks for more than 80 years. However, this drought...

(Christian Petersen / Getty Images) Mariners catcher Miguel Olivo is reportedly still favored to start over newcomer Jesus Montero. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images) The Mariners picked up catcher Jesus Montero in their trade of pitcher Michael...

"Then I'm looking for any friendly competition online video-game wise. I play mostly Xbox, Call of Duty, I play some NBA2k... whatever year we're in, and mostly sports stuff." Of course there are always exceptions. For example, Felix Hernandez attended...

Lefties made 25 outs and got 11 hits against the pitch last season. For a typical pitcher, the out-hit ratio is going to be something like 3-to-1. For the elite pitcher, like Pineda’s ex-teammate, Felix Hernandez , that pitch is a weapon. Pineda has a...

Ariz. Traditionally batters often just track the ball and don't swing much on the first day of live BP in order to work on their timing, but in this case, not one of the four veterans in the first group -- Ichiro Suzuki, Justin Smoak, Mike Carp and...

Other shortstops in camp are veteran Luis Rodriguez, and Minor Leaguers Carlos Triunfel and Nick Franklin. Kyle Seager played a few games there last season, but he's currently working in the top group at third base along with Chone Figgins. PEORIA, Ariz.

Teixeira has collected 90 runs or more every year since 2008, with last year the only year he didn't exceed 100, and has at least 108 RBIs and 33 home runs per season over the past four seasons. In a potent Yankees lineup, Teixeira should again put up...

Hernandez got to unleash his arm a little more this morning in Peoria, as you can see in the video above. First, he warmed up in the bullpen with battery-mate Miguel Olivo. Then, he went out to the mound to throw some live batting practice. The hitters...

3.18 ERA at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 12. Ivan Nova R/R; age 25 Hopes to meet higher expectations after posting 16-win season. 13. David Phelps R/R; age 25 Strike-thrower expected to provide starting rotation depth. 14. Michael Pineda R/R; age 22...

Wedge said the veteran Guillen would also get time at third base as camp progresed. PEORIA, Ariz. So, yeah, things have changed a bit now with Guillen returning to the Mariners on a Minor League contract with a shot at helping the club as a third-base...

Ariz. So, yeah, things have changed a bit now with Guillen returning to the Mariners on a Minor League contract with a shot at helping the club as a third-base or designated-hitter candidate. Guillen, 36, exchanged hugs before Saturday's first...

It just doesn’t make any sense why he struggles the way he does.” It actually makes perfect sense as to why A.J. Burnett has the problems he has. It’s because he doesn’t have “great stuff.” Roy Halladay has great stuff. Felix Hernandez has great stuff.

The Mariners have Beavan, Kevin Milwood, Hector Noesi and Charlie Furbush fighting for only two spots after the top three of Felix Hernandez, Jason Vargas and Hisashi Iwakuma, so something's got to give. Not to mention the young arms of James Paxton,...

The ball comes out of his hand nice.” To live up the rookie standard Pineda set last year as an AL All-Star is a major challenge, but Noesi is finding his comfort zone with the Mariners. And he’s solicited big-league advice from Mariners star pitcher...

Could they possibly get a guy like Felix Hernandez for him? First of all, it would take a lot more than Kevin Youkilis to land Felix Hernandez. Franchise pitchers generally don't get traded, unless the compensation is a boatload of top-ranked prospects.

The Associated Press reports: “He is the ace on a team that is struggling to find respectability in the tough AL West, and the role suits Felix Hernandez just fine. ‘King Felix’ says he is ‘not going anywhere,’ exactly the position of the Seattle...

The Associated Press Published: 2:00 AM - 02/15/12 PEORIA, Ariz. "King Felix" says he is "not going anywhere," exactly the position of the Seattle Mariners' front office despite speculation that inevitably surfaces from time to time for a team that...