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CLEVELAND — As he caught the short underhand toss from Ty France and stepped on first base for the final out of the Mariners’ 3-2 victory that clinched a series win over the Guardians, Paul Sewald held the ball in his glove, put his arms in a cradle position and…

CLEVELAND — The potential of all that this Mariners lineup could be and what it could produce if a few things go right has yet to truly manifest itself over the first week of the season.

SEATTLE — Never has a Mariners team been more excited to travel to Cleveland.

A year ago, the Mariners were six games into their season when they found their first four-game losing streak.

SEATTLE — Over the course of baseball’s 162-game season, a game in which nothing seems to go right — whether it’s on the mound, in the batter’s box, in the field or some combination of all three — is going to happen. It’s unavoidable over that many games.

SEATTLE — In light of the horrific Edwin Diaz injury, you can be sure that the Mariners won't breathe easy until all of their players in the World Baseball Classic are returned safely with their health intact.

Duque Hebbert pitched just one inning, but he made quite an impression.

The best bats today come with good swing decisions behind them. Take the most recent postseason as an example: The World Series came down to it.

Teoscar Hernandez said that as the playoff pairings were being determined down the stretch of the MLB season last year, he heard talk among his team — the Blue Jays at the time — that they preferred to face the Mariners.

SEATTLE — “A nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore.”

SEATTLE — Way back in 1990, San Francisco Giants general manager Al Rosen raged that MLB was headed for "Armageddon" based on the outrageous free-agent contracts being handed out. What really piqued Rosen's ire was the four-year, $10 million contract given to middling left-handed pitcher Bud Black (given to him…