Seattle is tasked with replacing clubhouse leader Eugenio Suarez at the hot corner.
Seattle is once turning to a veteran to bolster lacking production from the position.
The power-hitting backstop set a single-season club record for home runs by a catcher last year.
The team returns all five starters from a group that ranked among the MLB’s best last season.
Reliever Justin Topa and outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez are among the four players heading to Minnesota.
A look at who’s in line to be on the team’s opening day roster.
Seattle also acquires right-handed pitcher Anthony DeSclafani from San Francisco. Later Friday, Seattle received Luke Raley from Tampa Bay in a separate deal.
Cost-cutting moves have drawn the ire fans. Meanwhile, ownership remains silent about the reasoning.
Seattle rids itself of the contracts of Marco Gonzales and Evan White while receiving two pitchers.
Seattle nets a reliever and a backup catcher for its starting third baseman.
The 22-year-old center fielder had a massive second-half surge but was inconsistent overall.
The Mariners star was among a smattering of celebrities on the Huskies’ sideline against Oregon.
The incident occurred during a heated exchange between Houston’s Hector Neris and M’s star Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday night.
Seattle squanders an early lead and loses 7-5 to Tampa Bay.
Seattle’s ace allows just one run and strikes out eight in six strong innings in a matchup of playoff contenders.
Seattle scores five runs in the fourth and hangs on the beat the Reds 8-4 to avoid a road sweep.
Seattle’s bullpen allows four runs in the final two innings, including a walk-off single, in a 7-6 defeat in Cincinnati.
J.P. Crawford and Teoscar Hernandez lead Seattle to a 5-4 victory to close out the winningest month in franchise history.
Julio Rodriguez and George Kirby are scratched before the game, and Ty France leaves early in Seattle’s 3-1 defeat.
The young superstar collects four more hits, including a home run, in Seattle’s 7-0 victory over Oakland.
