INSANE: 5 - The Real Truth

The brawl? No. A team meeting? No. Here's how the Mariners really became baseball's hottest team.

The reasons for the Mariners' magical success aren't as theatrical as one might expect or hope when trying to build a narrative that doesn't really exist.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

SI:AM | More Microphones on Players, Please

Miked-up players are the best part of the MLB All-Star Game.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 20, 2022

Ken Griffey Jr. snapping photos of Julio Rodriguez at the Home Run Derby became an instant meme

So many Ken Griffey Jr. memes!

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 19, 2022

Larry Stone: Here's why Seattle might have to share Julio Rodriguez with the rest of the nation

SEATTLE — It's all out there for Julio Rodriguez.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022

Mariners having a grand salami of a time to run win streak to 12 games

ARLINGTON, Texas — If you listened hard enough in the stunned silence of Globe Life Field, when the earsplitting music had subsided and most of the 26,494 fans watched as a 21-year-old phenomenon they will have to endure for years to come rounded the bases, that raspy, unforgettable baritone voice…

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022

Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez Added to Home Run Derby Field

Seattle’s 21-year-old rookie outfielder has 15 home runs on the year.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 13, 2022

Mariners take down Nationals in game one of doubleheader, extending win streak to nine games

WASHINGTON — When the post-Angels brawl suspensions were first announced, and with the knowledge that appeals would probably shave off one game for each player and the Mariners could stagger them with only one player serving them at a time, there were still legitimates causes for concern.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Mariners Poke Fun at Rodriguez After He Tumbled Attempting a Triple

Seattle trolled the standout rookie after his base-running blunder on Friday.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 10, 2022

Ryan Divish: Why Julio Rodriguez deserves to go to the All-Star Game

SAN DIEGO — If asked, he will happily say yes.

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Ray and Rodriguez spark Mariners’ 2-1 victory over Oakland

SEATTLE — Robbie Ray and Julio Rodriguez helped make sure the Mariners would head into the second half of their season on a roll.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2022