Seattle Mariners

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Oakland Athletics' Trevor Cahill wipes his face during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Friday, April 1, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jon Garland throws during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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FILE - In this July 15, 1999, file photo, Dave Niehaus waves to the crowd after a surprise announcement that he would be tossing out the ceremonial first pitch at the inaugural game of the Seattle Mariners' new ballpark, Safeco Field, in Seattle. Niehaus, the legendary and beloved voice of the Mariners from their inception in 1977 through the final game of the 2010 season, has died, the ballclub confirmed Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Niehaus, who received the Ford Frick Award at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2008, was 75. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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FILE - In this July 23, 2008, file photo, broadcaster Dave Niehaus raises his arms in the booth as he is introduced to the crowd during a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox, as fellow broadcaster Rick Rizzs applauds at right in Seattle. Niehaus, the legendary and beloved voice of the Mariners from their inception in 1977 through the final game of the 2010 season, has died, the ballclub confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Niehaus, who received the Ford Frick Award at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2008, was 75. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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FILE - In this May 7, 2000, file photo, Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus reacts to the applause of the pregame crowd as he is inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in Seattle. Niehaus, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Mariners' games from their first season through this year, has died. The team confirmed the death Wednesday night, Nov. 10, 2010. He was 75. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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FILE - This Aug. 18, 2009, file photo shows Dr. Stanley Herring, team doctor for the Seattle Seahawks and Mariners, medical director of spine care at University of Washington Medicine and co-medical director of the Seattle Sports Concussion Program, at Seahawks practice in Renton, Wash. Herring is among the leading proponents of a law requiring a doctor's approval for youth athletes suspected of having a concussion to return to play. It's known as the Zackery Lystedt Law, named for one of his patients _ a then-13-year-old boy who returned to a football game only minutes after a concussion and wound up with a brain injury that's confined him to a wheelchair.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

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Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki who became the first Major League Baseball player with 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, speaks to reporters with his calligraphy of an idiom by third century BC Chinese Confucian philosopher Xun Zi in Toyoyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Nobuyuki said his son's achievements are the result of a lot of hard work while showing the Chinese idiom meaning: "any packhorse that runs slow can run fast and overtake a fine horse if it keeps running with a cart for 10 days." (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista waves to fans as he walks off the field after the Jays 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game in Toronto on Thursday Sept. 23, 2010. Bautista hit his 50th home run of the season in the first inning.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista waves to fans as he walks off the field after the Jays 1-0 win over the Seattle Mariners in a baseball game in Toronto on Thursday Sept. 23, 2010. Bautista hit his 50th home run of the season in the first inning.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle Mariners third base coach Lee Tinsley (8) congratulates Matt Tuiasosopo, right, after Tuiasosopo hit a three-RBI homerun against the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, in Baltimore.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles pitcher Kevin Millwood delivers against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 in Baltimore. The Mariners won 4-0.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones runs to first as Seattle Mariners first baseman Casey Kotchman comes off the bag for the throw from third baseman Jose Lopez in the first inning in a baseball game Monday, Aug. 16, 2010 in Baltimore. Jones was safe on the play.

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Seattle Mariners' Doug Fister pitches to the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game in Seattle Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Seattle Mariners' general manager Jack Zduriencik addresses the media regarding the firing of Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu at Safeco Field in Seattle, on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)

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FILE - This Aug. 7, 2010, file photo shows Seattle Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu walking from the mound after removing the pitcher in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals during a baseball game in Seattle. The last-place Seattle Mariners have fired manager Don Wakamatsu. The team announced the move hours before Monday night's, Aug. 9, 2010 game against Oakland. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey, FIle)

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Seattle Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu walks back to the dug out after pulling a pitcher in the sixth inning against the Kansas City Royals during a baseball game in Seattle, on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Seattle Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu argues a call with the home plate umpire in the first inning against the Texas Rangers during a baseball game in Seattle, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010.

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Seattle Mariners' manager Don Wakamatsu argues a call with the home plate umpire in the first inning against the Texas Rangers during a baseball game in Seattle, on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)

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FILE - In this May 31, 2010, file photo, Seattle Mariners' Mike Sweeney bats against the Minnesota Twins during a baseball game in Seattle. The Seattle Mariners traded five-time All-Star hitter Mike Sweeney to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, for a player to be named later or cash considerations. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)