Sandberg died at the age of 65 this week, but did you know that he shares some incredible baseball history with Ken Griffey Jr.?

Ben Williamson was playing like a man trying to hang onto his job on Monday night, making six athletic plays at third base, nearly all of them remarkable, while going 2-for-3 with a run scored in the Mariners’ 3-1 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park.

Josh Naylor just set a Seattle Mariners stolen base record. Yeah, 250-pound first baseman Josh Naylor. In Naylor's first four games with the Mariners, he has stolen four bases. He didn't swipe one in his debut, then has gone 1-2-1 in the last three games.

The Seattle Mariners knocked down the first domino of the MLB trade deadline season when they acquired first baseman Josh Naylor from the Arizona Diamondbacks o

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The Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds' fanbases have been dreaming for weeks of a reunion with Eugenio Suarez. The Arizona Diamondbacks' third baseman played seven seasons in Cincinnati, including a magnificent 49-homer campaign. He also spent two seasons in Seattle.

The Seattle Mariners kick-started the MLB Trade Deadline last week with a move for Josh Naylor. The M’s don’t appear to be done either. It’s been reported that the Mariners are still active in trade talks for Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez.

Even after the acquisition of first baseman Josh Naylor last week, the Mariners plan to aggressively pursue more roster upgrades before the MLB trade deadline at 3 p.m. PT Thursday.

The Athletics return home after sweeping the Houston Astros to face the Seattle Mariners and Cal Raleigh, MLB's current home run leader.