Monday, March 18, 2019
Tokyo Dome SEATTLE MARINERS (1-0) at YOMIURI GIANTS (0-1) Exhibition #2 (1-0)
Starting Pitchers: RHP Félix Hernández (0-0, -.--) vs. LHP Ryusei Ohe (0-0, -.--)
Day Date Opp. Time (PT) Mariners Pitcher Opposing Pitcher RADIO
Wednesday Mar. 20 at OAK 2:35 am LH Marco Gonzales (13-9, 4.00 in ‘18) vs. RH Mike Fiers (12-8, 3.56 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
Thursday Mar. 21 at OAK 2:35 am LH Yusei Kikuchi (14-4, 3.08 in ‘18) vs. RH Marco Estrada (7-14, 5.64 in ‘18) 710 ESPN
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.358
The Mariners have posted a .358 on-
base percentage through 19 Spring
Training games, which ranks 2nd-best
in the Cactus League.
.379
Braden Bishop hit .379 (11x29) with 4
runs, 1 double, 3 home runs and 12 RBI
in 15 Spring Training games this spring.
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Tonight marks the Mariners 3rd
consecutive game against the Giants:
San Francisco in Peoria, AZ on March
13, March 17 vs. Yomiuri in Tokyo and
tonight vs. Yomiuri in Tokyo.
6
Six players on the Mariners 30-man
travel roster were born after Ichiro
Suzuki’s pro debut with Orix Blue
Wave on July 11, 1992: Dan Altavilla,
Braden Bishop, Matt Festa, Dylan
Moore, Domingo Santana and Daniel
Vogelbach.
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11 players have appeared with both
the Seattle Mariners and the Yomiuri
Giants…see full list at right.
30
The Mariners travelled 30 players
to Japan: 16 pitchers, 3 catchers, 6
infielders and 5 outfielders.
31
The Mariners had 31 days in Spring
Training camp before departing for
Japan on March 14.
4,367
Ichiro Suzuki owns 4,367 hits between
his career in Japan (1,278) and the Major
Leagues (3,089).
4,785
The distance between the Tokyo Dome
and T-Mobile Park is 4,785 miles.
ACTIVE MLB HITS LEADERS
RK. Name H
1. Ichiro Suzuki.......................3,089
2. Albert Pujols.........................3,082
3. Miguel Cabrera.....................2,676
4. Robinson Canó.....................2,470
5. Nick Markakis.......................2,237
TONIGHT’S GAME INFORMATION
7:00 pm JST / 3:00 am PDT • Radio: None • TV: None
Both games of the Japan Series will be televised on ESPN
TONIGHT’S TILT…the Mariners play the Yomiuri Giants tonight in their second of 2 exhibition games at
the Tokyo Dome…the Mariners open their 43rd season against the Oakland Athletics with the 2019 Japan
Opening Series on Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome…there is no radio/TV coverage of Seattle’s exhibitions
vs. Yomiuri…both games of the Japan Series will be televised live on ESPN and broadcast live on 710
ESPN Seattle and the Mariners Radio Network.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners will open the 2019 Championship Season with a 2-game series against
Oakland on March 20-21 at the Tokyo Dome…will mark the second time the Mariners have opened the
regular season in Japan; in 2012, the Mariners split a two-game series against the A’s at the Tokyo Dome.
• International Game - the Mariners 30-man travel roster is represented by 5 different countries: Cuba
(Roenis Elías), Dominican Republic (Edwin Encarnación and Domingo Santana), Japan (Yusei Ki-
kuchi and Ichiro Suzuki), United States (22 players) and Venezuela (Jose Lobaton, Félix Hernández
and Omar Narváez).
• Familiar Faces - Félix Hernández and Ichiro Suzuki were active for the 2012 opener in Japan, as
well as Kyle Seager, who is in the United States rehabbing surgery to repair the extensor tendon in
his left hand…the surgery was performed on March 12 by Dr. Donald Sheridan in Scottsdale, Arizona,
after Seager suffered the injury on March 8 vs. Chicago-NL.
#51…Ichiro Suzuki enters his 19th big league season (his 14th with the Mariners) as the active Major
League leader in hits with 3,089…his 3,089 career hits rank 21st all-time in Major League history…prior to
signing with the Mariners, Ichiro totaled 1,278 hits over a 9-year career with the Orix Blue Wave of the Japan
Pacific League…in his first season with the Mariners, Ichiro earned the 2001 AL MVP award and the Rookie
of the Year award…he has gone on to be a 10-time All-Star, 10-time Gold Glove Award winner, 3-time Silver
Slugger, 2-time batting champion and the 2007 All-Star Game MVP.
FROM SEATTLE TO TOKYO…11 players have appeared with both the Seattle Mariners and the Yomiuri
Giants: Phil Bradley (1983-87 w/SEA; 1991 w/YOM), Mickey Brantley (1986-89 w/SEA; 1993 w/YOM),
Arquimedes Caminero (2016 w/SEA; 2017-18 w/YOM), Ryan Cook (2018 w/SEA; 2019-c w/YOM), Keith
Comstock (1989-91 w/SEA; 1985-86 w/YOM), Henry Cotto (1988-93 w/SEA; 1994 w/YOM), Hisashi
Iwakuma (2012-17 w/SEA; 2019-c w/YOM), Masao Kida (2004-05 w/SEA; 1989-97 w/YOM), José López
(2004-10 w/SEA; 2013-14 w/YOM), Jeff Manto (1996 w/SEA; 1996 w/YOM) and Roberto Petagine (2006 w/
SEA; 2003-04 w/YOM).
EXHIBIT B…the Mariners defeated the Yomiuri Giants, 6-4, on Sunday afternoon in Tokyo…the Mariners
tallied 5 runs over the final 3 innings on home runs by Mitch Haniger, Jay Bruce and Dee Gordon…
Domingo Santana led the club with 3 hits, while Bruce drove in 3 of the Mariners 6 runs…the results from
Seattle’s exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants do not count toward the club’s Cactus League stats…
when the Mariners played the Athletics in the 2012 Japan Opening Series, they also played two exhibition
games against a pair of Nippon Professional Baseball teams, falling to the Hanshin Tigers, 5-1, on March
25, 2012, and coming up short to the Yomiuri Giants, 9-3, on March 26, 2012.
HELLO OLD FRIEND…former Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is on the roster of the Yomiuri
Giants…Iwakuma signed with the Giants this past offseason after spending 7 seasons with the Mariners…
Kuma authored the 5th no-hitter in club history on Aug. 12, 2015 and was an American League All-Star in
2013…he finished his Mariners career among the top-15 pitching leaders in club history in ERA (3rd, 3.42),
winning percentage (3rd, .618), wins (7th, 63), strikeouts (8th, 714), quality starts (8th, 82), starts (12th,
136) and innings pitched (12th, 883.2)…Kuma originally signed with the Mariners on Jan. 5, 2012 after 11-
year career in the Japan Pacific League, where he won the MVP and the Eiji Sawamura Award (Cy Young
equivalent) with the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (2001-04) and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2005-11).
YOMIURI GIANTS IN THE MAJORS…several Japanese players have started their pro careers with the
Yomiuri Giants and gone on to appear in the Majors…these players include Hideki Matsui, who was a 2-time
All-Star over 10 years (2003-12) in MLB with the Yankees, Angels, Athletics and Rays, as well as 2014 All-Star
Koji Uehara, 2007 All-Star Hideki Okajima, Hisanori Takahashi, Takashi Kashiwada and Masumi Kuwata.
LONG FLIGHT…the Mariners arrived in Tokyo on the evening of March 15 after departing Phoenix, Arizona
at 1:00 pm on March 14…the odyssey covered more than 5,000 flight miles…the Mariners consistently rank
among the Major League leaders in miles flown during the regular season.
2019 JAPAN OPENING SERIES…the Mariners will open the 2019 regular season in Tokyo, Japan on March
20-21 against the Oakland Athletics…the two-game 2019 Japan Opening Series at the Tokyo Dome will be
“road” games for the Mariners…the Mariners will begin the regular season on March 20 at 6:35 pm in Tokyo
(2:35 am in Seattle) and will fly back to Seattle following the game on March 21 (6:35 pm in Japan/2:35 am
in Seattle)…this will mark the 5th time that the Major League Baseball regular season has opened with a
two-game series in Japan, and the first since the Mariners and A’s opened in Tokyo in 2012.
JAPAN SERIES BROADCAST NOTES…both games of the 2019 Japan Opening Series (March 20, 21) will
be televised live in HD on ESPN and broadcast live on 710 ESPN Seattle, the Mariners Radio Network and
Mariners.com…both games will begin at 6:35 pm JST/2:35 am PT, with the pre-game show beginning on
710 ESPN Seattle at 1:30 am PT…the games will re-air on 710 ESPN Seattle each night at 6:35 pm PT…
the telecasts will also re-air on MLB Network: March 20 at 10:00 pm PT and March 21 at 8:00 pm PT.
CACTUS LEAGUE HAPPENINGS…the Mariners left Spring Training with a record of 8-8-3…the Mariners
were 2-5-2 over their last 9 Cactus League games, dating back to March 5…while the Major League club
is in Japan, a squad made up of players who are not a part of the Japan traveling party, including top
prospects, will remain in Arizona for three Cactus League games: March 19 at Chicago-NL in Mesa (1:10 pm
PT), March 21 vs. Cincinnati in Peoria (6:40 pm PT) and March 22 vs. Los Angeles-AL in Peoria (6:40 pm PT).
AS YOU KNOW…Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is the active Major League hits leader with 3,089
career hits – to go along with 1,278 career hits in Nippon Professional Baseball…BUT DID YOU KNOW?…
that the two-game exhibition series between the Mariners and the Yomiuri Giants features the active hits
leaders in both Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball?…Giants first baseman/catcher
Shinnosuke Abe leads active NPB players with 2,085 hits, while Ichiro leads active Major Leaguers.
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TONIGHT'S MARINERS STARTER HERNÁNDEZ’S 2018 MLB APPEARANCES

RHP FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ scr
DT OPP SCR W-L IP H R ER BB SO HR left PC-K
2018 Breakdown: 3/29 CLE 2-1 W (1-0) 5.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 2-0 83-49
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR 4/4 @SF 1-10 L (1-1) 4.0 6 8 8 5 1 3 0-8 87-48
Overall 8-14 5.55 29/28 155.2 159 107 96 59 125 27 4/10 @KC 8-3 W (2-1) 5.2 6 3 3 1 3 1 8-3 91-63
Home 4-6 4.32 15/15 83.1 79 45 40 29 72 13 4/15 OAK 1-2 L (2-2) 6.1 5 2 2 0 7 1 1-2 97-61
Road 4-8 6.97 14/13 72.1 80 62 56 30 53 14 4/20 @TEX 6-2 ND 5.1 4 2 2 2 5 0 1-1 91-51
4/25 @CWS 4-3 W (3-2) 6.0 7 3 3 2 6 1 4-3 95-63
Starter 8-13 5.64 28/28 150.0 154 105 94 57 123 26 MARCH/APRIL: 6 GS, 3-2, 4.96 32.2 30 18 18 12 26 6
Reliever 0-1 3.18 1/0 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 5/1 OAK 6-3 W (4-2) 6.0 3 3 3 4 7 1 5-1 101-59
vs. YOM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5/6 LAA 2-8 L (4-3) 5.2 7 5 5 4 5 2 3-0 101-63
5/12 @DET 9-5 W (5-3) 5.0 8 5 5 2 7 1 6-5 95-61
Career Breakdown: 5/18 DET 5-4 ND 6.0 6 4 3 3 4 0 0-4 105-69
5/24 @OAK 3-4 L (5-4) 6.0 5 4 4 1 2 0 2-4 89-52
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR 5/29 TEX 5-9 ND 5.0 6 5 5 2 4 1 2-4 91-54
Overall 168-128 3.34 404/403 2658.0 2402 1099 986 780 2467 247 MAY: 6 GS, 2-1, 6.68 33.2 35 26 25 16 29 5
Home 90-63 3.24 205/205 1387.1 1219 537 499 378 1320 129 6/3 TB 2-1 W (6-4) 8.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 2-1 106-70
Road 78-65 3.45 199/198 1270.2 1183 562 487 342 1147 118 6/9 @TB 3-7 L (6-5) 3.0 7 6 5 1 2 0 1-6 53-39
6/14 BOS 1-2 L (6-6) 7.0 7 2 1 1 6 1 1-2 104-64
Starter 168-127 3.34 403/403 2652.1 2397 1097 984 778 2465 246 6/20 @NYY 5-7 ND 5.0 6 2 1 1 6 0 5-2 95-61
Reliever 0-1 3.18 1/0 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 6/25 @BAL 5-3 W (7-6) 6.0 4 3 3 3 4 1 5-3 81-48
vs. YOM -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6/30 KC 6-4 W (8-6) 5.0 6 3 3 1 5 1 6-3 81-55
JUNE: 6 GS, 3-2, 3.71 34.0 35 17 14 8 30 3
7/6 COL 1-7 L (8-7) 5.0 8 3 3 0 2 1 0-3 94-64
ABOUT FÉLIX… 7/21 CHW 0-5 L (8-8) 5.0 5 4 3 2 7 1 0-4 80-53
• 32-year-old right-hander has made 405 career appearances (404 7/28 @LAA 5-11 L (8-9) 2.2 6 7 7 2 1 1 1-5 56-31
starts) in his career. JULY: 3 GS, 0-3, 9.24 12.2 19 14 13 4 10 3
• Is the only active pitcher in MLB who holds his current club’s all-time 8/2 TOR 3-7 ND 5.0 5 2 2 2 2 0 2-2 92-51
record for career wins and career strikeouts (see more in “He’s Our Leader”). 8/7 @TEX 4-11 L (8-10) 6.0 8 11 7 4 2 3 4-11 90-57
• Is the second pitcher in franchise history to record 300 games start- 8/14 @OAK 2-3 L (8-11) 5.2 5 2 2 2 2 1 rel. 87-58
ed as a Mariner (also: Jamie Moyer, 323 GS w/Seattle 1996-2006). 8/20 HOU 7-4 ND 6.0 5 4 4 2 6 1 3-4 100-67
8/28 @SD 1-2 L (8-12) 7.0 4 2 2 2 9 1 0-2 101-67
• Signed a 7-year deal through the 2019 season on Feb. 13, 2013. AUGUST: 5 G, 4 GS, 0-3, 5.16 29.2 27 21 17 12 21 6
• In 2010 won the AL Cy Young, garnering 21 of 28 first-place votes… 9/2 @OAK 2-8 L (8-13) 5.0 4 4 4 2 3 1 1-3 70-44
joined Randy Johnson (1995) as only Mariners pitchers to win the Cy 9/8 NYY 2-4 ND 4.0 6 2 1 3 2 1 1-1 75-42
Young…named Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year…was 2nd in 9/26 OAK 3-9 L (8-14) 4.0 3 5 4 2 4 2 2-3 74-45
Cy Young voting in 2014. SEPTEMBER: 3 GS, 0-2, 6.23 13.0 13 11 9 7 9 4
• ML debut Aug. 4, 2005 at Detroit...T-Mobile debut vs. MIN Aug. 9, SEASON: 29 G, 28 GS, 8-14, 5.55 155.2 159 107 96 59 125 27
2005.
• At 19 years, 118 days old at debut, was the 3rd-youngest player to debut in Mariners LAST TIME
history & 2nd-youngest pitcher…youngest pitcher since Jose Rijo worked as reliever in LAST START/LOSS: 9/26, 3-9 vs. OAK (4.+,3,5,4,2,3,HR)
‘84 (19 years, 54 days, 7/6/84 at MIN). LAST ND: 9/8, 2-4 vs. NYY (4.0,6,2,1,3,2,HR)
• Born in Valencia, VZ…signed as 16-year-old non-drafted FA 7/4/02. LAST WIN: 6/30, 6-4 vs. KC (5.0,6,3,3,1,5,HR-1)
• A.L. All-Star: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (starter) & 2015, most by any Mariner pitcher LAST CG: (25x) 5/27/15, 3-0 at TB (9.0,4,0,0,1,8)
and 4th most overall behind Ken Griffey Jr. (10), Ichiro Suzuki (10) and Edgar Martinez (7). LAST ShO: (11x) 5/27/15, 3-0 at TB (9.0,4,0,0,1,8)
• Threw the first Perfect Game in Mariners history, and 23rd in ML history, Aug. 15,
2012 in a 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay at T-Mobile Park (9.0,0,0,0,0,12)…7th PG in CAREER HIGHS
MLB history to be decided in a 1-0 game, and 1st in the AL since 1984. INNINGS: 9.0, 23x, last: 5/27/15, 3-0 at TB (9.0,4,0,0,1,8)
THIS SPRING…is making his 5th appearance, 4th official appearance, this spring... HITS: 13, 2x, last: 9/24/08 vs. LAA
RUNS: 11, 8/7/18 at TEX
is 0-1, 15.95 in 3 official games (7.1 IP, 13 ER)...also tossed 4.0 IP vs. KT Wiz of STRIKEOUTS: 15, 6/8/14 at TB
KBO in a non-counting "B" game. WALKS: 6, 4x, last: 4/16/16 at NYY
LAST SPRING OUTING…Allowed 1 ER in first 3.0 innings vs. CLE, but charged with HOME RUNS: 3, 10x, last: 8/7/18 at TEX
6 earned runs in 4th and did not retire a batter (3+,6,7,7,2,3,HR)...charged with LOW-HIT GAME (CG): 0, 8/15/12 vs. TB -- Perfect Game
1st loss of spring. LONGEST WIN STREAK: 9, 2x, last: 6/23/12-8/27/12
CLIMBING THE RANKS…has 2,467 career strikeouts, 37th-most in Major League LONGEST LOSING STREAK: 8, 7/6/18-current
history…he is 11 strikeouts behind Hall of Famer Jack Morris (2,478 K) for 36th-
most strikeouts in ML history…he is averaging 8.35 K's per 9.0 innings in his MARINERS RANKINGS
Category Rank # Next Up
career. Wins 1st 168 - - - (J. Moyer, 145, is 2nd)
IMPRESSIVE START…since 2005, has recorded 55 starts in which he has thrown Innings 1st 2658.0 - - - (J. Moyer, 2,093.0, is 2nd)
at least 6.0 innings and not allowed a run…that total ranks 2nd among starting Strikeouts 1st 2,467 - - - (R. Johnson, 2,162, is 2nd)
pitchers behind only Clayton Kershaw (64)…the next closest pitchers are Justin Quality Starts 1st 255 - - - (J. Moyer, 188, is 2nd)
Starts 1st 403 - - - (J. Moyer, 323, is 2nd)
Verlander and Jon Lester with 54…during this stretch Félix has recorded 255 Shutouts 2nd 11 R. Johnson, 19
quality starts, the T2nd-most in the Major Leagues (also: Cole Hamels), behind
only Verlander (278).
2018 SEASON RECAP…went 8-14 with a 5.55 ERA (96 ER, 155.2 IP) with 125 strikeouts and 59 walks in 29 games ALL-TIME STRIKEOUTS
(28 starts) with Seattle…placed on the 10-day IL July 10-21 with lower back stiffness...was the Mariners Open- Rk. Player K
ing Day starter for 10th consecutive season (11th time overall). 36. Jack Morris^........................ 2,478
WAIT A SECOND…Made 10 appearances, 9 starts, in the second half and was 0-7, 6.44 (36 ER, 50.1 IP)...was 8-7, 37. Félix Hernández................. 2,467
38. Mark Langston..................... 2,464
5.13 in 19 starts prior to the All-Star Break.
39. Jim Kaat............................... 2,461
STRIKE 'EM OUT…Struck out 125 to run his career total to 2,467, 37th most in MLB history...over the course of
40. Sam McDowell.................... 2,453
the year, climbed from 48th to 37th, passing Hall of Famers Robin Roberts, Sandy Koufax and Dennis Eckersley,
among others. ^Hall of Fame
HE’S OUR LEADER…became the Mariners all-time career leader in strikeouts on April 23, 2016 at the Angels
(previous: Randy Johnson, 2,162)…became the club’s all-time career leader in wins on May 9, 2016 vs. the Rays (previous: Jamie Moyer, 145)…is the
only active pitcher in MLB who holds his current club’s all-time record for career wins and strikeouts…Chicago-AL's James Shields holds both records
for Tampa Bay, while Arizona's Jorge De La Rosa owns both records for Colorado.
VENEZUELAN PRIDE…Félix is one of two pitchers from Venezuela to win the Cy Young (also: Johan Santana, 2004 & 2006)…among pitchers born in
Venezuela, Félix holds the all-time record for wins, starts, innings pitched and strikeouts.
CAREER…has spent entire pro career with Seattle...6-time All-Star (2009, 2011-15), 2-time ERA champ (2010, 2014), 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner...is
168-128 with a 3.34 ERA (986 ER, 2658.0 IP) in 404 career appearances (403 starts) with 25 CG, 11 ShO, and 1 Perfect Game…holds Mariners all-time
career records for wins, starts, quality starts (255), innings pitched and strikeouts (2,467).

WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTING PITCHER: LHP MARCO GONZALES (13-9, 4.00 ERA in 2018)
27-year-old left-hander is scheduled to make his 1st start of the 2019 season Wednesday vs. Oakland in the Tokyo Dome…will be his first-ever Opening Night start...among AL
Leaders in 2018, ranked 4th in walks-per-9.0 IP, 18th in ERA and WHIP (1.22) and 25th in innings...was 0-1, 8.44 in 3 official Cactus League starts this spring (10 ER, 10.2 IP); also
tossed a 1-2-3 inning vs. Oakland in 1st start that was rained out (stats did not count)...led Mariners in wins (13) and was 2nd in innings (166.2) and starts (29) in 2018...was on
the 10-day injured list with a cervical (neck) muscle strain 8/27 (retro to 8/24) to 9/10…won 5 straight starts, 6/29-7/29, allowing just 6 earned runs across 34.1 IP (1.57 ERA) over
that span…W#8 was the 1st complete game of his career, a 4-1 Mariners win on 6/29 vs. KC (9.0,6,1,1,0,7)…was acquired from STL on 7/21/17 in exchange for minor league
outfielder Tyler O’Neill...CAREER: Drafted by St. Louis with 19th overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft out of Gonzaga University…made MLB debut with the Cardinals on June 25,
2014 at Colorado…is 18-12 with a 4.46 ERA (121 ER, 244.0 IP) with 209 strikeouts in 51 games (43 starts) in parts of 4 Major League seasons with St. Louis (2014-15, 2017) and
Seattle (2017-c)...missed the 2016 season while recovering from ligament replacement surgery on his left elbow…vs. OAK: Will be making his 6th career appearance (5th start)
against the Athletics: is 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA (8 ER, 19.1 IP) in 4 career games (3 GS) vs. the A's…in 2018, made 3 starts against Oakland…tossed 7.0 scoreless innings on 5/23
(7.0,2,0,0,2,6), but allowed 4 earned runs in each of his other 2 outings against the Athletics last season.