Seattle Mariners News

The suspension for Seattle Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson has been reduced to five games, the team announced Sunday.

Brian Anderson and Carlos Quentin each homered and combined for five RBIs in the second inning, powering the Chicago White Sox to an 8-4 victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners on Saturday night. Javier Vazquez (4-3) allowed six hits and four runs in 5 2-3 innings as the White Sox moved into a first-place tie with Minnesota in the American League Central with their third consecutive win and…

Richie Sexson’s suspension for charging the mound in Seattle’s 5-0 loss to Texas on Thursday was reduced from six games to five. The Mariners said Sexson would begin the suspension with Saturday night’s game against the Chicago White Sox. He will miss the final two games of the series against the White Sox, and all three games Monday through Wednesday against the Rangers in Texas.

He’s got plenty of free time and still is being paid handsomely by the Baltimore Orioles, so there’s really no limit to what Leo Mazzone can do this spring. He’s played golf, visited a few nice restaurants with his wife and planted strawberries, blueberries, onions and tomatoes in the backyard of their lavish new home in Roswell, Ga.

Jose Contreras pitched seven sharp innings, Paul Konerko hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Friday night. Contreras (3-3) allowed one run and six hits after allowing 10 runs combined in his previous two starts. The White Sox won for just the third time in 10 games.

Seattle Mariners first baseman Richie Sexson received a six-game suspension and an undisclosed fine Friday, one day after inciting a benches-clearing brawl during a game against the Texas Rangers.

Seattle slugger Richie Sexson was suspended for six games and fined Friday by Major League Baseball after charging the mound and throwing his helmet at a Texas pitcher the previous night. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president in charge of discipline, cited Sexson for “violent and aggressive actions.” Sexson asked the players’ association to appeal, and any suspension will be delayed until after a…

Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer and then got hit by a pitch, setting up a fourth-inning brawl in the Texas Rangers’ 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night. Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers starter Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to him in the bottom half.

Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night’s game. Both benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Sexson was ejected. The pitch was up, but not far inside to the 6-foot-8 Sexson.

Richie Sexson charged the mound and flung his helmet at Rangers pitcher Kason Gabbard after the left-hander threw a pitch eye-high to the Seattle Mariners first baseman in the fourth inning of Thursday night’s game. Both benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Sexson was ejected. The pitch was up, but not far inside to the 6-foot-8 Sexson.