The Padres beat the Mariners 5-2 on Friday at Peoria Stadium in both teams’ spring training opener. Batter’s box: Manny Machado hit the first pitch he saw halfway up the batter’s eye directly beyond the center field wall.

The Seattle Mariners announced today their telecast, webcast and broadcast schedule for 2025 Cactus League play. The Mariners will make 15 Cactus League games available to fans via webcasts on Mariners.

Some fans think that the Seattle Mariners lean too much into the 'nostalgia' factor. Fans are a bit tired of hearing about the 1995 Mariners, or the 2001 Marine

The Mariners held their final workout before Cactus League games begin on Friday. It was also picture day. Here are some sights and sounds from Thursday's workout.

Two appeared to be a theme for Machado and the Padres. In his second at-bat Machado again hit the first pitch he saw. The ball was struck well, but landed in the glove of Mariners

Manny Machado got straight to business during the San Diego Padres' spring training opener on Friday. Machado took the first pitch he saw deep over the center field wall for a two-run homer off Seattle Mariners left-handed pitcher Jhonathan Díaz.

The San Diego Padres are hungry heading into the 2025 season after a disappointing NLDS loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, and that quest gets underway Friday against the Seattle Mariners in the spring training opener.