The next iteration of the World Baseball Classic begins in March, and there's a chance that several members of the Seattle Mariners will be leaving the ballclub in spring training to represent their respective countries.

The Mariners' Cal Raleigh and Bryan Woo are on their way to making sure the rest of the country knows who they are — not just those in Seattle.

The Mariners ended up doing just that with a 5-1 win over the White Sox, punctuated by the second grand slam of Julio Rodriguez’s career and a stellar pitching performance by Luis Castillo, even if there were times it may not have felt much like a major league game.

Seattle Mariners closer Andres Munoz is set to participate in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, which will begin next March. Munoz will play for his native Mexico, likely serving as the team's closer.

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They enter Monday with a 26-19 record, the best in the American League West, but only five games ahead of the fourth-place Athletics. Seemingly every team in the division, but the Los Angeles Angels, still has a chance at taking it, and the Mariners will need to buckle down until the 2025 MLB trade deadline.

Nestled in the SoDo neighborhood just south of downtown Seattle, the home of the Mariners opened in July of 1999. But the path of this venue, from planning to construction, is among the most fascinating sports stories in both the region and the sport itself.

Even without making a highlight, Seattle Mariners rookie Ben Williamson showed off his baseball IQ Friday that MLB Network spotlighted a few days later.

One of the Seattle Mariners most under-the-radar prospects added another accolade to his trophy case Monday. Outfielder Victor Labrada was named the Texas Leagu