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Shannon Drayer

Shannon Drayer is the Mariners Insider for Seattle Sports. She hosts the Mariners pregame and postgame shows as well as the Hot Stove and Cactus League Report shows on Seattle Sports, and also heads up an offseason podcast for SeattleSports.com. A University of Washington graduate, she joined Seattle Sports for the station's launch in 2009 and has covered the Mariners since 1999. Follow Shannon: @shannondrayer

SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 10, 2016
Notebook: Mariners take talk from manager Scott Servais to heart

It was 10 days ago that the Mariners lost a game in Chicago in front of a national baseball audience…
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 10, 2016
Mariners’ Charlie Furbush to have surgery after failed rehab attempt

Mariners reliever Charlie Furbush will have surgery Tuesday to repair a partially torn rotator cuff, an injury he has spent a year attempting to rehab. He's expected to be out for 12-18 months.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 9, 2016
Mariners notebook: Ketel Marte back, good news on James Paxton

The Mariners activated Ketel Marte from the disabled list on Tuesday, bringing back the rookie shortstop after a bout with mono.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 8, 2016
Mariners notebook: Scott Servais hopeful James Paxton won’t miss his next start

James Paxton had a reduction of swelling in his elbow that was hit by a batted ball on Sunday, and the Mariners are hopeful that he will not have to be replaced in the rotation.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 8, 2016
Mariners hope Taijuan Walker can be the latest to get a reset

Taijuan Walker goes down to Triple-A Tacoma in a similar move the Mariners have done in the last year with James Paxton and Mike Zunino.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 7, 2016
Mariners starter James Paxton day-to-day after getting struck on pitching elbow

Shortly after becoming the first pitcher to strike Mike Trout out four times in a ballgame, James Paxton was out of the Mariners' 3-1 win after getting hit in the left elbow with a comebacker.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 4, 2016
Mariners notebook: Mike Zunino to learn Ariel Miranda on the fly

Mike Zunino caught Mariners starter Ariel Miranda for the first time when for warmup in the bullpen and is learning Seattle's new pitcher on the fly.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 4, 2016
Even Mariners pitcher Steve Cishek was surprised by injury news

The surprising announcement of Steve Cishek's injury perhaps answered a number of questions about what we had seen from the Mariners reliever on the hill the last couple of weeks.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 2, 2016
Mariners notebook: The plan for the 9th plus a look at the rotation moving forward

While Edwin Diaz could get the call for the Mariners in save situations now that Steve Cishek has been demoted, manager Scott Servais isn't ready to name him the full-time closer.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Aug 1, 2016
GM Jerry Dipoto on Mariners’ deadline decisions: ‘I think we did the right thing’

"We had a lot of irons in the fire but nothing came to fruition," general manager Jerry Dipoto said after the Mariners stood pat at Monday's trade deadline.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 31, 2016
Mariners move on from Wade Miley, who was prepared for trade

"It's funny because I have no control over my life," Wade Miley said in regards to the MLB trade deadline shortly before the Mariners traded him to Baltimore on Sunday.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 31, 2016
Mariners remain in interesting position as trade deadline looms

The Mariners continue to flirt with promise, keeping them in an interesting position as the trade deadline approaches.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 29, 2016
Drew Storen ‘dorked out’ over trade to the Mariners

CHICAGO – I had a chance to catch up with reliever Drew Storen, who joined the team Wednesday…
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 28, 2016
For Kyle Seager, power was needed for him to find a role with Mariners

Kyle Seager became the fifth player in Mariners to hit 20 or more homers in five separate seasons, but when he first joined the organization, it was unlikely he would be known for that type of power.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 27, 2016
Mariners notebook: The plan going forward for Taijuan Walker

Taijuan Walker did his best to ramp up his intensity to replicate the force he would put on his foot in a game on Wednesday while throwing a three-inning simulated game.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 26, 2016
Mariners notebook: Mike Zunino already seeing more playing time

Mariners manager Scott Servais had said that Mike Zunino would play more than a backup catcher, but now it appears he is getting starter outings.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 26, 2016
Edgar Martinez moved by support from Ken Griffey Jr, Mariners fans during Hall of Fame ceremony

"It was incredible to be there for the festivities and the induction day," Mariners hitting coach Edgar Martinez said of his two days off to witness Ken Griffey Jr.'s Baseball Hall of Fame induction.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 24, 2016
Ken Griffey Jr. credits Frank Thomas for capping HOF speech in style

Shannon Drayer shares the highlights of Ken Griffey Jr.'s Hall of Fame acceptance speech and explains how the Mariners legend decided to finish it with his trademark backwards cap.
UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 24, 2016
Drayer: Ken Griffey Jr. used his powers for good

Final thoughts about what Ken Griffey Jr. meant to his teammates, Seattle and one appreciative reporter, before the Hall of Fame induction.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 23, 2016
As Ken Griffey Jr. arrives in Cooperstown, a look at those who helped him get there

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Ken Griffey Jr.’s journey to the Hall of Fame is about to come to an…
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 22, 2016
Ken Griffey Jr. was an idol to a generation of young baseball fans, including current Mariners

Ask players in the Mariners' clubhouse about Ken Griffey Jr. and the conversations aren't much different from what you'd hear from guys of a similar age anywhere else in this country.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 21, 2016
Mariners bullpen coach Mike Hampton recalls playing with and against Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza

Mariners bullpen coach Mike Hampton is taking a special interest in the Hall of Fame ceremonies that will take place on Sunday. He played with and against both of the inductees, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 20, 2016
Mariners aren’t scrambling after trading versatile Mike Montgomery

Acquiring prospect Dan Vogelbach in a four-player trade fits general manager Jerry Dipoto's stated goal of being "opportunistic" before the deadline. And parting with Mike Montgomery to get him doesn't leave as big of a hole in the Mariners' pitching staff as it may appear.
SEATTLE MARINERS | Jul 20, 2016
Wade LeBlanc to bullpen as Mariners make rotation changes

Mariners manager Scott Servais moved Wade LeBlanc to the bullpen and has indicated that he could go to a four-man rotation for the short-term.