{"id":590131,"date":"2026-02-24T12:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/590131\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:48:33","slug":"mariners-will-hit-the-road-to-face-the-defending-world-series-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/590131\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners will hit the road to face the defending World Series Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">The Seattle Mariners will play the Dodgers on Monday in Glendale, Arizona, in LA&#8217;s first home game of the Spring at Camelback Ranch. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 Pacific Time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">For the Mariners (2-1 this Spring), player evaluation is crucial, as they are looking to add the final touches to both their bench and bullpen &#8212; not to mention one starting slot on the infield. Meanwhile, the Dodgers (2-0) are two-time defending World Series Champions and have a lineup that&#8217;s stocked with stars. So, for them, the strategy is a bit different as they begin their quest for a three-peat.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">So far, two M&#8217;s infielders who are vying for similar roles off the bench, Leo Rivas and Miles Mastrobuoni, have gotten off to scalding starts. Mastrobuoni is hitting .750, with a home run and four RBI. He&#8217;s been Seattle&#8217;s best hitter through the first handful of games. At the same time, Rivas has a .667 average with one home run and one run batted in.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Reliever Matt Brash will not throw today and is listed as day-to-day. He is expected to be back by Feb 26. Otherwise, count on seeing about 5-7 Mariners take the mound today, and everyone continues to work the rust off.<\/p>\n<p>ABS has been getting challenged a LOT early on<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kj5xqp7q32m0t15xez.jpg\" alt=\"Big Dumper \" title=\"Big Dumper \" width=\"7073\" height=\"3978\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"72\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Feb 12, 2026; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) at Seattle Mariners workouts in Peoria, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images | Arianna Grainey-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">As Major League Baseball rolls out its Automated Balls &amp; Strikes System, the electronic umpire is getting tested out by nearly everyone in Spring Training. Not to be disruptive, but more to get a feel for how this technology will work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">For example, there were nine calls challenged during the Mariners&#8217; 14-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds, with six calls overturned. Seattle catcher and 2025 AL MVP runner-up Cal Raleigh has made it known that he is going to test how accurate ABS is.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">&#8220;Expect to see Cal Raleigh continue to be aggressive with ABS challenges behind the plate this spring,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DKramer_\/status\/2025265950413803637\" rel=\"nofollow\">MLB.com analyst Daniel Kramer wrote<\/a>\u00a0this week. &#8220;Even if they aren&#8217;t the closest calls, he says his key to learning the new system will be in volume.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Mariners will play the Dodgers on Monday in Glendale, Arizona, in LA&#8217;s first home game of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,620,4,619,65,3235],"class_list":{"0":"post-590131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-mariners","13":"tag-seattlemariners"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116125690575373746","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}