On their first full day in Japan, the Mariners held a workout at the Tokyo Dome, where they will play two exhibition games against the Yomiuri Giants and two regular season games against the Oakland Athletics.
Mariners manager Scott Servais, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi also took part in a news conference Saturday before more than 100 Japanese writers and photographers, as well a contingent of Seattle media, including Ryan Divish (The Seattle Times), Greg Johns (MLB.com), Shannon Drayer (710 ESPN Seattle) and Jen Mueller (ROOT SPORTS).