Making just his third start of his career, Marjama handled all the defensive duties of a catcher despite having a bat smash his glove hand in the second inning.
In the organized chaos that was opening day, Mike Marjama was bounding around the Mariners’ clubhouse hours before Felix Hernandez’s first pitch of Thursday night’s opener at Safeco Field.
A bundle of energy and optimism that rarely sits still on an average day, Marjama’s meter was set higher with this being his first opening day in his brief big league career.
There were hitters’ meetings, pitchers’ meetings, individual work, a bullpen session with Mike Leake and an assortment of other duties and responsibilities that are associated with the catching position.