The Mariners have announced that 22 players not on their 40-man roster have received invitations to Major League spring training, which starts on Feb. 14 with pitchers and catchers reporting for physicals. Position players report on Feb. 19 for their physicals. The team’s first full-squad workout will be on Feb. 20 with Cactus League play opening on Feb. 23 against the Padres at Peoria Stadium.
Of the group of 22 players invited, fifteen were members of the Mariners’ organization last season.
Veteran pitchers Hisashi Iwakuma, Christian Bergman and Casey Lawrence along with catcher Tuffy Gosewisch and infielder Gordon Beckham return to the organization on minor league contracts after appearing in big league games for the Mariners last season.