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  • Mariners president Kevin Mather in hot water for comments about players’ English
    • Mariners president Kevin Mather in hot water for comments about players’ English
    Seattle Mariners president and CEO Kevin Mather’s comments about the English of others has him in hot water. Mather made insensitive remarks during a 45-minute Zoom call on Feb. 5 with the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club about former All-Star pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma and outfield prospect Julio Rodriguez, video of which was uploaded to YouTube on......2021
  • • Mariners Hire Hisashi Iwakuma As Special Assignment Coach
    Former Mariners right-hander Hisahi Iwakuma is rejoining the franchise in a new position. The Mariners announced Tuesday that they have hired Iwakuma as a special assignment coach. He’ll report to general manager Jerry Dipoto. “In his new role, Iwakuma will work with Mariners pitchers and pitching instructors at all levels,” the team explained. “He will…...2021
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  • • Hisashi Iwakuma To Retire
    The Yomiuri Giants announced yesterday that veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma will retire at the conclusion of the current Nippon Professional Baseball season.  Shoulder problems have kept Iwakuma off the mound in 2020, but he will hang up his glove after a combined 17 seasons of action in NPB and Major League Baseball. Iwakuma is best…...2020
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma Signs With Yomiuri Giants
    Veteran hurler Hisashi Iwakuma will continue his playing career in Japan, with the Yomiuri Giants announcing that he has signed on with the club. Japan’s Kyodo News has the story on the deal. Iwakuma had previously announced at the tail end of the 2018 campaign that he’d return to his native country to keep pitching. The…...2018
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma signs with Yomiuri Giants
    Veteran hurler Hisashi Iwakuma will continue his playing career in Japan, with the Yomiuri Giants announcing that he has signed on with the club. Japan’s Kyodo News has the story on the deal. Iwakuma had previously announced at the tail end of the 2018 campaign that he’d return to his native country to keep pitching. The 37-year-old had made one last effort to return to the majors last year, but e...2018
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma to return to Japan
    Veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma tells Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times that he will conclude his tenure with the Mariners and return to his native Japan. That does not mean, however, that he’s calling his playing career quits.Iwakuma had been trying to return from shoulder surgery, but only made it to a pair of rehab appearances. While he was not able to get all the way back to the big league...2018
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  • • Hisashi Iwakuma to return to Japan
    2018
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma To Return To Japan
    Veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma tells Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times that he will conclude his tenure with the Mariners and return to his native Japan. That does not mean, however, that he’s calling his playing career quits. Iwakuma had been trying to return from shoulder surgery, but only made it to a pair of…...2018
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  • • Iwakuma plans to attempt comeback in Japan
    Hisashi Iwakuma didn't sound quite ready to leave the Mariners, but the 37-year-old right-hander still wants to pitch. And that means returning to Japan and pursuing opportunities in his native land next season after two injury-plagued final seasons in Seattle....2018
  • • Ex-Mariners All-Star pitcher heading back to Japan
    Former Seattle Mariners All-Star pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is heading back to Japan to see if he can continue his professional baseball career.Iwakuma spoke with Mariners reporters on Tuesday and said he was going back to his home country, with an eye on playing there next season. Iwakuma was trying to work his way back from shoulder surgery and signed a minor league contract with the Mariners for 2...2018
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  • • George Springer and others back in action
    Some injury updates from around the AL West… George Springer will be in the Astros’ starting lineup tomorrow, manager A.J. Hinch told reporters (including Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle).  The outfielder made his return to the field today with a pinch-hit appearance, marking Springer’s first action after missing Houston’s previous six games due to an injury to his left quad.  Between the ...2018
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma dealing with shoulder discomfort
    Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma felt discomfort in his surgically repaired shoulder during a sim game on Sunday and will be temporarily shut down from throwing, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reports on Twitter. The Mariners are hopeful it’s merely tendinitis, but regardless, it’ll delay Iwakuma’s attempt to return to the majors.The 37-year-old Iwakuma’s latest problem is particularly alar...2018
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  • • MLB Hot Stove: Mariners bring Hisashi Iwakuma back on minor-league contract
    Iwakuma missed most of 2017 with a shoulder injury...2017
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  • • Iwakuma reportedly weighing Mariners' offer
    Veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma told reporters in Japan on Monday that he has received an offer to re-sign with the Mariners and is attempting to recover from shoulder surgery in time for the 2018 season....2017
  • • Iwakuma undergoes shoulder surgery
    Veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma underwent surgery to repair the right shoulder issue that sidelined him most of the season on Wednesday, the Mariners announced Friday....2017
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma Sidelined For Five Months After Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
    Hisashi Iwakuma underwent arthroscopic right shoulder debridement surgery two days ago, as per an announcement from the Mariners.  The right-hander is expected to resume throwing in five months, putting him on pace to miss the first few weeks of Spring Training and likely to miss some time at the start of the season as he…...2017

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  • 2021
    "Mariners Hire Hisashi Iwakuma As Special Assignment Coach"

  • 2020
    "The Yomiuri Giants announced yesterday that veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma will retire at the conclusion of the current Nippon Professional Baseball season."

  • 2018
    "Veteran hurler Hisashi Iwakuma will continue his playing career in Japan, with the Yomiuri Giants announcing that he has signed on with the club."

  • 2017
    "The A's used the long ball to beat Hisashi Iwakuma and the Mariners on Friday night, getting homers from Trevor Plouffe and Yonder Alonso in a 3-1 victory at the Coliseum that extended their win streak to four games."

  • 2016
    "Seattle received three shutout innings from right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma as the Mariners extended their Cactus League winning streak to three games with Friday's 5-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants."

  • 2015
    "Hisashi Iwakuma tossed the fifth no-hitter in Mariners history in a 3-0 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday, becoming the second Japanese pitcher (Hideo Nomo was the first) in Major League history to throw a no-hitter."

  • 2014
    "" With Cruz batting behind him, Seager and Mike Zunino continuing to develop, the fleet Austin Jackson in center field for an entire season, King Felix, Walker, Paxton, Hisashi Iwakuma on the mound and third-base prospect D."

Hisashi Iwakuma trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Hisashi Iwakuma signs with Yomiuri Giants
    2018
  • • Ex-Mariners All-Star pitcher heading back to Japan
    2018
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  • • Mariners Re-Sign Hisashi Iwakuma To New Minor League Deal
    The Mariners released right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma from the minor league contract he signed over the winter and immediately re-signed him to a new one, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. The club made the move to avoid paying Iwakuma, an Article XX(B) free agent, a $100K retention bonus. As was the case with his previous…...2018
  • • Mariners re-sign Hisashi Iwakuma to new minor league deal
    The Mariners released right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma from the minor league contract he signed over the winter and immediately re-signed him to a new one, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. The club made the move to avoid paying Iwakuma, an Article XX(B) free agent, a $100K retention bonus. As was the case with his previous pact, Iwakuma’s new deal comes with a $2.5M salary if he makes the majors and...2018
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  • • Mariners Sign Hisashi Iwakuma To Minor League Contract
    Dec. 1: FanRag’s Jon Heyman tweets that Iwakuma’s contract comes with a $2.5MM base salary upon making the big league roster as well as a hefty $6MM worth of incentives based on games started. Heyman also notes that Iwakuma’s deal contains a separate incentives package based on potential work out of the bullpen. Nov. 27:…...2017
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  • • MLB Hot Stove: Mariners bring Hisashi Iwakuma back on minor-league contract
    2017
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  • • Iwakuma signs Minor League deal with Mariners
    The Mariners signed right-handed pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Seattle's Major League Spring Training camp on Monday....2017
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  • • Mariners re-sign Iwakuma to minor league deal
    Hisashi Iwakuma re-signed with the Mariners on a minor league contract Monday and received an invitation to spring training....2017
  • • Mariners Sign Hisashi Iwakuma To Minor League Contract
    The Mariners announced that they’ve re-signed right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma to a minor league contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. Iwakuma, 37 in April, has spent his entire big league career with the Mariners, for whom he debuted back in 2012. Seattle bought out the 2018 club option on his contract after an…...2017
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  • • Rumor Central: Hisashi Iwakuma weighing offer from Mariners?
    Rumor Central: Hisashi Iwakuma weighing offer from Mariners?...2017

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  • • Hisashi Iwakuma Says He Is Weighing Offer To Return To Mariners
    Veteran righty Hisashi Iwakuma told reporters in his native Japan that he is weighing an offer to return to the Mariners, as the Japan Times reports (h/t MLB.com’s Greg Johns). The precise nature of the team’s proposal is not known. The 36-year-old Iwakuma says that, while there’s nothing official at the moment, he may “be able to make a…...2017
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    2016
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    2015
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    2015
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    2015
  • • Hisashi Iwakuma Throws No-Hitter vs. Orioles: Stats, Highlights and Reaction
    2015
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  • • Fourteen Years After 116-Win Record, Mariners Ready to End Playoff Drought
    2015
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  • • Under-the-Radar Seattle Mariners Players Ready to Impress This Spring
    2015
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    2014
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Top Hisashi Iwakuma news

  • • Iwakuma no-hits O's, tosses 5th in Mariners history
    2015
  • • Pence slugs homer in first spring game
    2016
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  • • Iwakuma cruises vs. Giants as Pence homers
    2016
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  • • Dodgers reportedly agree to deal for Iwakuma
    The Dodgers have reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with right-handed pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma....2015
  • • Mariners launch 5 jacks in blowout of Royals
    Robinson Cano blasted two homers and the Mariners had five round-trippers total to support right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma in an 11-2 bashing of the Royals on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium....2015
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  • • Iwakuma re-signs with Mariners
    The Hisashi Iwakuma saga did a complete 360-degree twist late Thursday as the Mariners announced they've re-signed the 34-year-old right-hander to a one-year guaranteed deal, with two more potential vesting years....2015
  • • Mariners acquire Miley from Red Sox
    Jerry Dipoto moved quickly to replace Hisashi Iwakuma in the Mariners rotation as the new general manager acquired left-handed starter Wade Miley and reliever Jonathan Aro from the Red Sox on Monday in a trade for reliever Carson Smith and lefty Roenis Elias....2015
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  • • Tigers give M's Moya than they can handle
    Steven Moya hit two of three Tigers solo homers off Hisashi Iwakuma, and Jose Iglesias hit a two-run double, sending Detroit to its third straight win with a 5-1 victory over Seattle on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2016
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  • • Tigers give M's Moya than they can handle
    Steven Moya hit two of three Tigers solo homers off Hisashi Iwakuma, and Jose Iglesias hit a two-run double, sending Detroit to its third straight win with a 5-1 victory over Seattle on Wednesday night at Comerica Park....2016
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  • • Manaea fans 6 as A's notch 4th straight win
    2017
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  • • Mike Fiers Throws No-Hitter vs. Dodgers; Stats, Highlights and Reaction
    2015
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  • • A's spoil Iwakuma's no-hitter homecoming
    In his first Safeco Field start since his no-hitter, Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma gave up seven runs in the fifth inning as the A's stormed from behind for an 11-5 win Monday night to snap an eight-game road losing streak....2015
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  • • Mariners hold on to Kuma, rewarded with no-no
    Nearing the non-waiver Trade Deadline, Mariners fans though Hisashi Iwakuma might be history, a trade chip with a soon-to-expire contract that could have been used to acquire prospects. Instead, Iwakuma made history, becoming the fifth Mariners pitcher to throw a no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over the Orioles on Wednesday....2015
  • • Regal Eagles: Iwakuma-Tanaka is 'big news'
    Masahiro Tanaka said that he looked up to Hisashi Iwakuma during their five seasons as teammates with Japan's Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, with the veteran Iwakuma often advising the younger Tanaka on the strategies of facing hitters....2016
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Hisashi Iwakuma schedule, game

  • • Hisashi Iwakuma to return to Japan
    2018
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    2018
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  • • Mariners re-sign Iwakuma to minor league deal
    2017
  • • Iwakuma set for first rehab start Wednesday
    Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma is ready to return to game action, as he recovers from inflammation in his right shoulder. The right-hander is scheduled to make his first rehab start with Class A Advanced Modesto on Wednesday....2017
  • • Felix happy, Iwakuma reserved after sessions
    Felix Hernandez and Hisashi Iwakuma both threw 25-pitch bullpen sessions on Saturday at Fenway Park prior to the afternoon's Mariners game, as the club begins looking toward the return to health of its injury-plagued starting staff....2017
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  • • Illness pushes back Paxton's next outing
    Mariners left-hander James Paxton has been scratched from his scheduled start in Friday's 1:10 p.m. PT Cactus League game against the Royals and replaced by veteran right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma in order to give Paxton time to recover from a head cold....2017
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  • • Power ranking MLB’s most dominant starting rotations
    Offense so often grabs the headlines in baseball. Really, who doesn’t like seeing a 450-foot home run? But when it comes down to winning a World Series, pitching is key.With the 2017 MLB season right around the corner, which teams have the best starting rotations?Do the Giants, Dodgers or Nationals have the arms to top the Cubs in the National League? What about in the American League? Do teams li...2017
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    2017
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  • • Chris Heston Trade Rumors: Latest News, Speculation Surrounding Giants RP
    2016
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  • • Taijuan Walker Injury: Updates on Mariners Pitcher's Achilles and Return
    2016
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Hisashi Iwakuma rumors, scandals

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    2015
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    2015
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    2014
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