Rodriguez

The Seattle Mariners will head into the offseason with four key players needing downtime or surgery to heal injuries, including AL Rookie of the Year favorite Julio Rodríguez.

ESPN announced that A-Rod is joining its crew as an analyst, replacing Aaron Boone. Rodriguez continues as a studio analyst for Fox Sports in the postseason.

A-Rod wants to make sure things are a-okay with the fans.

The Yakima Bears lost 3-2 to the Boise Hawks Wednesday night at Yakima County Stadium in game three of the Northwest League East Division series. The win for the Hawks gave Boise a 2-1 series win and propelled the Hawks to the 2012 Northwest League Championship series against Vancouver...

The Yakima Bears lost the opening game of a five-game series at Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett, Washington 6-2 to the Everett Aquasox. The AquaSox have now won five of the six meetings between the two teams this season. After four scoreless innings for both teams, Steven Rodriguez hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Bears in front 1-0...

The Bears defeated the Boise Hawks 8-7 Monday night at Yakima County Stadium. The Bears used six runs in the final three innings to overcome a 7-2 deficit in a walk-off win. The Bears trailed 5-0, but scored two runs on three errors in the fifth inning to pull within three runs...

The Yakima Bears lost 6-3 to the Eugene Emeralds Friday night at Yakima County Stadium. The Bears finished the homestand 2-3 against the Emeralds, which is the fourth-straight loss in a series for team. After Bears starter Cody Wheeler tossed two scoreless innings, including escaping the first when he loaded the bases with one out, Austin Platt struggled in relief...

The Yakima Bears outlasted the Spokane Indians in an 8-6 victory that took 11 innings at Avista Stadium in Spokane Friday night. The game featured six lead changes and four ties. There wasn’t much scoring early. Bears starting pitcher Derrick Stultz allowed only one run in three innings of work...

The Yakima Bears lost to the Spokane Indians 7-5 Sunday at Yakima County Stadium. Now 9-8, the Bears lead in the Northwest League East Division standings has been cut to two games. The two teams traded runs throughout, as there were five lead changes and two ties...