The Seattle Mariners will be without a member of their vaunted rotation to begin the season. Right-hander George Kirby has ...

Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby has inflammation on his throwing shoulder and likely will open the season on the ...

Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby, dealing with shoulder inflammation, has been shut down from throwing and will likely ...

Kirby, 27, started 33 games last season to tie for the major league lead. He went 14-11 with a 3.53 ERA with 179 strikeouts ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — George Kirby has been shut down from throwing due to shoulder inflammation and is expected to start the ...

GM Justin Hollander said the Mariners plan to shut down George Kirby to get the inflammation out. He will be reassessed in a ...

Star Mariners righty George Kirby has been shut down with shoulder inflammation. He'll be placed on the 15-day IL. Read more ...

The Seattle Mariners led Major League Baseball in starting pitchers' ERA last season (3.38), but the staff suffered a blow on ...

Right-hander George Kirby has been shut down with shoulder inflammation, the team announced Friday. Kirby has not been bouncing back well between outings and was sent for tests, which revealed the ...

Imaging found no structural damage, but the inflammation diagnosed means Kirby will need to rest, something that goes against his competitive nature. "Much to George’s chagrin, we are going to ...