The Seattle Seahawks, on the heels of putting together their initial 53-man roster, set their first 15-player practice squad on Wednesday, all of whom were waived or released by the team on Tuesday.

There were only a few minor surprises as rookie sixth-round cornerback D.J. James was not re-signed and the team did not add a third quarterback to carry on its practice squad, yet. Both of those situations could change, as Seattle still has two practice squad spots remaining.

The Seahawks did retain offensive tackle Max Pircher as part of the 15 members, who doesn’t count against the 16-player limit as an International Pathway Program player.

Rookie seventh-round linebacker Michael Barrett was also brought back after being waived Tuesday. Seattle sent veteran cornerback Mike Jackson to the Carolina Panthers for Barrett in a one-for-one player swap on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Former 2022 fifth-round pick Tyreke Smith was reportedly set to sign to Seattle’s practice squad as well, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Smith was not part of the initial group, but could still be added in the coming days. That would leave the Seahawks with one open spot.

Here’s the full list of players re-signed to Seattle’s practice squad following a busy beginning of the week for the team’s front office and coaching staff.

* International Pathway Program player doesn’t count against 16-player practice squad limit

The Modesto Nuts, the low-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, will be staying in Modesto for the 2025 season.

The Nuts put the message out on social media on Tuesday night.

Today, the City of Modesto voted on extending our lease through September of 2025! We want to thank all of our fans and partners for their continued support. We will see you at John Thurman Field next season!

This has been a wild saga for the Nuts franchise, who thought they were going to leave at the end of the season. It’s all been centered around ballpark issues at John Thurman Field, but apparently those issues have been resolved – at least temporarily. The lease with the Nuts and the ballpark had been scheduled to end at the conclusion of this season.

Without knowing the full story, it’s hard to say exactly what’s going on here. John Thurman Field is old, having opened in 1955. Perhaps the Mariners want the team to get a new ballpark but wants the city to pay for it? Perhaps the city wants a new ballpark but wants the Mariners to pay for it? Either way, the issues have been alleviated, at least temporarily.

The Nuts have served as a minor league affiliate for the Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Oakland A’s, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City A’s, Houston Colt .45s, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Browns in its history. They’ve won 10 league titles, most recently in 2023 for the Mariners. They’ve housed some of the best prospects in the M’s system this year, including Colt Emerson and Laz Montes.

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SEATTLE — Close games are apparently a staple of the Seattle Mariners in the early stages of Dan Wilson’s managerial tenure. Unfortunately for the Mariners — the latest one didn’t go in their favor.

Seattle lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Tuesday. The loss dropped the M’s to 67-66 on the year and kept it 3.5 games behind the Houston Astros for first place in the American League West. It was the fourth one-run game the Mariners have played out of five that Wilson has managed.

“Boy, we fought until the end again tonight,” Wilson said in a postgame interview Tuesday. “I thought (Tampa Bay starter Jeffrey Springs), for them, pitched a good ball game early. … He was tough for five innings. Couldn’t get anything going. And then I thought (Victor Robles) really ignited things. He’s an exciting player. It’s great to have him back in the lineup causing some havoc, using his legs and getting us on top. And then, a couple late-inning homers — just weren’t able to overcome it. I thought (Logan Gilbert) threw the ball tremendous.”

Seattle and Tampa Bay’s starting pitchers guaranteed that Tuesday’s game was going to be low-scoring in the early-goings.

Gilbert went six innings and allowed four hits while striking out 10 batters. He gave up no free bases. It was the second-straight 10-strikeout game from a Mariners starter.

“I feel like my stuff’s been good. It’s just good games or bad games are kind of depending on my mentality and recommitting to my plan every batter,” Gilbert said in a postgame interview Tuesday. “I was pretty good at first-pitch strikes tonight and just trying to race to two strikes as quick as possible and expand from there. When I do that, I’m usually in better situations. So it’s really about just that simple mentality that helps me.”

Springs saw Gilbert’s outing and responded in kind. He struck out nine batters in five innings, gave up one hit and walked two. He accounted for more than half of the Rays staff’s 17 strikeouts for the game.

Both teams found their openings against the respective bullpens.

Victor Robles got Seattle on the board first in the bottom of the sixth. He sprinted home after Tampa Bay catcher Alex Jackson sailed a throw into left field attempting to catch Robles stealing third. The throwing error put the Mariners up 1-0.

It didn’t take long for the Rays to answer back. Center fielder Jose Siri hit a two-out, two-RBI home run to center field to put Tampa Bay in front 2-1 in the top of the seventh.

First baseman Yandy Diaz tallied another score for the Rays one inning later with a solo home run to left field that made it 3-1.

Cal Raleigh brought the Mariners back within one in the bottom of the eighth with a two-out RBI single that scored Leo Rivas and cut Tampa Bay’s lead down to the eventual final of 3-2.

Seattle had the game-tying and go-ahead runs on base after Raleigh’s single. Randy Arozarena, who hit a three-run homer on Monday against his former squad, struck out looking in three pitches and left the two runners stranded.

Mitch Haniger hit a two-out single to get on base in the bottom of the ninth but was also left on base.

One loss doesn’t diminish the good the Mariners have shown during their current homestead. But 17 strikeouts and blowing a chance to pull within 2.5 games of Houston (which lost to the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday) doesn’t inspire confidence.

Seattle will aim to get two consecutive in the rubber match at 1:10 p.m. PT on Wednesday. Luis Castillo will get the start for the Mariners.

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