Funky fresh delivery: Cishek's unorthodox pitching motion will help provide a contrast to the straight overhand fire spewed by much of the White Sox bullpen. (@MarinersPR) The recent run on relievers ...

Steve Cishek grew up a Red Sox fan in Cape Cod, Mass., modeling his pitching after two of Boston’s aces, Pedro Martinez and Derek Lowe. He wanted his wind up to mimic Martinez’s, and his mechanics to ...

The Seattle Mariners recently signed reliever Steve Cishek to a two-year, $10 million contract - a deal that was made possible by the Mariners' willingness to give Cishek the closer role he used to ...

In an alternate universe, Steve Cishek would’ve been a consistently effective setup man for the Nationals last season, effective enough to draw interest from other clubs over the summer and spend the ...

The Mariners' offseason makeover now includes a closer. SEATTLE (AP) The Mariners' offseason makeover now includes a closer. Reliever Steve Cishek and the Mariners finalized a $10 million, two-year ...

Relief pitcher Steve Cishek is retiring. “It’s time,” Cishek tells Rich Maclone of The Bourne Enterprise. “It’s gotten harder for me to bounce back game-to-game. The ball wasn’t coming out as crisp as ...

Marlins closer Steve Cishek allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk Friday but escaped the outing with his 28th save in his team's 2-1 victory over the Reds. After the Reds offense failed to ...

Marlins closer Steve Cishek surrendered one unearned run on one hit and two walks Wednesday, but he was able to lock up his 13th save in his team's 5-4 win over the ...

Marlins closer Steve Cishek earned his 38th save Tuesday, giving up two hits and striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning to finish off his team's 2-0 win over the Phillies. Cishek had allowed ...

The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a two-year deal with right-handed reliever Steve Cishek, the team announced Saturday. The deal is worth between $12 million and $14 million, a source told ESPN. He's ...

WASHINGTON -- Francisco Lindor pulled down his lower lip. The inside of his mouth was bloodied, the outside cut and swollen. And despite all that, he said, he felt fortunate. "I got really lucky," ...

WASHINGTON -- Francisco Lindor pulled down his lower lip. The inside of his mouth was bloodied, the outside cut and swollen. And despite all that, he said, he felt fortunate. "I got really lucky," ...