Dustin Ackley (2B)

Seattle Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley went 1-for-5 with a run scored, walk and strikeout Thursday, ...

Seattle Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley extended his hitting streak to 12 games Wednesday, May 16.

Seattle second baseman Dustin Ackley went 3 for 4 on Wednesday in Cleveland. He hit a two-run homer off starter Ubaldo Jimenez in the third inning and that's about all the offense the Mariners would get. Ackley scored two runs in the 9-3 loss to the Indians. He's now batting .262 on the season.

Seattle second baseman Dustin Ackley hit a solo home run off New York starter Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning of Friday's contest. It was the only hit Ackley would log as he went 1 for 3 at the plate. He also drew a walk in the outing. The Mariners would end up losing to the Yankees, 6-2.

Confirming previous reports, Seattle Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley will now serve as the team's leadoff ...

Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley batted leadoff for the fourth time this season on Friday against the Twins and will remain in the spot for the foreseeable future with Chone Figgins being demoted to a utility role. Ackley has gone 4 for 13 (.308) with one run scored so far batting atop the lineup.

Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley entered play Thursday against the Rays mired in a 2-for-21 slump, dropping his season average to .231. Yet, there's no panic in Ackley's voice. "I felt good up until the last two days," Ackley said. "Up until then, I felt great. I felt I was seeing the ball really well. The last two days, I've kind of felt a little bit off. I feel great in BP, I feel good everywhere...

Mariners second baseman Dustin Ackley got the better of the Tigers' pitching staff on Wednesday as he went 3 for 6 at the plate. Ackley doubled and drove in three runs, helping Seattle beat Detroit, 9-1. He also scored a run for the Mariners.

Hitting out of the leadoff spot for the first time this season, Dustin Ackley went 3-for-6 with a double, run scored and three RBI in Wednesday's win over the Tigers.

Seattle Mariners 2B Dustin Ackley went 3-for-6 with a double, run scored and three RBIs ...

In past years, I have posted 20 bold predictions for the upcoming season. Just because our little RotoGraphs contest among authors only required 10 doesn’t mean I was going to stop there! So here are another 10 bold predictions to ridicule me for, or cause your eyes to open in wonder as to how I could be such a brilliant prognosticator.

2B: Dustin Ackley, Mariners For those that weren’t hip to Ackley’s debut last year (.273/.348/.417, six homers, 36 RBI and 39 runs in 90 games), the Tokyo series should have raised some eyebrows, as the Seattle second baseman contributed two hits, including a solo shot to deep center, two RBI, two runs and a swipe in the season opener. The former first-round pick does have a strong susceptibility...

It took 11 innings to complete the first game of the 2012 MLB season. It also took 11 innings for Dustin Ackley to assert his dominance over baseball. Pegged as a bit overvalued in most fantasy circles heading into the season — after all, the comparable Jason Kipnis could usually be had a few rounds later in drafts — Ackley showed why he’s not only the best young 2B in the league, but the best...