PEORIA, Ariz. -- The boxes are beginning to stack up in front of empty lockers at the Peoria Sports Complex. There is a pile of fan mail waiting for Julio Rodriguez to answer, while an order of unopened gear sits at Andres Munoz's space. Those items won't be dealt with until the Seattle Mariners' stars return from the 2026 World Baseball Classic. And it isn't just their All-Star center fielder and closer (along with superstar catcher Cal Raleigh) missing at spring training. Seattle's organization sent 18 total players to the tournament -- the most from any team in Major League Baseball -- including a quarter of its entire 40-man roster. "It's been overwhelming to the point where we've wondered if the federations are aware that there are 29 other teams to purge in the league," M's president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto joked over the weekend.…