Mariners injury updates as of April 7th, 2025
By Jeffrey Nooney, edited by Charles Hamaker
Seattle, WA - We are now entering the second full week of the season, and our Seattle Mariners are already somewhat banged up. After a short road trip to San Francisco, the Mariners come back home ready to take on a pair of division rivals as the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers head to the Pacific Northwest. Seattle will have to do that without some key players, including exciting outfielder including Victor Robles, who suffered a dislocated left shoulder making a heroic catch in the final game of that road series against the Giants.
Robles was placed on the injured list today, and there is no clear timetable for his return although the official roster move from the Mariners had him listed on the ten day injured list. His x-rays came back negative, but he will get an MRI done as of Monday. Seattle general manager Justin Hollander said that they will know the extent of the damage done in the next 24-36 hours.
“He’s going to go on the IL today. I don’t know anything beyond that. He will go for more imaging this afternoon, so we will know a timeline after the imaging. Everything else I would tell you would just be totally guessing.”
Seattle Mariners starting pitcher George Kirby during the teams August 7th, 2024 game against the Detroit Tigers at T-Mobile Park. (Photos by Rio Giancarlo for Circling Seattle Sports)
The Mariners have been without a key member of their starting rotation to start the year, as George Kirby was placed on the injured list towards the end of Spring Training with shoulder inflammation. Currently, there is no timetable for Kirby to return to the rotation. However, he threw a bullpen session this weekend and he will throw two more bullpen sessions this week. He will have to get ramped back up with a delayed Spring Training in Arizona, but could rehab in Everett with the AquaSox or in Tacoma with the Rainiers, depending on the weather. He has cleared every hurtle so far, and could be back soon.
As for the bullpen, reinforcements are coming. Reliever Troy Taylor has been rehabbing in Tacoma since the start of the year, and will throw one more inning in Tacoma on Tuesday or Wednesday before the training staff reassess his situation. He could be back very soon. Taylor made his MLB debut in August of last season during the Seattle’s game against the New York Mets on “Sunday Night Baseball,” and pitched in 21 games with a 3.72 ERA. His fastball has touched 99 MPH in Tacoma recently, which should be an exciting sign for him in his recovery. Matt Brash is ahead of schedule as he recovers from Tommy John surgery with an internal brace added, a trend that pitchers are using when they get that surgery in recent years. He will throw live batting practice on Wednesday, then set out on a rehab assignment in the minor leagues. Should everything go well, he could be back in late April to early May. Reliever Jackson Kowar is still on the same timeline in his recovery, as he is recovering from Tommy John Surgery, and could be back sometime in late May or early June. Finally, reliever Trevor Gott will also throw live batting practice sometime this week as he is also recovering from Tommy John surgery.
Seattle Mariners infielder Jorge Polanco during the teams September 17th, 2024 game against the New York Yankees at T-Mobile Park. (Photos by Rio Giancarlo for Circling Seattle Sports)
Infielder Jorge Polanco has missed some time this season, for good and bad reasons. He was placed on the paternity list as he welcomed his fourth child last week, but came back and played in Friday night’s game in San Francisco. He then missed the final two games in that series, as manager Dan Wilson told the media at Oracle Park on Sunday that Polanco was feeling “sore.” That was not the case, as he missed the games with tenderness in his side/upper body per Justin Hollander today. The plan was for him to miss Saturday’s game anyway, but he was still a bit sore on Sunday, so the team opted to sit him again. He will spend some time as the designated hitter this year to give his legs a rest, as Wilson was asked about during that same media scrum on Sunday.
In minor league injury news, #6 prospect Jonny Farmelo could get final clearance to begin baseball activities later this week. Farmelo tore his ACL in his right knee last June with the Modesto Nuts, Seattle’s low-A affiliate, and Mariners general manager Justin Hollander expects him to be activated later this month. Outfielder Cade Marlowe had back surgery to correct a disk issue last month, and will be out until July at the earliest. Pitcher Teddy McGraw had yet another setback this Spring with his elbow. McGraw has had two Tommy John surgeries in his past, and he again has soreness in his elbow. Pitcher Michael Morales had some elbow inflammation at the end of Spring Training, but should be activated in the next two to three weeks. Pitcher Hunter Cranton took a line drive to the head in Spring Training and had concussion-like symptoms. Thankfully, he is symptom free now, and will begin rehabbing down in Arizona.
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