Seattle Mariners
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Key Points:
- The Seattle Mariners placed starting third baseman Brendan Donovan on the 10-day injured list due to a left groin muscle strain, likely linked to his October sports hernia surgery.
- Instead of calling up top prospect Colt Emerson to fill Donovan’s roster spot, the Mariners promoted Will Wilson from Triple-A Tacoma, partly because Emerson has been dealing with a wrist issue.
- Emerson, a highly regarded prospect ranked No. 7 overall by MLB Pipeline, has been splitting time between shortstop and third base in Triple-A and showed solid offensive production before his recent rest.
- Donovan, the Mariners’ biggest offseason acquisition, was hitting .304/.437/.518 with a .954 OPS in 18 games before his injury, and manager Dan Wilson expects him to miss only a short time.
- The Mariners opened a three-game series against the Athletics at T-Mobile Park following these roster changes, with radio coverage starting at 5:30 p.m.
