Injuries & Moves: X-rays negative on Garver (wrist)
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June 30: C/DH Mitch Garver (right wrist contusion) exits Sunday's game after HBP
The veteran was pulled as the game transitioned to the third inning, shortly after taking a 92.7 mph fastball from Joe Ryan on the underside of his right wrist and bottom of his right hand. In visible pain while conferring with Mariners head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson, Garver remained in the game after the hit-by-pitch, then was out on a fielder's choice. But he was replaced behind the plate by Cal Raleigh as the Mariners took the field in the next frame.
X-rays came back negative, Mariners manager Scott Servais said, leaving the club optimistic about Garver's status. But they'll reassess after Monday's off-day.
10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST
LHP Gabe Speier (left rotator cuff strain)
Expected return: After the All-Star break
Speier is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on July 2. The Mariners haven't put an exact timetable on his return. His injury crept up after his most recent outing on May 29 against Houston, but he said there was no specific moment. An MRI revealed the issue. This is the first time he's been on the injured list for an arm-related issue since breaking into the Majors in 2019. (Last updated: June 28)
SS Colt Emerson (foot fracture; No. 3 on Mariners Top 30 Prospect list)
Expected return: Early July
On the 7-day Minor League IL since May 21, Emerson began a rehab assignment on June 27 and is expected to return to Single-A Modesto soon. Emerson sustained the injury when fouling a ball off his foot and fracturing it May 16 in a game at Modesto. (Last updated: June 28)
RHP Bryan Woo (right hamstring strain)
Expected return: TBD
One day after he exited his June 24 start against the Rays with lower hamstring tightness, an MRI revealed what Woo called a "low-level" strain to the area in his right leg. The right-hander is unsure how long he'll be sidelined, but he and the Mariners believe he'll be able to keep his arm active while out. Woo, who missed the season's first six weeks with right medial elbow inflammation and has seen his workload rigorously monitored since returning, said that he's never dealt with a lower body injury before. (Last updated: June 25)
60-DAY INJURED LIST
RHP Gregory Santos (right lat strain)
Expected return: July
Santos continued to show improvement during his second live batting practice session prior to Seattle’s showdown with Minnesota on June 28, throwing 21 pitches. The hard-throwing righty has been battling a strained latissimus dorsi all season, which has postponed the debut of the Mariners’ offseason acquisition. He will begin a Minor League rehab assignment on July 2 with the Tacoma Rainiers.
“He looked great,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said on June 28. “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow and take it from there.”
Santos, who carried a 3.39 ERA with 66 strikeouts to just 17 walks for the White Sox last year, said he is focused on getting his slider back to where it used to be. (Last updated: June 28)
RHP Matt Brash (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: June 2025
Brash is out of the protective brace that he'd been wearing since undergoing Tommy John surgery on May 8 and remains in Arizona recovering. He may join the Mariners in and out in Seattle throughout the remainder of the season. Brash's surgery ended his 2024 season, three months after initially experiencing soreness during his second bullpen session in Spring Training. Brash had the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow repaired and a brace installed, which has typically allowed patients to begin physical therapy sooner. That's why the Mariners are hopeful Brash can return in 12 months, potentially as soon as June 2025. (Last updated: June 12)
OF/UTL Sam Haggerty (torn right Achilles)
Expected return: May 2025
Haggerty tore his right Achilles on May 18, in his second game after getting optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma, and he underwent surgery with Dr. Albert O. Gee at the University of Washington the following week. He then departed for Arizona shortly after to transition his recovery there. Before leaving Seattle, Haggerty mentioned in passing that his timeline would be around 12 months if all goes well with his subsequent rehab. (Last updated: June 12)
RHP Jackson Kowar (right UCL surgery)
Expected return: 2025
Kowar was transferred to the 60-day IL shortly after receiving word that he would need to undergo Tommy John surgery, which ended his season before it even began. The former first-round Draft pick was among the leading candidates to win a bullpen spot before suffering the injury in his second Cactus League outing. (Last updated: March 10)