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Aug. 15: CF Julio Rodríguez (right ankle) out of Thursday’s lineup after Wednesday exit
Rodríguez tweaked the same ankle that sidelined him for three weeks during an eighth-inning at-bat, and it forced him to leave the eventual walk-off loss shortly afterward, but he told Mariners manager Scott Servais that he’d be available if needed.

“You have the scar tissue that’s built up when you have an injury like that as is it’s healing, and then I think everybody is pretty confident that was what it was,” Servais said before Thursday’s series finale at Comerica Park. “Talking to everybody, where we’re at going in today’s game, quick turnaround, I thought it’d be best just to give him the day off today.”

Rodríguez remained in Wednesday’s game after a lengthy conferral with Mariners head athletic trainer Kyle Torgerson, then blooped an RBI single before being pinch-run for by Dominic Canzone. The club doesn’t believe it’s a situation that will force him to the IL again, after he was activated on Sunday.

“Certainly, any time a guy just like takes a check-swing in the box and he feels something in his ankle with what he’s been dealing with, we all get to get a little anxious,” Servais said. “He’s such a big part of our team.”

It’s likely that Rodríguez, who has DH’d in all three games since his return, will be reinstalled to the lineup on Friday in Pittsburgh.

“The goal is, obviously, to get him back in center field,” Servais said. “So we want to make sure he’s capable of doing that here at some point on this trip. But right now, it’s just day to day.”

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

SS J.P. Crawford (right pinkie fracture)
Expected return: August/September
Crawford, who has been taking infield practice since Aug. 2, threw for the first time before the Mariners’ homestand finale against the Mets on Aug. 11, very lightly tossing out to 60 feet.

“Today’s Day 1 for J.P. throwing,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “He still feels it, but we want to get his arm moving.”

The Mariners’ most optimistic projections, from general manager Justin Hollander that day, have their shortstop possibly beginning a return progression Aug. 19. Crawford was hit on the back of his right hand by a changeup on July 22. The timeline on Crawford at the time of the injury was four to six weeks. It’s the second stint on the IL this season for Crawford, who missed about a month with an oblique strain in late April and May. (Last updated: Aug. 11)

RHP Gregory Santos (right biceps inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Santos, who exited his July 31 outing with the trainer, landed on the injured list for the second time this season on Aug. 2 (retroactive to Aug. 1). The 24-year-old, whom the Mariners picked up in an offseason trade with the White Sox, began the season on the 60-day IL with a lat strain in his throwing shoulder. After making his Seattle debut on July 9, he allowed only one run in his first three appearances but quickly ran into injury trouble again. On July 24, he left after two-thirds of an inning with pain in his right knee. He then took a week off before returning and hurting his biceps in his first game back. (Last updated: Aug. 11)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Matt Brash (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: June 2025
Brash, who underwent Tommy John surgery on May 8, joined the Mariners for a homestand that began on Aug. 2 to work with the club’s high-performance staff and connect with pitching coach Pete Woodworth and director of pitching strategy Trent Blank. He’s also at the onset of beginning “what is a long throwing program process,” Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said. 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: Aug. 6)

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)

MINOR LEAGUE INJURIES

SS Felnin Celesten (season-ending left hamate surgery); No. 5 on Mariners’ Top Prospects list, No. 73 overall)
Celesten underwent the surgery in shortly after the All-Star break after experiencing multiple setbacks with a left wrist injury. After further inspection, doctors discovered that the prolonged pain was related to an old injury to his hamate.

“When we went and did the imaging after his first setback, they noticed the remnants of an old injury in there,” Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said. “They didn’t know whether it would prevent him from building back up and playing, or if it was just going to continue to linger. When he felt pain again, the doctor recommended we just remove the remnants of the old hook of the hamate fracture.”

The development ended Celesten’s season due to an injury for the second straight year, after he was sidelined at the end of 2023 with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. He wound up playing in 32 games in ’24, all at the Arizona Complex League, where he slashed .352/.431/.568 (.999 OPS) with three homers, four triples, 10 doubles, five stolen bases, 27 RBIs, 18 walks and 28 strikeouts in 144 plate appearances.

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