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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mariners Make Logan Gilbert Announcement After Velocity Dip
Mariners Make Logan Gilbert Announcement After Velocity Dip originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Despite another spectacular home run-saving catch by Julio Rodriguez, the Seattle Mariners dropped their series opener 5-4 to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. Advertisement However, they may soon have some reinforcements on the way as they try to keep pace with the AL West-leading Houston Astros. Seattle ace Logan Gilbert continues to work his way back from a right elbow flexor strain, which has shelved him since late April. During his second rehab outing on Wednesday, the 28-year-old threw 60 pitches across three innings, allowing five hits, one walk, one hit batter and two earned runs. SI's Teren Kowatsch noted that, "He touched 96.8 mph on his fastball in the first inning, but his velocity dipped to just under 94 mph at the end of his outing. His average velocity was 95.4 mph." However, Gilbert acknowledged afterward he "wasn't concerned" about it, as reported by The Seattle Times' Adam Jude. Advertisement On Friday, Mariners manager Dan Wilson announced Friday that Gilbert will make "at least" one more rehab start with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, according to Daniel Kramer. Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert (36) delivers a Hamilton-Imagn Images Kramer added that while the date has not yet been confirmed, "it'd likely be on Tuesday." If that outing were to go well, it could put Gilbert on track to rejoin his Seattle teammates for the Mariners' upcoming six-game homestand against the Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox. Through his first six big-league starts this season, the Mariners ace has posted a sparkling 2.37 ERA and 0.79 WHIP across 30 1/3 innings with 44 strikeouts. Advertisement Related: Rangers Predicted to Make Shortstop Move After Corey Seager News Related: Braves Announce Trade With Orioles After Craig Kimbrel News This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert gets big injury update as return draws near
The post Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert gets big injury update as return draws near appeared first on ClutchPoints. Injured Seattle Mariners pitcher Logan Gilbert is about to take his next step toward a Major League return. Advertisement The right-handed starter will make his second rehab start at Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday night, Seattle manager Dan Wilson announced on Tuesday. The plan was always for Gilbert to get at least two rehab starts before the Mariners activated him, Daniel Kramer noted. Gilbert has been on the Injured List since April 26 with a right elbow flexor strain. He made his first rehab start on May 29, also for the Rainiers, allowing two hits, two walks and a hit batsman over 1.2 innings. He also struck out three and threw 45 pitches. 'I felt fine, my arm feels pretty good, solid,' Gilbert said after the game. 'It kind of feels like Spring Training a little bit. We talked about it. The stuff feels fine. A couple of close misses, and just need to be in the zone a lot more. Just like spring, it takes a couple to get synced up. It's kind of how it feels. But the arm felt good.' Gilbert's fastball hit 96.8 mph that night, according to Kramer, who also noted that the righty threw only five first-pitch strikes to 10 batters. Advertisement If all goes well on Wednesday, he could be activated and available to pitch next week when the Mariners face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before his injury, Gilbert was off to a sparkling start to 2025 with the Mariners. In six starts, he had a 2.37 ERA with 44 strikeouts over 30.1 innings and a 0.791 WHIP. When he returns, he will join a Mariners team that currently sits in first place in the AL West at 32-26. Bryan Woo and Luis Castillo have combined to form a formidable front-end of the rotation, while Logan Evans was excellent in six big league starts before returning to the Minor Leagues. The Mariners will have a decision to make when they ultimately activate Gilbert. Emerson Hancock (5.64 ERA) may be the odd man out at that point.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Fess up, Mariners. Did you boot Bill Krueger from broadcasts because he's too honest?
This is the year, or so it seems. Aside from 2001, I've never seen a season in which the Mariners had a better chance to end their World Series drought. They appear to be a really good team, not a great team, but that might be enough to win the American League pennant, and even the betting sites lend credibility to that line of thinking. The Mariners are listed at 6 1/2-1 to advance to the World Series, just behind the two betting favorites, the Yankees and the Tigers. If they make it to the World Series, you can make a case for them winning the whole damn thing after a weekend when they swept the Padres in San Diego and the lowly Angels swept the Dodgers. If the Angels can go 3-0 against the Dodgers, certainly the Mariners could hold their own against them too. As you know they're on top of the AL West at 27-20 after winning the first four games of their road trip, a pace for a 95-67 record. Plus they're doing it without so many injured players, including Logan Gilbert and George Kirby, two of their best starters. But there's another absence that bothers me more. Bill Krueger's disappearance won't impact anything on the field, it just lessens the enjoyment I get from watching Mariners' games. If you're a Mariners' fan, you watch or listen to most of the games. The broadcasters are fixtures in our lives as much as the players. They're in our living rooms or on our patios, front and center, describing or analyzing the action. Krueger was the best of a very good bunch for one reason to me, and it's the reason he's no longer on the ROOT Sports broadcasts - he never sugarcoated his comments on the team. There's nothing I dislike more on the broadcasts than the constant habit of blowing smoke up our skirts, so to speak. For instance, no one will ever say the struggling Donovan Solano should be cut from the team, but Krueger would have. We see what's going on with different players yet we're told that so and so is just temporarily scuffling, surely he'll get going soon, we just need to be a little more patient or some B.S. like that. I get it, if I were instructed to say it's sunny on a rainy day to keep my job, I'd hate it, but I'd do it. With Krueger, if it were raining, he'd say he's getting wet and he's sick of it. I've never understood why local broadcasters aren't allowed to just call the games objectively and to be critical when warranted. I always felt like I heard what Krueger was actually thinking instead of concocted statements designed to keep his bosses happy. Yet that kind of approach seems to have cost him his job. I'm not certain of that, and neither is Krueger, but I can't think of another reason why he wouldn't have survived the changes this year when MLB took over the ROOT Sports broadcasts. 'There was no solid response as to why,' Krueger told Jason Puckett on his podcast last week. 'They had no real problem with me. They had a beauty pageant, and I wasn't pretty enough.' Krueger didn't learn of his dismissal in a direct conversation - he found out after the fact. That was the most disappointing thing. 'I deserved to have someone get a hold of me, to give their rationale then go on their way,' Krueger told Puckett. 'With broadcasters it's like anything, it's subjective.' A former major-league pitcher himself, Krueger could give us details, drawing from his own experience on the mound and in the clubhouse. I also appreciated his no-nonsense approach that lacked the new age acronyms but was filled with simple baseball substance. Krueger took a break but is back now on his own podcast, 'Old School Baseball,' most of which revolves around the Mariners. You can find out more about it on X at OldSchool_MLB. 'This could be a new phase for me,' Krueger told Puckett. 'Now I have the openness to express myself with how I think and see the game with unvarnished and not homogenized responses.' It's what we should be getting on a daily basis on the ROOT Sports stream. Two things are obvious - the Mariners are thriving but they blew it by waiving Krueger. Jim Moore has covered Washington's sports scene from every angle for multiple news outlets. He appears Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. on Jason Puckett's podcast at He writes a Substack blog at You can find him on X (formerly Twitter) @cougsgo.
Washington Post
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Mariners' rotation set to get a boost with return of George Kirby for Astros series
CHICAGO — Seattle workhorse right-hander George Kirby is expected to start and make his season debut on Thursday night when the Mariners open a four-game series in Houston. Kirby has been on the injured list since March 24 with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. The 27-year-old's return should help bolster the Mariners' rotation that remains without opening day starter Logan Gilbert, who's working back from a flexor strain in his right forearm. Kirby started 33 games last season to tie for the major league lead. He went 14-11 with a 3.53 ERA with 179 strikeouts and 23 walks in 191 innings. He was an AL All-Star in 2023, when he made 31 starts and went 13-10 with a 3.35 ERA in 190 2/3 innings. Following his injury diagnosis, Kirby made only one appearance in 2025 spring training. He's followed with three rehab starts at Triple-A Tacoma. 'Obviously looking forward to getting George back out there,' Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. 'I know it's been a long road for George since spring training. And you know, you put the work in, you do your rehab assignments and mentally you're ready to go.' Wilson said Kirby probably would be limited to '75, maybe 80 pitches' against the Astros. Before Wednesday's series finale against the White Sox in Chicago, the Mariners recalled right-hander Jesse Hahn from Tacoma and designated righty Casey Lawrence for assignment. Hahn will return to Seattle for a second time this season after two appearances in April. He's pitched four innings with the Mariners so far, going 0-1 with a 4.59 ERA. Lawrence tossed five innings of bulk relief on Tuesday in Seattle's 1-0 loss to Chicago, allowing one run on six hits and taking the defeat. He's 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 17 2/3 innings and six appearances this season with the Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mariners' rotation set to get a boost with return of George Kirby for Astros series
CHICAGO (AP) — Seattle workhorse right-hander George Kirby is expected to start and make his season debut on Thursday night when the Mariners open a four-game series in Houston. Kirby has been on the injured list since March 24 with inflammation in his throwing shoulder. The 27-year-old's return should help bolster the Mariners' rotation that remains without opening day starter Logan Gilbert, who's working back from a flexor strain in his right forearm. Kirby started 33 games last season to tie for the major league lead. He went 14-11 with a 3.53 ERA with 179 strikeouts and 23 walks in 191 innings. He was an AL All-Star in 2023, when he made 31 starts and went 13-10 with a 3.35 ERA in 190 2/3 innings. Following his injury diagnosis, Kirby made only one appearance in 2025 spring training. He's followed with three rehab starts at Triple-A Tacoma. 'Obviously looking forward to getting George back out there,' Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. 'I know it's been a long road for George since spring training. And you know, you put the work in, you do your rehab assignments and mentally you're ready to go.' Wilson said Kirby probably would be limited to '75, maybe 80 pitches' against the Astros. Before Wednesday's series finale against the White Sox in Chicago, the Mariners recalled right-hander Jesse Hahn from Tacoma and designated righty Casey Lawrence for assignment. Hahn will return to Seattle for a second time this season after two appearances in April. He's pitched four innings with the Mariners so far, going 0-1 with a 4.59 ERA. Lawrence tossed five innings of bulk relief on Tuesday in Seattle's 1-0 loss to Chicago, allowing one run on six hits and taking the defeat. He's 1-2 with a 4.08 ERA in 17 2/3 innings and six appearances this season with the Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays. ___ AP MLB:
