Brendan Donovan Down With Groin Strain, Will Wilson Called Up to Fill the Gap
The Mariners are dealing with some injury trouble at the hot corner. Third baseman Brendan Donovan was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to the previous day, after dealing with a left groin muscle strain. He left Friday's game against Texas early with a left hip issue, and it turns out he's been battling right groin discomfort for the past two weeks. That's a sign something deeper might be going on.
The Surgery Factor
Here's what makes this trickier: Donovan had sports hernia surgery back in October, and manager Dan Wilson is keeping a close eye on whether that's playing a role in what he's dealing with now. "It's something that you have to closely monitor and keep watching on," Wilson said. "It's a big surgery, and he did a great job of getting through it, getting to spring training, and the slow ramp-up in spring training. And now we're into the season. So, it's just continued monitoring."
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiThat's the kind of thing that can linger. A 29-year-old Donovan was having a solid early season too, hitting .304 with three home runs, eight RBIs, and nine walks across 18 games before going down. The Mariners brought him in during the offseason via a three-team trade with St. Louis and Tampa Bay back in February, so losing him now stings a bit.
Will Wilson Steps In
To patch the hole, Seattle selected the contract of infielder Will Wilson from Triple-A Tacoma. The 27-year-old was a first-round pick in 2019 and got some run with Cleveland last season, hitting .192 with four doubles, two RBIs, and two stolen bases in 34 games. He signed with the Mariners on a minor league deal with a spring training invite in January, and he's been swinging it well in Tacoma: .275 in 14 games with a home run and four RBIs.
In other roster moves, the Mariners transferred utility infielder Miles Mastrobuoni to the 60-day IL. The 30-year-old started the season already on the 10-day after a calf injury suffered playing for Italy in the World Baseball Classic.
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