2 days agoAfter taking a day off on Tuesday, Seattle Mariners second baseman
Jorge Polanco (side) is serving as the designated hitter and is batting second in Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Houston Astros and right-hander
Hunter Brown at T-Mobile Park. Polanco has battled side soreness recently and was given the day off to rest on Tuesday, but he's back in there on Wednesday and will be hoping to keep his strong start to the 2025 season going. The 31-year-old Dominican infielder has 10 hits in his first 26 plate appearances of the season over seven games while delivering two home runs, 10 RBI, a stolen base, two runs scored, one walk and three strikeouts. Polanco continues to deal with injuries, though, and fantasy managers should probably expect the oft-injured switch-hitter to eventually land on the injured list. In eight career at-bats against Brown, Polanco is hitting .250 with a .625 OPS.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
4 days agoSeattle Mariners second baseman
Jorge Polanco (side), who missed the team's last two games due to soreness in his side, is back in the starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the visiting Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park. Polanco is the designated hitter and will bat second, with
Ryan Bliss playing second base and batting eighth against Astros right-hander
Hayden Wesneski. Fantasy managers will want to get the 31-year-old Polanco back in their starting lineups to begin the week with the veteran switch-hitter going 9-for-20 with two home runs and eight RBI in his first six games for Seattle in 2025. Polanco also has a homer and two RBI in only three career at-bats against Wesneski. If the Dominican infielder can get through Monday's contest without a setback to his side, he could return to second-base duties as soon as Tuesday.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
6 days agoSeattle Mariners infielder
Jorge Polanco (rest) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Polanco will head to the bench after a three-hit performance on Friday. In his absence,
Dylan Moore will cover the hot corner and bat seventh versus left-hander
Robbie Ray. Moore hits better against left-handed pitching, so it makes sense that they'd give him the start over Polanco here. Polanco is hitting 9-for-20 with two homers and eight RBI this season, so he could start gaining more value in fantasy leagues.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
1 week agoThe Seattle Mariners reinstated infielder
Jorge Polanco from the paternity list on Thursday and also optioned infielder
Leo Rivas and left-hander
Jhonathan Diaz to Triple-A Tacoma. Polanco will return to the team after missing the last few games and should be back in the starting lineup at second base for Friday's series opener versus the San Francisco Giants and veteran right-hander
Justin Verlander. After an injury-plagued 2024 campaign for the veteran 31-year-old, it's been nice to see Polanco get going early in 2025 with six hits in his first 15 at-bats. He's cleared the fences one time and driven in four in 16 plate appearances. Polanco doesn't have great history in his career against Verlander -- he's hit .133 with a .649 OPS in 15 at-bats -- but he does have a solo home run against him.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Mariners PR
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