Gregory Santos Throws Off Mound Again
5 months agoSeattle Mariners right-handed reliever Gregory Santos (lat) threw from the mound again on Thursday before the team's series-finale victory over the division-rival Oakland Athletics. Santos was up to 95 mph in his last bullpen session on Tuesday, but there remains no timetable for his return. A right-lat strain has kept the hard-throwing 24-year-old reliever out of action all year in his first year with the M's. At this point, it's unlikely that he'll return before the All-Star break in the middle of July. But when Santos is ready to make his 2024 debut, he should slot in as a key late-inning relief arm for the Mariners as a bridge to closer Andres Munoz. The Dominican hurler had a 3.39 ERA (2.65 FIP), a 1.29 WHIP, his first five career saves and a 66:17 K:BB in 66 1/3 innings for the Chicago White Sox in his third year in the big leagues in 2023.
Source: Seattle Sports - Shannon Drayer
Source: Seattle Sports - Shannon Drayer