The Seattle Mariners have activated star outfielder Randy Arozarena from the 10-day injured list, where he’d been sidelined for the minimum number of days since a tweak that occurred while running hard for a bang-bang play at first base on June 13th. Arozarena has been an iron man by modern MLB standards, taking just two days off in 2025 despite dealing with some degree of hamstring discomfort a season ago, and having played 151+ games every season since 2022. It was his first trip to the injured list since 2021
and just his second as a pro.
The swift return of their left fielder is a massive boon for Seattle, whose pre-existing weaknesses against left-handed pitchers were exacerbated dramatically over the weekend against a few strong southpaws on the Boston Red Sox. Arozarena entered Tuesday as the 30th-best position player in MLB by fWAR (2.3) and 27th by bWAR (2.6) despite his 10 days shelved, making him a top-10-12 outfielder MLB-wide and top-5 in the American League. His .291/.377/.448 line and 139 wRC+ has been accompanied by 19 steals in 23 attempts. While at times he might need MapQuest in left field, Seattle’s first place positioning is due massively to their 31 year old free agent to be.
Arozarena is also back in time to build on those numbers, as he is sixth in American League All-Star voting just behind of his teammate in center, Julio Rodríguez. Ahead of him are deserving-but-injured superstars Aaron Judge and Mike Trout, as well as consistent standouts Byron Buxton and Cody Bellinger.
As a corresponding move, the Mariners optioned OF/1B Connor Joe to Triple-A Tacoma. Joe was pulled up frantically following Arozarena’s injury, but not able to make it swiftly enough to reach the ballpark initially. That led to the Moonlight Graham moment of Curtis Washington Jr., the 26 year old 19th-round pick who was plucked from High-A Everett for a night on the bench in T-Mobile Park. Seattle’s 40-man roster remains full at 40.
