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July 29: 1B Ty France, cash traded to Reds for C Andruw Salcedo
Designated for assignment on July 23, France was sent to the Reds for Saucedo, a catcher who was playing for Single-A Daytona.

In his first two and a half seasons with the Mariners, France hit .284 with 40 home runs in 315 games, culminating with a 2022 season that saw him hit .308 with an .846 OPS in the first half and make his first career All-Star Game. In the past two seasons, though, France has struggled, striking out 200 times in 246 games.

In four Minor League seasons, the 21-year-old Salcedo has produced a slash line of .246/.347/.330 in 98 games.

July 28: C Harry Ford (Mariners' No. 2 prospect, MLB Pipeline's No. 23 overall) placed on IL with concussion
Ford suffered the injury after taking a baseball to the facemask while catching during Thursday's game for Double-A Arkansas, Mariners assistant general manager Andy McKay shared in a text message on Sunday. Ford remained in and finished the game but was still experiencing symptoms the following day. The Travelers then placed him on the IL one day after that, on Saturday.

McKay added that the Mariners aren't concerned that Ford will be sidelined for an extended period.

Seattle's first-round pick in 2021, Ford has spent all season at Arkansas, where he's slashed .247/.373/.370 (.743 OPS) with five homers, two triples, 18 doubles, 76 strikeouts, 52 walks and 31 RBIs in 82 games.

He's also perhaps their most tradable top-end prospect ahead of Tuesday's Trade Deadline, given that he's 21 years old, is among the Mariners' most athletic Minor Leaguers and faces a logjam at the big league level behind Cal Raleigh.

July 28: 2B Jorge Polanco exits with knee issue
The veteran departed Sunday's game as the Mariners took the field in the seventh inning with what manager Scott Servais described as a "knee issue" that Polanco has been dealing with. He also indicated that Seattle's comfortable lead in an eventual 6-3 win played into the decision.

"It's something that he's dealt with in the past," Servais said. "So that's just where we're at in the season. He wants to play everyday because he knows he's going really good with the bat, and we want to keep him in there, but I thought with where we were at in the ballgame, let's get him off his legs a little bit. We've got a big series ahead of us."

Based on those comments, it sounds as if Polanco will be in play for the Mariners' three-gamer that begins on Monday at Fenway Park, especially with the turnaround he's on. Polanco went 5-for-13 with three homers over the weekend in Chicago, and overall, is hitting .286 with a 1.028 OPS since the All-Star break.

July 27: RHP Bryan Woo (right hamstring) exits out of precaution
The Mariners' electric righty left after throwing 70 pitches over four innings in Saturday's 6-3 win in Chicago, which Mariners manager Scott Servais revealed postgame to be related to the right hamstring that landed Woo on the injured list last month. Specifically, Servais said that Woo aggravated the area during a 25-pitch third inning.

"He gutted it out and got through the fourth," Servais said. "He didn't have as good as stuff and I knew he wasn't feeling great, and I just decided to pull the plug at that point."

Woo and the Mariners, however, believe that he'll be fine to make his next scheduled start, which would be next Friday when the Mariners open a nine-game homestand against the National League-leading Phillies.

"I just felt it a little bit, and the training staff and the coaches were wanting to be cautious about it and be smart about it," Woo said. "Hamstrings can be tricky. I don't have a whole lot of experience with them, and so I kind of just trust the training staff and what they were telling me."

July 27: RHP Gregory Santos (right knee) returns to action
Santos made his first appearance since exiting Wednesday's game and undergoing an MRI, but he was a little shaky with his landing. The flamethrower loaded the bases in the eighth inning of Saturday's 6-3 win, capped by a hit-by-pitch to Eloy Jiménez, which forced Mariners manager Scott Servais to turn to closer Andrés Muñoz earlier than anticipated.

Saturday marked only the fifth appearance of the season for Santos, who was one of Seattle's key offseason acquisitions -- and one who the club is hoping can be a vital piece to its bullpen down the stretch.

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

C Harry Ford (concussion, No. 2 on Mariners' top prospects list, No. 23 overall)
Expected return: Early August
Ford was diagnosed with a concussion on July 26 when he felt lingering symptoms after taking a foul ball off his facemask the night before, and was placed on the IL on July 27. At the time, Mariners assistant general manager Andy McKay did not believe Ford would be out an extended period of time. (Last updated: July 28)

CF Julio Rodríguez (high right ankle sprain)
Expected return: TBD
Rodríguez hurt himself leaping into the wall in center field in Seattle's July 21 game against Houston, catching his cleat in the padding hard enough that he left a hole when he fell to the warning track. After a delay, he walked off the field without assistance, and postgame X-rays came back negative, but on July 23, the Mariners placed him on the 10-day IL with a high ankle sprain.

"His ankle didn’t respond the way we had hoped after he was initially able to walk off," general manager Justin Hollander said on July 24. "He felt OK postgame, but as they got in and assessed it in the 48 hours afterwards, they felt like the best thing to do would be to give him a week down and then reassess." (Last updated: July 24)

SS J.P. Crawford (right pinky fracture)
Expected return: August/September
Crawford was hit on the back of his right hand by a changeup on the second pitch of the bottom of the first inning in Seattle's July 22 game against the Angels. He stayed in to run the bases but didn't take the field at short for the top of the second inning, with Dylan Moore replacing him. X-rays revealed a hairline fracture in his pinky finger. General manager Justin Hollander said that Crawford would get X-rayed on a weekly basis to track his recovery, with a targeted return of 4-6 weeks.

It's the second stint on the IL this season for Crawford, who missed about a month with an oblique strain in late April and May. (Last updated: July 24)

OF Dominic Canzone (right adductor strain)
Expected return: Mid-August
Canzone sustained the injury when making a diving catch on July 7, then he attempted to play through it before the pain became pronounced enough to be pulled in their next game, on July 9 in San Diego. On July 24, general manager Justin Hollander said Canzone was set to go to the Mariners' complex in Arizona to begin building back up to game action, with an estimated four-week timeline to return to the big league club. (Last updated: July 24)

60-DAY INJURED LIST

RHP Matt Brash (right elbow inflammation)
Expected return: June 2025
Brash, who underwent Tommy John surgery on May 8, is set to begin throwing in August, according to Mariners general manager Justin Hollander.

"Matt’s doing awesome right now, according to our people," Hollander said. "Couldn’t be going better."

Brash's surgery ended his 2024 season, three months after initially experiencing soreness during his second bullpen session in Spring Training.

Brash had the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow repaired and a brace installed, which has typically allowed patients to begin physical therapy sooner. That's why the Mariners are hopeful Brash can return in 12 months, potentially as soon as June 2025. (Last updated: June 24)

OF/UTL Sam Haggerty (torn right Achilles)
Expected return: May 2025
Haggerty tore his right Achilles on May 18, in his second game after getting optioned back to Triple-A Tacoma, and he underwent surgery with Dr. Albert O. Gee at the University of Washington the following week. He then departed for Arizona shortly after to transition his recovery there. Before leaving Seattle, Haggerty mentioned in passing that his timeline would be around 12 months if all goes well with his subsequent rehab. (Last updated: June 12)

RHP Jackson Kowar (right UCL surgery)
Expected return: 2025
Kowar was transferred to the 60-day IL shortly after receiving word that he would need to undergo Tommy John surgery, which ended his season before it even began. The former first-round Draft pick was among the leading candidates to win a bullpen spot before suffering the injury in his second Cactus League outing. (Last updated: March 10)

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