Andrés Muñoz won’t pitch again for the Mariners this season. 

Prior to Friday’s game vs. the Angels, Seattle’s closer was placed on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, ending his season. 

Right-hander Troy Taylor was recalled from Triple A-Tacoma to take his spot on the roster. 

Muñoz tweaked the knee in his last appearance on Sunday against the Rockies. 

He finished the season with 61 appearances, posting a 5-6 record with 28 saves, 10 blown saves and a 4.24 ERA. In 57 ⅓ innings pitched, he struck out 89 batters with 24 walks. 

Taylor, 25, made 54 appearances with Tacoma this season, going 1-2 with five saves and a 5.05 ERA.

Award winners

Prior to Friday’s game, the Seattle chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) presented its annual awards to the top Mariners performers for the 2026 season. 

As the Mariners’ top hitter this season, Randy Arozarena was a unanimous selection as the Most Valuable Player. 

He came into Friday with a .279/.380/.479 slash line, including 32 doubles, a triple, 26 homers, 109 runs scored, 76 RBI and 25 stolen bases. 

It was the sixth consecutive season where he recorded 20-plus homers and 20-plus stolen bases in each of the last six seasons. 

Logan Gilbert was named the Mariners’ most valuable pitcher for the second time in his career. 

Gilbert has made 31 starts for the Mariners this season and is scheduled to pitch Sunday in the season finale. He has posted a 12-11 record with a 3.81 ERA. In 182 innings pitched, he has struck out 197 batters with 48 walks.

He reached 1,000 career strikeouts on July 11 at Tampa Bay, becoming one of five Mariners pitchers to reach the mark with the team. On Wednesday vs. Houston, he passed Mark Langston for fourth-most strikeouts in team history. Gilbert trails only Félix Hernández (2,524), Randy Johnson (2,162) and Jamie Moyer (1,239) on Seattle’s all-time strikeout list.

Cal Raleigh was chosen for the Larry Stone “Good Guy” award. He is the second recipient of the award, which replaced the Unsung Hero Award last season. Muñoz was the first recipient. 

The award is named in honor and recognition of longtime Seattle Times baseball writer and columnist and former National BBWAA President Larry Stone. It recognizes a player whose contributions spill out beyond the field and include their presence in the clubhouse and community, and their interactions with the media.