In a corresponding move, second baseman Ryan Bliss was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.<\/p>\n
Crawford began the season on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. The injury limited him to just seven games and 18 plate appearances in spring training.<\/p>\n
He remained in Arizona when camp broke for the big league season, then rejoined the Mariners on Saturday, participating in batting practice and fielding drills.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old Crawford began a rehab assignment with Tacoma on Tuesday and appeared in one game, going 0 for 4 with a walk while batting second and playing shortstop. Crawford was presumably set for a second rehab game Wednesday night, but the Rainiers\u2019 matchup with El Paso was rained out<\/a>.<\/p>\n A Gold Glove winner in 2020, Crawford is the longest-tenured player on Seattle\u2019s roster, making his team debut in 2019. In seven seasons with the club, he has a career .250\/.341\/.369 slash line with a .710 OPS, 62 homers and 164 doubles.<\/p>\n Crawford had a 3.8\u00a0bWAR<\/a>\u00a0in 2025, the second-highest mark for his career, and slashed .265\/.352\/.370 with a .722 OPS, 12 homers and 24 doubles for the Mariners.<\/p>\n Bliss, 26, appeared in one game during the Mariners\u2019 seven-game homestand to begin the season. He went 0 for 2 at the plate.<\/p>\n In three seasons with the M\u2019s, he has a .210\/.282\/.360 slash line with a .642 OPS, three homers, four doubles, one triple and seven stolen bases over 45 games.<\/p>\n The club also announced right-hander Ryan Loutos has been placed on unconditional release waivers. Loutos was designated for assignment on Tuesday when the M\u2019s added top prospect Colt Emerson to the 40-man roster following his eight-year contract extension.<\/p>\n The Mariners are off Thursday before beginning their first road trip of the season Friday against the Los Angeles Angels at 6:38 p.m. Mariners Radio Network coverage of the series opener will begin at 6 p.m. with the pregame show. Click here<\/a> for details on how to hear the broadcast.<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n \u2022 Why Luis Castillo is so important for Seattle Mariners this season<\/a>
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