Robles (pec strain) goes on IL; Mariners select Connor Joe

The Mariners placed outfielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday, retroactive to Tuesday, with a right pec strain and selected infielder/outfielder Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma. In addition, right-hander Carlos Vargas (right lat strain) was transferred from the 15- to 60-day IL.

Joe, 33, is batting .235 with four doubles, one home run, four RBIs and three walks in nine games with Triple-A Tacoma. He’s appeared defensively at first base, left field and right field for the Rainiers this season. Joe slashed .340/.411/.560 in 50 Spring Training at-bats for Seattle.

“He’ll bring leadership to the clubhouse,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said of Joe, who started at first base in Wednesday’s series finale against the Rangers. “[He’s] been around the game awhile here and is more of a veteran-type player, and put up really good numbers in Spring Training in terms of just his approach, his consistency.”

The 5-foot-11, 205-pounder appeared with the Reds and Padres in the 2025 season, batting .186 with four doubles, four RBIs, two stolen bases and seven walks in 42 games.

Joe was the 39th overall pick in the 2014 MLB Draft. He has appeared in six seasons in the Majors with San Francisco (2019), Colorado (2021-22), Pittsburgh (2023-24), Cincinnati (2025) and San Diego (2025).

Robles, 28, is batting .231 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in five games with Seattle. Since joining the Mariners in 2024, he is 37-for-40 in stolen-base attempts.

The Dominican Republic native spent most of last season on the injured list after suffering a left shoulder dislocation making a leaping catch into the netting on April 6 at San Francisco, causing him to miss 119 games.

Wilson said Robles was injured throwing to the bases in outfield drills before Tuesday’s 3-2 loss to the Rangers.

Robles began his career with the Nationals, appearing in eight big league seasons for them from 2017-24. Robles was the starting center fielder on Washington's 2019 World Series-winning team. He originally signed with the club as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic on July 2, 2013.

Vargas, 26, was placed in the 15-day injured list on March 27. He made 70 appearances for the Mariners in 2025, going 5-5 with a 3.97 ERA with 54 strikeouts and 23 walks.

Vargas has appeared in parts of two MLB seasons with the Diamondbacks (2023) and Mariners (2025). He was originally signed by the Guardians as an international free agent on July 2, 2016 and was acquired by the Mariners on November 22, 2023, along with catcher Seby Zavala from Arizona in exchange for infielder Eugenio Suárez.