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July 26: RHP Gregory Santos (right knee) undergoes MRI
Santos had imaging taken before Seattle's series opener in Chicago, which "came back OK," Mariners manager Scott Servais said on Friday.

The plan was for the power reliever to test the strength of the knee through a series of pregame exercises, with the possibility of being available again as soon as Saturday. Regardless, it appears that Santos will avoid the injured list.

Santos exited Seattle's most recent game, on Wednesday, during the eighth inning, when he attempted to pick off pinch-runner Kevin Pillar. After getting the ball back on the mound, Santos started to come set but stepped off the mound grimacing, resulting in a balk being called. Servais came out with an athletic trainer to talk with Santos, who spent the conversation on the mound doubled over. He was then pulled.

After the game, Servais said the injury was to Santos' right knee, sustained "a couple pitches earlier."

Santos was making just his fourth appearance of the season for the Mariners. The 24-year-old began the season on the IL with a lat strain, and didn't make his Seattle debut until July 9.

July 24: SS Felnin Celesten (Mariners' No. 5 prospect) re-injures wrist
Celesten, who has been playing the Arizona Complex League all season, had been out since June 20. According to Mariners general manager Justin Hollander, he initially received a shot to deal with soreness in June, but after going through the recovery process, that soreness returned. After seeing a different doctor and getting a second shot in a different location in his wrist, he built back up to full strength and returned to action Tuesday night -- going 2-for-2 before diving into a base and re-injuring the wrist.

"Unfortunately, he did not feel good after diving into the base, so we’ll reassess where we’re at," Hollander said.

In his first professional season, Celesten is slashing .352/.431/.568 with 27 RBIs in 32 games.

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10-DAY/15-DAY INJURED LIST

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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