CHICAGO – Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Justin Hollander announced today the following roster moves:
- Brendan Donovan, INF/OF, reinstated from 10-day Injured List (left groin muscle strain).
- Jhonny Pereda, C, optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.
Donovan, 29, has been out since April 20 with a left groin muscle strain. He appeared in 1 game with Double-A Arkansas on a rehab assignment, going 1-for-3 with 1 double and 2 walks. He is batting .304 (17x56) with 7 runs scored, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 8 RBI and 9 walks in 18 games to begin his Mariners career, getting on base at a .437 clip, slugging .518 with a .954 OPS and 175 OPS+.
The left-handed hitting infielder/outfielder is tied for the Major League lead with 2 leadoff home runs this year, which included becoming the first player in Mariners history to hit a leadoff home run on Opening Day (March 26 vs. Cleveland).
Donovan spent his first 4 seasons (2022-25) with the St. Louis Cardinals and was acquired by Seattle on Feb. 2, 2026 as part of a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. Defensively, he has appeared exclusively at third base for the Mariners but has also played second base, left field, right field, first base, and shortstop throughout his career. Donovan won a Gold Glove Award in 2022 and made the NL All-Star team in 2025.
Pereda, (per-AY-duh) 30, appeared in 2 games during his stint in the Majors with Seattle after being recalled on Saturday, May 2, going 2-for-5. He has appeared in 23 games with Triple-A Tacoma this season, batting .333 (26x78) with 15 runs, 2 doubles, 2 home runs and 8 RBI. He has a .418 on-base percentage, slugging .436 for an .853 OPS. He has appeared in 21 games at catcher and 2 as the designated hitter.
Pereda was acquired by the Mariners on January 27, 2026 from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash considerations. Pereda has appeared in parts of 2 Major League seasons with the Marlins (2024), Athletics (2025) and Twins (2025), batting .241 (26x108) with 6 doubles and 8 RBI in 48 Major League games. Pereda has also pitched in 4 MLB games recording 3 strikeouts, including striking out 4-time MVP Shohei Ohtani.
Pereda, who was born in San Juan, Venezuela, has had a 13-year professional career in the Cubs (2013-19), Red Sox (2021), Giants (2022), Reds (2023), Marlins (2024), Athletics (2025) and Twins (2025) organizations. He was originally signed by the Chicago Cubs on April 1, 2013.