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The Seattle Mariners will have to navigate the next week or two without utility player Brendan Donovan , as he hit the injured list with a left groin strain on Monday afternoon. The designation is retroactive to April 18, which would make him available to return for the final game of the Mariners series against the Minnesota Twins on April 29.
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It has been a disappointing start to the season for the Mariners, who are 10-13 overall and 1-8 on the road. Despite no team in the American League West being above .500 at this point in the season, the Mariners still sit in fourth place in the division. Being without one of their top players for the next 10 days won't make it any easier to make up ground.
Donovan has been one of the team's best hitters in his first season with the team, owning a .304/.437/.518 slash line with three home runs, which puts him second on the team, behind Luke Raley in both average and homers. While his hitting has made him a valuable player, Donovan currently grades out as the team's worst defender , with a groin strain potentially making his impact in the field and on the basepaths even worse as the season goes on.
The Mariners selected Will Wilson to replace Donovan, a minor league infielder currently playing with Tacoma. Wilson had 92 plate appearances in his first big league at-bats last season for the Cleveland Guardians , batting .192 with zero home runs. The Mariners will have a tough time replacing Brendan Donovan 's bat if Wilson maintains that level of production as his replacement.
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