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Seattle Mariners Place Utility Player on Injured List; Starting Pitcher Throws Bullpen
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Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson speaks to the media before a game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. | Teren Kowatsch/Roundtable Sports
SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners received updates both positive and negative ahead of their series finale against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at T-Mobile Park.
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Mariners utility player/third baseman Brendan Donovan , who was scratched from Saturday's 5-4 win against the Cubs, took a hit in the batting cages directly from a live pitch. Seattle manager Dan Wilson was unable to clarify whether it was a thrown ball or one launched from a pitching machine.
Regardless, the connection was enough to land Donovan on the 7-day concussion injured list. The Mariners called up Patrick Wisdom in a corresponding move.
This will be Donovan's third stint on the IL this season. The 2025 All-Star missed most of the year due to his two stints on the shelf with a left groin strain related to a sports hernia surgery he underwent last year as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals .
"Unfortunately these things happen from time to time and it got him in a good spot," Wilson said in a pregame interview Sunday. "Obviously, it's a difficult thing. It's a frustrating thing. ... We've had these kinds of situations all year and we just have to keep pushing forward and bouncing back."
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Donovan has slashed .277/.371/.409 with a .780 OPS in 39 games this season and has hit seven doubles, a triple and three home runs with 15 RBIs.
Bryan Woo optimistic after bullpen
Another player who's been nursing his own ailment has been starting pitcher Bryan Woo.
Woo's schedule start for Saturday against the Cubs was delayed, resulting in top team pitching prospect Kade Anderson making his major league debut .
The 2025 All-Star's delay in his next outing is due to a nagging shoulder injury he suffered in his last outing against the Houston Astros on Aug. 16.
Woo's status for Seattle's upcoming series against the Philadelphia Phillies was contingent on how he felt after a bullpen that he threw Sunday before the game against Chicago.
Woo's pitching coaches, Pete Woodworth and Trent Blank, were optimistic following his bullpen and the fourth-year major leaguer echoed those sentiments.
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"(I just) wanted to see that I could throw everything — not with max effort — but really, really good intent. (Velocity's) one thing but in your mind, you just don't want to have any hesitation. I know I can throw sliders, breaking balls, whatever. Fastballs are probably the easiest any time coming back from injury or (when) you're dealing with anything. Breaking balls are always tougher cause you really want to finish pitches and don't want to add any hesitation on pitches."
If Woo gets the green light to return, he'll return for the series finale against the Phillies at 1:10 p.m. PT on Wednesday. Logan Gilbert and George Kirby will get the starts in games one and two of the series on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
Woo has a 4.10 ERA this season with 137 strikeouts in 138.1. innings pitched across 24 starts.
"We don't really have any room for grace, really," Woo said. "It's a sprint now."
