Mariners put Brendan Donovan on 10-day IL, add Will Wilson to active roster
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners third baseman Brendan Donovan was placed on the 10-day injured list retroactive to Saturday with a left groin muscle strain. Donovan exited Friday’s 5-0 loss to the Texas Rangers with a left hip issue. He has also been dealing with right groin discomfort for two weeks and suggested it might be related to an Oct.
7 sports hernia surgery. “It’s something that you have to closely monitor and keep watching on,” manager Dan Wilson said Saturday. “It’s a big surgery, and he did a great job of getting through it, getting to spring training, and the slow ramp-up in spring training.
And now we’re into the season. So, it’s just continued monitoring. ” Donovan, 29, is hitting .
304 and has three home runs, eight RBIs and nine walks in 18 games this season. The Mariners acquired Donovan from the Cardinals in February in a three-team trade involving the Tampa Bay Rays. In other moves, the Mariners selected the contract of infielder Will Wilson, 27, from Triple-A Tacoma.
Wilson, a first-round pick in the 2019 amateur draft, made his major league debut last season with the Cleveland Guardians. He hit . 192 with four doubles, two RBIs and two stolen bases in 34 games with the Guardians.