Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On base twice in Friday's start
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Haniger, drawing his first start since Sept. 18, went 1-for-3 with a walk in a win over the Athletics on Friday.
The veteran outfielder has been relegated to spot duty down the stretch, as Friday marked only his sixth turn with the starting nine since the calendar flipped to September. In his 2024 return to Seattle, Haniger hasn't been able to approximate the level of production he flashed during the height of his first Mariners tenure, and he's now gone 13 games without an extra-base hit.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Losing out on at-bats vs. righties
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Haniger will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Though he'll be included in the lineup Sunday against Rangers southpaw Andrew Heaney, Haniger has fallen out of the mix for regular playing time against right-handers in September. Haniger failed to pick up a start in any of the Mariners' previous six games.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Not starting Wednesday
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Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup Wednesday against Oakland.
Haniger will be missing a third consecutive start Wednesday after recording just one hit over his last five games. Mitch Garver will serve as Seattle's designated hitter and bat seventh while Haniger sits.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Resting Tuesday
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Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against Oakland.
Haniger is 1-for-15 with six strikeouts over his last five games and will now miss out on the starting nine for the second consecutive game. Cal Raleigh will take over as Seattle's designated hitter while Mitch Garver catches for Luis Castillo.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Taking seat Monday
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Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
After going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday, Haniger will now sit down for the fourth time in Seattle's last five games. His absence will put Randy Arozarena in the DH spot while Luke Raley mans left field, opening up first base for Justin Turner.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On bench Friday
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Haniger is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
He will yield to Mitch Garver at DH on Friday, marking Haniger's third time out of the starting lineup in four games. Friday's contest marks the first time in 2024 that Haniger hasn't been in the starting nine against a left-handed pitcher.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On bench Wednesday
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Haniger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
With Cal Raleigh getting a day off behind the plate but staying in the lineup at designated hitter, the Mariners won't have a spot available for Haniger. The 33-year-old should crack the lineup more often than not when the Mariners face left-handed pitching, but Haniger's opportunities to pick up starts against righties may be more sporadic, especially now that Julio Rodriguez is able to play the outfield again coming off a right ankle injury.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Not starting Monday
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Haniger is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.
Hanniger will begin Monday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over his last two starts. In Haniger's stead, Justin Turner will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter and will bat sixth against Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Belts pinch-hit homer Wednesday
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Haniger entered a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat.
The veteran outfielder had returned to the starting lineup Tuesday following a one-game absence due to a quadriceps injury and gone 0-for-4, but he delivered in the clutch off the bench a day later. However, Haniger's blast only served to get the Mariners halfway to Los Angeles' eight-run total and turned out to be the final run of the night for Seattle. The solo shot snapped an 11-game homer-drought for the 33-year-old, whose .353 slugging percentage remains a career low.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: In Tuesday's lineup
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Haniger (quad) will start in right field and bat seventh Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Haniger was forced to make an early exit from Saturday's game due to a quad injury, but he was available off the bench Monday and will now return to the starting nine Tuesday. The 33-year-old has begun to heat up lately, slashing .256/.293/.436 with two homers and eight RBI across 41 plate appearances since the start of August.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Inching closer to full strength
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Haniger (quad) is being considered day-to-day and was available to pinch hit Monday night against the Dodgers, Kyle Glaser of The Associated Press reports.
The Mariners didn't call upon Haniger to pinch hit in the series opener, but the fact that he was available off the bench is a positive sign. The outfielder suffered a quad injury during Saturday's game against the Pirates and hasn't seen any action since.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Exits with quad injury Saturday
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Haniger went 2-for-2 with a run in a loss to the Pirates on Saturday before being removed from the game in the fourth inning with a quadriceps injury, per MLB.com.
Haniger's injury, which occurred on his leaping attempt at a Rowdy Tellez fourth-inning home run, put a damper on his first multi-hit effort since Aug. 3. The veteran outfielder has started to show some signs of climbing out of his season-long funk this month, as he is sporting a .256 batting average, .729 OPS and eight RBI across 41 August plate appearances, albeit while striking out at an elevated 34.1 percent clip over that span. Haniger is considered day-to-day for the time being.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Squeezed out of lineup
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Haniger is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Haniger had started in all but two of the Mariners' previous 18 games, but he'll hit the bench Thursday and looks like he could be at risk of losing hold of his near-everyday role with both Dominic Canzone and Julio Rodriguez recently making returns from the injured list. Canzone will start in right field Thursday, while Rodriguez is out of the lineup after aggravating a right ankle injury Wednesday, though the Mariners don't believe the 23-year-old will have to return to the IL. Assuming Rodriguez is back in action in short order as the Mariners' primary designated hitter, Haniger may have to settle for the short side of a platoon in the outfield with the lefty-hitting Canzone.
Haniger went 1-for-4 with a walk-off three-run double in a win over the Tigers on Thursday.
Haniger stepped to the plate with two out and the bases loaded in the ninth and delivered a double to right field that just got past the glove of Ryan Vilade and skipped to the wall. The bases-clearing knock pushed Haniger's RBI total to six over the last six games. The timely hit also snapped a brief 0-for-9 funk for Haniger, who sports a .208 batting average and .644 OPS across 98 games this season.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Plays hero in Saturday's win
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Haniger went 2-for-3 with two RBI from a solo home run and a game-winning bases-loaded walk while adding another base on balls and another run in an extra-inning victory over the Phillies on Saturday.
Haniger was responsible for the Mariners' first and final runs of the night, accomplishing the former with his 11th home run of the season in the fifth to start a comeback from a 5-0 deficit. It was Haniger's second straight game leaving the yard after having homered just once in the previous 13 contests, and it also extended his on-base streak to eight consecutive starts. Haniger's plate discipline also paid off in the 10th when he pushed the game-winning run across with his second walk of the night, and he's looked much more like his typically reliable self of late by forging a .286 average and 1.087 OPS across the 36 plate appearances covering his last nine games.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Reaches 10-homer mark
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Haniger went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Phillies.
Haniger produced his first multi-hit effort since June 14. He singled in the second inning and scored on a Luke Raley homer before going yard himself in the seventh inning for Seattle's last run of the game. Aside from the first few weeks of the season, Haniger has not been very consistent at the plate. He has a .209/.293/.347 slash line with 10 homers, 36 RBI, 34 runs scored and 11 doubles over 93 contests this season. He's still getting a decent share of playing time between right field and designated hitter, but Haniger's role could be reduced once Dominic Canzone (thigh) or Julio Rodriguez (ankle) returns from his respective injury.
Haniger will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Monday's game against the Red Sox.
Haniger will nab his fifth straight start Monday after producing two extra-base hits and drawing five walks over the past four contests. His recent success at the plate could be enough for Haniger to remain a regular in the lineup for the time being, but he'll be at risk of moving into a part-time role as soon as his bat cools down.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Goes deep in loss
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Haniger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a loss to the Angels.
Haniger accounted for Seattle's only run with a second-inning solo blast to center field. He'd been struggling coming into the contest, batting a meager .130 through 10 contests in July and an even more meager .098 over his previous 18 games overall. Still. Haniger has consistently been in the Mariners' lineup of late due in part to injuries to Julio Rodriguez (ankle) and Dominic Canzone (thigh).
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Playing time increasing
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Haniger will start in right field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Haniger will pick up his fourth start in five games, with two coming against lefties and two coming against righties. The 33-year-old has gone 1-for-7 with five strikeouts and two walks since the All-Star break and is holding down a career-worst .615 OPS on the season, but he could nonetheless be in store for an uptick in playing time while the Mariners are down three regulars due to injury (Julio Rodriguez, J.P. Crawford and Dominic Canzone) in addition to recently moving struggling everyday first baseman Ty France off the 40-man roster.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Produces as DH in win
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Haniger slotted in as the designated hitter in Sunday's win over the Astros and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.
Haniger was logging his second consecutive start after sitting out the last two games before the All-Star break and the first one after the pause in play concluded Friday. The 33-year-old was able to make some offensive contributions, which have been few and far between for him this season in his return from a one-year stay with the Giants. The Mariners notably cut ties with another once-productive veteran in Ty France after Sunday's game, and Haniger may need to give his current .208/.287/.335 slash line a serious boost soon in order to avoid a similar fate.
