JORGE POLANCO NEWS

Full activities by January Polanco's (knee) agent, Ulises Cabrera, said Monday that his client is expected to be cleared for full baseball activities by January, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.

Impact Polanco dealt with a patellar tendon issue in his left knee for much of the 2024 season before finally undergoing surgery in October. He's a free agent after the Mariners declined his $12 million club option for 2025 but is expected to enter spring training fully healthy. Polanco posted a career-worst .651 OPS this season but is a decent bounce-back candidate in 2025 if he can stay healthy.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Jorge Polanco set for free agency after Mariners decline option Veteran second baseman Jorge Polanco is set to become a free agent after the Seattle Mariners declined his $12 million option, the team anno...

NOVEMBER 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Mariners back to drawing board at 2B after letting Polanco, Urías walk SEATTLE -- The Mariners will spend another offseason attempting to finally solve their second base problem, as the club on Friday announced...

NOVEMBER 1 • MLB.COM

Mariners decline Jorge Polanco's $12 million option, allowing him to become a free agent

Second baseman Jorge Polanco’s $12 million option has been declined by the Seattle Mariners, who will pay a $750,000 buyout and allow him to become a free agent

NOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Free agent after declined option The Mariners declined Polanco's (knee) $12 million club option for 2025 on Friday.

Impact He'll receive a $750,000 buyout instead and is now a free agent. Polanco collected a career-worst .651 OPS in 2024 while playing through a patellar tendon issue in his left knee which eventually required surgery last month. The expectation is that he will be ready in time for spring training, but the veteran infielder will be looking for a new home.

NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners 2B Polanco has left knee surgery, report says Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent left knee surgery on Thursday and is expected to be ready for spring training, ESPN...

OCTOBER 11 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Underwent knee surgery Polanco had surgery Thursday to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Polanco had one of his worst seasons in 2024 as he tried to play through the year with knee pain that became more problematic. The switch hitter saw a dramatic dip in his production from the left side of the plate, producing an OPS of .646, which is 150 points below his career average of .796. The second baseman is expected to be ready for spring training, but it is not determined which uniform he will be in as the Mariners way a $12 million club option or $750,000 buyout.

OCTOBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Polanco leads Mariners against the Astros after 4-hit outing

The Seattle Mariners take on the Houston Astros after Jorge Polanco had four hits against the Astros on Tuesday

SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Four hits in Tuesday's loss Polanco went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Astros.

Impact Polanco continued his recent surge at the plate -- he's 10-for-21 (.476) with four RBI and three extra-base hits over his last five games. Unfortunately for the Mariners, Polanco was often stranded on base as the bottom-third of the order went hitless. The second baseman has had a career-worst season with a .214/.295/.359 slash line over 115 contests, though he's added 16 homers, 45 RBI, 43 runs scored, four stolen bases and 11 doubles while seeing regular playing time when healthy.

SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE

Raps out three hits in win Polanco went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a double in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.

Impact Polanco plated the Mariners' second run of the day with his timely first-inning knock, and he later added his first two-bagger since Aug. 20. The veteran infielder is having another mostly difficult month, however, as even Saturday's production only served to push his September slash line to a forgettable .169/.219/.288 across 64 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Homers Tuesday Polanco went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Yankees.

Impact Polanco got the Mariners on the board early with a solo home run off Luis Gil in the second inning. The home run was just his second extra-base hit and sixth hit overall in 53 plate appearance since Aug. 30, a span during which he's hit just .128. Polanco is having by far the least productive campaign of his professional career, slashing just .203/.292/.346 with 15 homers, 40 RBI, 41 runs, four steals and a 44:129 BB:K in 428 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE

Getting Sunday off Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Polanco will be joined on the bench by Josh Rojas, Luke Raley and Cal Raleigh as the Mariners give some regulars a breather in a day game after a night game. Dylan Moore will check in at second base in place of Polanco, who has gone just 5-for-40 (.125 average) at the plate thus far in September.

SEPTEMBER 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rangers starter deGrom pitches 3 2/3 scoreless innings in his return from elbow surgery

Texas Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom struck out four in 3 2/3 scoreless innings at Seattle in his return from Tommy John surgery

SEPTEMBER 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slugs 14th homer Sunday Polanco went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a win over the Cardinals on Sunday.

Impact Polanco got in on the fun of the Mariners' 13-hit barrage with a fifth-inning shot off Steven Matz with Justin Turner aboard, extending Seattle's lead to 9-2 at the time. Polanco snapped a nine-game homer drought with the round tripper, which was also just his second hit in the last eight contests. The 31-year-old notably went down on strikes in his other three plate appearances Sunday, pushing his strikeout rate to a career-worst 30.6 percent and highlighting one of the primary culprits behind his career-low .204 average, .296 OBP and .643 OPS.

SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE

Arozarena hits first homer against former team, Mariners rout Cardinals 10-4

Randy Arozarena and Jorge Polanco hit two-run home runs and the Seattle Mariners scored five times in the first inning on their way to a 10-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals o...

SEPTEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heads to bench Polanco is not in Friday's lineup against the Cardinals.

Impact Polanco will head to the bench for the second time in three games after starting the previous three. Dylan Moore is getting the start at second base, even with righty Erick Fedde on the hill for St. Louis.

SEPTEMBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

Idle Wednesday Polanco isn't in Seattle's lineup Wednesday against the Athletics.

Impact Polanco will get a chance to regroup Wednesday after going 0-for-13 with four walks over his last five games. While he rests, Dylan Moore will start at the keystone and bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Seth Brown homers, hits game-ending single as A's beat Mariners 3-2 for 2nd straight walk-off win

Seth Brown homered in the fourth inning and hit a game-ending single in the ninth that led the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 for their second straight walk-off wi...

SEPTEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Connects for 13th homer Polanco went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Rays on Monday.

Impact Polanco uncorked a 341-foot laser to right field in the second inning to answer a Josh Lowe homer for the Rays in the visitor half of the frame. Polanco's round tripper snapped an eight-game home-run drought, and he's now just four away from putting together his best season in that department since his outlier 33-homer campaign for the Twins in 2021.

AUGUST 27 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners meet the Rays with 1-0 series lead

The Seattle Mariners play the Tampa Bay Rays, leading the series 1-0

AUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Randy Arozarena hits a 3-run homer against his former team as the Mariners top the Rays 5-1

Randy Arozarena smacked a three-run homer against his former team, Bryce Miller allowed two hits and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts over seven innings, and the Seattle Marin...

AUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Woo pitches seven strong innings, Mariners score twice in sixth and beat the Giants 4-3

Bryan Woo pitched seven strong innings, and the Seattle Mariners capitalized on two hit batters in the sixth to score twice and beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Sunday

AUGUST 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Records fourth steal Saturday Polanco went 0-for-2 with two walks, a stolen base and a run in a loss to the Giants on Saturday.

Impact Polanco got it done with some classic small ball Saturday, showing some solid plate discipline and recording a rare steal during one of his trips on the basepaths. The veteran has progressively crawled out of a deep hole offensively over the course of the second half of the season, with Saturday's production pushing his post-All-Star-break slash line to an impressive .269/.358/.529 across 120 plate appearances. Despite the quite night from a power perspective Saturday, Polanco has also shown some impressive pop during that span, knocking 13 of his 28 hits for extra bases while driving in 18 runs.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners host the Giants on home winning streak

The Seattle Mariners host the San Francisco Giants looking to continue a five-game home winning streak

AUGUST 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mariners aim to break slide in matchup with the Giants

The Seattle Mariners look to break a three-game losing streak when they take on the San Francisco Giants

AUGUST 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS