MITCH GARVER NEWS

Smacks 15th homer Garver went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over the Athletics.

Impact Garver's second-inning homer was all the run support Bryan Woo needed. Garver is up to 15 homers this year, including three over his last seven games. The 33-year-old has mostly had a disappointing season for the Mariners, posting a .172/.286/.341 slash line with 51 RBI, 37 runs scored and 17 doubles across 113 contests.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

Raleigh, Garver homer to help Mariners beat Athletics, 2-0

Cal Raleigh hit his 32nd homer, Bryan Woo struck out eight in five innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Friday night

SEPTEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Slugs 14th homer in win Garver went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Wednesday.

Impact Garver launched his 14th homer of the season in the seventh inning, extending the Mariners' lead to 3-1 at the time. The single and round tripper he generated snapped an 0-for-14 skid that had encompassed his previous four games and served as his third multi-hit effort of September. Despite Wednesday's success, Garver is limping to the finish line of the 2024 regular season with a .171/.286/.333 slash line across 426 plate appearances.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners continue fight for AL wild card with 8-1 win over Astros

Mitch Garver and Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of five Houston errors during an 8-1 victory over the Astros

SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heyward, Bregman and Tucker homer as Astros beat Mariners 4-3 to clinch 4th straight AL West title

Jason Heyward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and made a dazzling defensive play as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 to clinch their fourth consecutive AL West champi...

SEPTEMBER 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Swats three-run homer Garver went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer in Sunday's win over the Rangers.

Impact Garver clobbered the first pitch he saw from Andrew Heaney and sent it over the wall in center field for a three-run blast. He's only appeared in five games this month and Sunday was his first appearance in a full week. Over his last three games, Garver's racked up six hits and nine RBI and is one RBI shy of reaching 50 RBI in consecutive seasons for the first time in his career.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Kirby pitches 7 strong innings and Garver homers to lift Mariners over Rangers 7-0

George Kirby faced the minimum number of batters and gave up one hit in seven sparkling innings, and the Seattle Mariners shut out the Texas Rangers 7-0 to earn a series victory an...

SEPTEMBER 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Four-RBI breakout Wednesday Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run double, an RBI single, a run-scoring groundout and a run in a win over the Athletics on Wednesday.

Impact Garver had a hand in each of the Mariners' first three runs, driving Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena with a second-inning double before pushing Robles across again in the third via a timely single. The veteran accounted for Seattle's 15th run of the night hours later in the eighth inning with an RBI groundout, closing the book on his first four-RBI tally in exactly a calendar year and a day. Garver is still limping along with co-career-worst .167 average, but he's somehow still managed to record 44 RBI thanks in part to having knocked 29 of his 56 hits for extra bases.

SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Luis Urías homers and knocks in 4 as Mariners rout Athletics 16-3

Mitch Garver and Luis Urías both drove in four runs, George Kirby struck out nine in six innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 16-3 on Wednesday night

SEPTEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rare offensive success Friday Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run double in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Impact Drawing a second consecutive start for the first time since Aug. 9-10, Garver delivered his first multi-hit effort since July 26. In the process, the veteran snapped a 14-game RBI drought with his timely two-bagger, which plated Jorge Polanco and Justin Turner as part of a five-run first inning for the Mariners. Garver has now reached the 40-RBI threshold for the season and has impressively knocked 28 of his 54 hits for extra bases, but the second-highest strikeout rate of his career (31.5 percent) and a .215 BABIP are largely the culprits behind his abysmal .166/.286/.326 slash line.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Rare offensive success Friday Garver went 2-for-5 with a two-run double in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Impact Drawing a second consecutive start for the first time since Aug. 9-10, Garver delivered his first multi-hit effort since July 26. In the process, the veteran snapped a 14-game RBI drought with his double, which plated Jorge Polanco and Justin Turner as part of a five-run first inning for the Mariners. Garver has now reached the 40-RBI threshold for the season and has impressively knocked 28 of his 54 hits for extra bases, but the second-highest strikeout rate of his career (31.5 percent) and a .215 BABIP have led to an abysmal .166/.286/.326 slash line.

AUGUST 31 • ROTOWIRE

Bryce Miller throws 6 innings, Ryan Bliss homers to lead Mariners past Mets, 6-0

Bryce Miller threw six innings and combined with three relievers on Seattle’s 12th shutout of the season, Ryan Bliss hit a two-run shot for the second home run of his career and th...

AUGUST 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Successful as pinch hitter Thursday Garver entered Thursday's win over the Tigers as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and singled in his one plate appearance.

Impact Garver was on the bench to start the night for the third time in the last four games, but he delivered when called upon in the eighth. The struggling veteran now has hits in back-to-back games, but the 0-for-19 stretch that immediately preceded that pair of contests is a microcosm of a nightmarish debut campaign in Seattle that sees him carrying a .170 average and career-low .623 OPS through 94 games.

AUGUST 9 • ROTOWIRE

Retreating to bench Sunday Garver is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Impact After going 0-for-16 over a stretch of four starts from July 13 through July 22, Garver went 3-for-3 with two walks July 26 against the White Sox, only to endure another 0-for-16 showing over a four-game stretch. Garver had started in three of the Mariners' previous four games, but his ongoing slump will likely begin to cost him more playing time.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners' Mitch Garver Emotionally Opened Up About 2024 Struggles After Red Sox Loss "This is by far the worst I've ever played in my career," Garver said.

AUGUST 1 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Caught in the worst slump of his career, Garver trying to break out BOSTON -- The Mariners had countless scoring opportunities throughout Wednesday’s tight and tense game at Fenway Park, but no batter experie...

AUGUST 1 • MLB.COM

On base five times in rout Garver went 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Friday's 10-0 win over the White Sox.

Impact Making his first start at catcher since July 20, Garver had a perfect day at the plate and did pretty well behind it too, guiding George Kirby and the Seattle bullpen to a combined shutout. Garver had been stuck in a 2-for-29 slump in his last eight games heading into Friday, but he remains the only backup option to Cal Raleigh and is part of the mix at designated hitter despite a career-low .649 OPS on the season, so for now he has a stable floor for playing time. Once Randy Arozarena has joined the team and Julio Rodriguez (ankle) is back in action however, competition for those DH at-bats could be fierce.

JULY 27 • ROTOWIRE

Losing playing time Garver is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Garver is in the midst of a rough stretch at the plate, having gone hitless with eight strikeouts in his last five starts and 2-for-29 with a 32.4 percent strikeout rate over his past eight games. The ongoing slump looks to have cost him a regular spot in the lineup, as Garver will miss out Wednesday on the Mariners' third straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher (Griffin Canning). Jason Vosler will get a second straight start at designated hitter and may have overtaken Garver as the Mariners' preferred option for the time being.

JULY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Tuesday's lineup Garver is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.

Impact Garver has gone 0-for-10 with seven strikeouts and two walks in his first three games of the second half, and he'll sit for Tuesday's divisional contest. Jason Vosler will bat seventh as the designated hitter against Halos righty Jose Siriano.

JULY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Out of Sunday's lineup Garver is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Garver has gone 0-for-6 with two walks and four strikeouts to begin the second half and will sit for Sunday's contest. Mitch Haniger will bat seventh as the designated hitter in the series finale versus Houston.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort in Friday's loss Garver went 2-for-5 with an RBI ground-rule double and a run in an extra-inning loss to the Angels on Friday.

Impact Garver appeared to give the Mariners a path to an extra-inning victory with his 10th-inning two-bagger, which brought home Josh Rojas to snap a 4-4 tie. Seattle would go on to fall in the bottom of the frame on Willie Calhoun's two-run home run, nullifying Garver's sixth RBI in his last seven games. The veteran offseason addition has had his moments during the first half of his Mariners debut campaign, but he's still limping along with a .178 average and .654 OPS across 310 plate appearances.

JULY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Willie Calhoun hits 2nd homer of the night in 10th inning, walking off Angels' 6-5 win over Mariners

Willie Calhoun hit a two-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners

JULY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

On bench Thursday Garver isn't in the Mariners' lineup versus the Angels on Thursday.

Impact Garver will get some rest after starting in the last six games in which he went 4-for-26 with two home runs. Mitch Haniger is taking over as the designated hitter Thursday and is batting eighth.

JULY 11 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard Sunday Garver went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run during Sunday's 5-4 loss to Toronto in 10 innings.

Impact Garver clubbed his fourth home run in his last nine starts, tagging Jose Berrios for a three-run shot in the fifth inning. Though he's provided a steady flow of homers, Sunday's outing marked Garver's first multi-hit performance in 14 games. Since the start of June, Garver is batting 19-for-94 (.202) with 22 RBI.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks homer Thursday Garver went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Orioles.

Impact Garver didn't start Tuesday or Wednesday due to a sore wrist. He played in a non-defensive capacity Thursday and lifted a seventh-inning homer as the designated hitter while batting second in the lineup -- the highest spot he's hit all year. The 33-year-old struggled with a .187 batting average in June, though he slugged .453 with five homers, five doubles and 17 RBI. Overall, he's posted a .177/.295/.367 slash line with 11 long balls, 33 RBI, 28 runs scored and 12 doubles across 281 plate appearances.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE