TY FRANCE NEWS

With his wrist feeling better, Mariners' Ty France back to 'just playing baseball' Since the All-Star break, Ty France's wrist has been pain free. He's also settling into his new role at first base since the addition of Abr...

AUGUST 4, 2021 • SEATTLETIMES.COM

Mashes 11th homer France went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 8-2 win over the Rays.

Impact He led off the seventh inning with a solo shot off Chris Mazza, but France was in the thick of Seattle's five-run third as well. The 27-year-old roared back with a vengeance after seeing his nine-game hitting streak snapped Sunday, and he's slashing .343/.397/.537 through 16 contests since the All-Star break -- a span in which he's hit three of his 11 homers on the year.

AUGUST 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Launches 10th homer France went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Rangers.

Impact He turned around a Spencer Patton fastball to lead off the ninth inning, giving the M's a very temporary reprieve and France his 10th homer of the season. He's hit safely in nine straight games, batting .297 (11-for-37) over that stretch, but that actually counts as cooling down for the streaky 27-year-old -- since the All-Star break he's slashing a sizzling .375/.434/.479.

AUGUST 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wielding hot bat as July concludes France, who went 2-for-4 with a run in a loss to the Astros on Wednesday, owns a .375 average, .913 OPS and minuscule 9.4 percent strikeout rate in the 53 plate appearances coveri...

Impact France also has multi-hit efforts in exactly half of those contests, with the only possible quibble with his numbers being the fact he only has three extra-base hits (two doubles, one home run) during that span. Nevertheless, the hot-hitting infielder now owns a rock-solid .278/.356/.421 slash line on the season, and his respective .331 and .333 averages with men on base and men in scoring position have helped lead to 44 RBI over 93 games.

JULY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners pull closer in wild card race, hold off A's 4-3

Kyle Seager had a key two-out, two-run single as part of Seattle’s four-run third inning, Marco Gonzales won his second straight decision, and the Mariners inched closer in the Ame...

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reaches base three times in win France went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 win over the Athletics.

Impact France walked to begin the bottom half of the second and came around to score on a two-run homer from Cal Raleigh. The 26-year-old would end up notching a single and then a double his next two times up, giving him five multi-hit performances over his last seven games. He's been swinging a hot bat for a while now and it's brought his slash line up to .276/.356/.429 with nine homers, 43 RBI, 44 runs scored and a 27:63 BB:K over 368 plate appearances.

JULY 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Wielding hot bat France went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and a run Tuesday in the Mariners' 6-4 win over the Rockies.

Impact France has put together four multi-hit games in a row, helping him raise his season average from .262 to .277. He'll start at second base in Wednesday's series finale, but France should see the bulk of his playing time at first base moving forward with Evan White (hip) having been shut down for the season.

JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Keys win with three-run blast France went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored Sunday against the Angels.

Impact France broke the game open with his three-run blast in the fifth inning, taking Los Angeles starter Patrick Sandoval deep to give the Mariners a 6-0 lead. It was the ninth homer of the year for France, who's hitting a crisp .351 over his last 15 contests, including a 7-of-for-12 (.583) clip across his last three.

JULY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort in win France went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Impact France's timely third-inning single plated Mitch Haniger, snapping a 1-1 tie in the process. France has been trending upward for some time, as he now sports a .313/.352/.417 slash line and nine RBI over the 54 plate appearances covering his last 13 games.

JULY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Collects pair of hits France went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 12-1 loss to the Yankees.

Impact France was the only Mariner with multiple hits on the evening and drove in the team's lone run on an RBI-single to left-center field in the sixth. The 26-year-old has been a bright spot so far this season, slashing .268/.353/.428 with eight homers, 35 RBI, 37 runs scored and a 25:56 BB:K over 317 plate appearances.

JULY 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Productive in defeat France went 1-for-3 with a double and a bases-loaded walk in a loss to the Rangers on Saturday.

Impact The surging France now has a five-game hitting streak that includes a pair of doubles and five RBI. The 26-year-old has actually been on a multi-week hot stretch, as he owns a .319 average and .989 OPS across the 82 plate appearances covering his last 19 games.

JULY 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Homers, doubles in loss France went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double during Tuesday's loss to Toronto.

Impact France got the Mariners on the board with a 391-foot shot against Robbie Ray in the sixth inning. He also doubled in the eighth. Although the long ball was France's second over the last three games, the 26-year-old recently endured a 2-for-19 slump at the plate after playing through a minor wrist injury, but it appears he may be on the mend. Across 70 games this season, France is batting .261/.351/.431 with eight homers.

JUNE 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Scuffling since wrist bruise France is hitting .105 (2-for-19) with a solo home run, two walks, five strikeouts and two runs over the five games since suffering a bone bruise in his wrist June 13.

Impact France opted to play through the injury and hasn't missed a game since, but as the cited numbers indicate, he isn't exactly thriving at the plate. The 26-year-old did belt his seventh homer in the conclusion of Saturday's suspended game, but it appears Monday's team off day comes at a very good time for France.

JUNE 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Why do pitchers keep hitting the Mariners' Ty France? In three college seasons, France was hit 48 times. He was plunked 66 times in the minors, and now he's been hit 22 times in the majors.

JUNE 23, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Plans to play through bone bruise France (wrist) is in the starting lineup Tuesday against the Rockies, batting fourth as the designated hitter.

Impact France got an MRI after appearing to hurt his wrist during Sunday's win over the Rays. Per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com, the infielder has a bone bruise that he plans to play through, though he'll see how he comes out of batting practice Tuesday. France's availability could very well be a day-by-day case in the coming days.

JUNE 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Headed for MRI on wrist France, whose wrist was briefly attended to by a trainer during Sunday's extra-inning win over the Rays, will get an MRI on Monday, the Associated Press reports. He finished Sunday...

Impact France held his wrist after a swinging strikeout that ended the ninth inning, but he remained in the game for the top of the 10th before being removed for Taylor Trammell. France, who is hitting a blistering .433 over his last eight games, spent time on the injured list earlier in the season due to wrist inflammation, missing the minimum 10 days in that instance.

JUNE 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

France an HBP expert; Juneteenth honored Getting plunked isn’t exactly a skill; no player practices taking pitches off their body. But some players are ball magnets, and Ty France i...

JUNE 20, 2021 • MLB.COM

Another three-hit game France went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in Friday's win over the Rays.

Impact France ended his RBI streak at four games, but he also extended his hitting streak to seven contests -- a span in which he's recorded three multi-hit performances to go along with two homers, six RBI and four total extra-base hits.

JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Extends RBI streak France went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's win over Tampa Bay.

Impact France extended his hitting streak to six games, and he has posted two multi-hit games during that stretch. The 26-year-old has also plated at least one run in each of his last four contests and has been one of the most productive hitters for the Mariners of late. He's hitting .283 with a .855 OPS on the month.

JUNE 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Contributes offensively France went 1-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's loss against the Twins.

Impact France extended his hitting streak to five games and was Seattle's main threat in this game, plating one of the team's runs and scoring the other one. The infielder, who played at first in this game, is hitting .286 with one homer and five RBI across 15 games this month.

JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Records three hits in win France went 3-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, a hit by pitch and two RBI in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Twins.

Impact France was a triple short of hitting for the cycle. He doubled his first time up and later singled in a run before ending his night with a solo shot to left. The long ball was his first since April 18, snapping a 42-game homeless drought. France is now slashing .257/.352/.388 with four homers, 24 RBI and 28 runs scored across 247 plate appearances.

JUNE 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Timely hit in win France went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and a run in a win over the Twins on Monday.

Impact France's fifth-inning two-bagger plated Jake Fraley to close the Mariners' deficit to 3-2 at the time. France has now hit safely in three straight and five of his last six games overall, but he still has just a .240 average and .320 slugging percentage across 58 plate appearances thus far in June.

JUNE 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani HR, Angels rally past Mariners 12-5; Kikuchi injured

Shohei Ohtani hit his 16th homer of the season, Taylor Ward hit the go-ahead drive and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the Seattle Mariners 12-5

JUNE 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Remains hot Tuesday France went 3-for-5 with an RBI ground-rule double in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.

Impact France's third-inning two-bagger plated Kyle Seager with the Mariners' third run of the game and gave him his fifth RBI in the last three games. The 26-year-old now has four multi-hit efforts in the last eight contests and has given his batting average a 31-point boost to .261 during that post-injured-list stretch.

JUNE 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Timely knock in extras France went 1-for-5 with a game-tying RBI single and subsequently scored the game-winning run in an extra-inning victory over the Athletics on Monday.

Impact France came through with a clutch single in the home half of the 10th to plate inning-opening runner Jack Mayfield, and he subsequently came home himself on Tom Murphy's game-winning sacrifice fly. France has come back from a stint on the injured list with a vengeance, reaching safely in each of his first eight games since returning while producing a .345 average and .801 OPS during that sample of 31 plate appearances.

JUNE 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE