The Mariners announced that outfielder Julio Rodriguez has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. ESPN’s Buster Olney (X link) reported earlier today that Seattle intended to activate Rodriguez in time for tonight’s game with the Mets. Infielder Ryan Bliss was optioned to Triple-A in the corresponding move.
A collision with the outfield wall left Rodriguez with a right high ankle sprain back on July 21, and he was placed on the IL a couple of days later. As recently as yesterday, reports indicated that Rodriguez wasn’t expected to play today, yet the Mariners were considering him day-to-day due to some improvement in his ability to run. Olney suggested that the M’s will use Rodriguez as the designated hitter today, and this could be the team’s most common way to deploy Rodriguez until his ankle is feeling fully ready for regular center field duty.
More to come…