Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Pops two homers against Skubal
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Polanco went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's win over the Tigers in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.
Polanco played hero for the Mariners, putting the team on the board with a home run off Detroit ace Tarik Skubal in the fourth inning and adding another homer against Skubal in the sixth. It's a performance that will long be remembered in Seattle, as Polanco set the stage for the team to eventually take the lead for good in the eighth inning, after it took the loss to Troy Melton and company in Game 1. Polanco finished the regular season with a .329/.380/.634 slash line in September and may have saved the season in the club's second playoff game of 2025.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Clubs homer in loss
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Polanco went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers.
Polanco's fifth-inning blast gave the Mariners a 3-2 lead. He's homered twice over his last three games and now has 26 long balls on the year, the second-best total of any season in his career. The second baseman has added a .265/.326/.495 slash line with 78 RBI, 64 runs scored, six stolen bases and 30 doubles over 138 contests. He's batting .329 (27-for-82) with 17 extra-base hits across 23 games in September.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Not in Friday's lineup
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Polanco is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Dodgers on Friday.
Polanco will begin Friday's contest on the bench while Cole Young starts at second base and bats ninth. Polanco has been hot at the plate since Sept. 1 with a .329/.375/.608 slash line with three home runs, 13 RBI, 13 doubles and 12 runs scored across 89 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Continues to roll in easy win
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Polanco went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 9-2 win over Colorado.
Polanco socked his third homer of the month and his 25th of the season. The veteran infielder slugged .862 during an unbelievable April before skidding in May and June, but he's been heating back up at the right time for the playoff-bound Mariners. Polanco has an .891 OPS with 14 bombs, 21 doubles and 37 RBI over 69 games since the start of July, raising his OPS for the year from .736 as of the end of June to .816 following Wednesday.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Three doubles in Sunday's win
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Polanco went 3-for-5 with three doubles and two runs scored in Sunday's 11-2 win over the Angels.
While Polanco didn't knock in any runs himself, he was a key part of the Mariners' offense in this romp. He's hit safely in 12 straight games, going 18-for-43 (.419) with two home runs, 11 doubles and 10 RBI in that span to help get the Mariners' offense on track after a lull earlier in the month. Polanco is up to a .267/.328/.497 slash line with 24 homers, 28 doubles, 72 RBI, 59 runs scored and six stolen bases across 128 games this season.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Reaches in all four PA
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Polanco went 2-for-2 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Rays.
Polanco walked twice in addition to his pair of hits, reaching base in each of his plate appearances Tuesday. A fourth-inning solo home run off Drew Rasmussen marked Polanco's third long ball in five games and his fifth round tripper in his last 11 games. The 32-year-old is slashing .254/.319/.472 in 2025.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Goes deep in loss
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Polanco went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Guardians.
Polanco staked the Mariners to a 4-0 lead with a two-run homer in the first inning. The 32-year-old has now hit safely in each of his past seven starts, posting five extra-base hits, seven RBI, six runs scored and a stolen base during that stretch. On the season, he's slashing .255/.318/.465 with 21 homers, 61 RBI, 50 runs scored and six steals across 423 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Connects for homer in win
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Polanco went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Polanco snapped a 12-game homerless drought in the seventh inning. During that span, he went 7-for-44 (.159) with one double, three RBI and 15 strikeouts. Polanco has struggled with consistency throughout much of the season with a handful of lengthy slumps on his ledger. He's at a .246/.310/.445 slash line with 19 homers, 55 RBI, 45 runs scored and five stolen bases across 107 contests.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Exiting starting nine
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Polanco is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Philadelphia.
The switch-hitting Polanco has now been excluded from the lineup for the third time in the Mariners' last four matchups versus left-handed starters, as southpaw Jesus Luzardo will be on the hill for Philadelphia on Wednesday. Polanco -- who is slashing just .242/.286/.348 versus lefties this season -- will again give way to Mitch Garver at designated hitter.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Taking seat against lefty
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Polanco is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies.
The switch-hitting Polanco will be withheld from the lineup for the Mariners' second consecutive matchup with a lefty starter (Ranger Suarez). Mitch Garver will serve as Seattle's designated hitter in place of Polanco, who has produced a .279 wOBA over his 71 plate appearances versus southpaws in 2025.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Taking seat Friday
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Polanco is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
Polanco started the previous 10 games and will receive a day off after going 6-for-35 (.171 average) with a 26.3 percent strikeout rate during that span. Josh Naylor is serving as the designated hitter while Donovan Solano picks up a start at first base.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Belts long ball in loss
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Polanco went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Athletics on Wedneday.
Polanco's homer was a two-run shot in the seventh inning that reduced Seattle's deficit from three runs to one. The long ball was his 17th of the campaign, marking the most he has hit during a regular season since he went deep 33 times for Minnesota in 2021. Part of Polanco's increase in production this year has been due to health. He's had a few nagging issues but has been able to play in 90 games so far. after averaging just 100 regular-season contests over the past three campaigns.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Idle Sunday
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Polanco is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.
Polanco will get a breather to close out the Mariners' first-half schedule after he had started each of the team's last seven games. Cal Raleigh will get a day off from catching and will replace Polanco at designated hitter.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Cracks three-run homer in loss
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Polanco went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Yankees.
Polanco, who has now posted at least one hit in seven of his last nine games, is starting heat up in the power department. The veteran infielder has now smashed three homers over his first 29 at-bats of the month of July. Over his last 58 plate appearances (14 games), Polanco is also slashing an effective .240/.345/.500 with four doubles, seven RBI, seven walks and seven runs scored.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Taps into power Thursday
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Polanco went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two doubles in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Royals.
Polanco opened the scoring with a fourth-inning solo shot. He had gone just 3-for-24 (.125) over his previous seven games, which included a three-game stint out of the lineup due to knee soreness. His homer Thursday was his first since June 13 versus the Guardians. Polanco is now at 12 homers, 39 RBI, 27 runs scored, 11 doubles and three stolen bases while slashing .253/.308/.451 on the year.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Expected back in lineup Tuesday
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Polanco will miss a third straight start in Monday's series opener against the Royals due to left knee soreness but is expected back in the lineup Tuesday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
Polanco tweaked his surgically repaired knee while stumbling over first base in a game last week against the White Sox. The good news is Polanco met over the weekend with the doctor that performed his offseason operation, and he was given clearance to play. Mitch Garver is serving as Seattle's designated hitter for Monday's game versus the Royals.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Sitting Saturday
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Polanco is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Rangers on Saturday.
Polanco will take a seat after going 1-for-4 with two walks and two RBI during Friday's 7-6 extra-innings win. Julio Rodriguez will serve as the Mariners' designated hitter while Randy Arozarena, Luke Raley and Dominic Canzone start in the outfield from left to right.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Absent from lineup
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Polanco is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Minnesota.
Polanco made just one start during the Mariners' three-game set against the Twins. The 31-year-old has posted a .494 OPS since the beginning of May and could be at risk of losing out on a regular spot in the lineup. Cal Raleigh will get a start at designated hitter Thursday, while Mitch Garver handles catching duties.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Taking seat Friday
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Polanco is absent from the lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs.
It's a routine day off for Polanco, who had started each of the previous 13 contests. The Mariners will go with Mitch Garver at designated hitter and Cole Young at second base in Friday's series opener.
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Mariners' Jorge Polanco: Homers in Friday's win
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Polanco went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Guardians.
Polanco's bat is coming around -- he's hit safely in eight straight games, going 11-for-34 (.324) in that span. The homer was his first since May 12 versus the Yankees. Polanco is up to a .266/.312/.484 slash line, 11 homers, 33 RBI, 23 runs scored and two stolen bases over 56 contests, though his power has dropped significantly since the start of May. He spent much of last month batting second, but he's been between fourth and sixth in the lineup over the last five games, and the move down the order seems to be paying off.
