Jorge Polanco is staying in Seattle.
The veteran infielder signed a one-year take care of a vesting possibility for 2026 with the Mariners on Thursday, in response to The Put up’s Jon Heyman.
The deal can pay Polanco $7 million for the 2025 season with a $750,000 buyout on the 2026 possibility, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported.
Polanco was traded to the Mariners from the Twins final January, hitting simply .213/.296/.355 with 16 residence runs throughout 118 video games in one of many worst full seasons of his massive league profession.
The 31-year-old Dominican Republic native is anticipated to play third base for Seattle this season, in response to the MLB.com report.
Earlier than his 2024 struggles, the switch-hitting Polanco was one of many extra constant infielders offensively in baseball over the previous half-decade, hitting 99 residence runs within the 5 seasons prior, together with an All-Star look and some down-ballot American League MVP votes throughout a career-year in 2019.
Polanco underwent surgical procedure on his left knee this offseason after coping with persistent leg issues that restricted him to 302 video games over the previous three seasons.
Earlier than re-upping with the Mariners, the Astros confirmed curiosity in bringing Polanco in to play sizzling nook, changing two-time All-Star Alex Bregman, who’s locked right into a stalemate with Houston over a attainable deal.
The Mariners went 85-77 in 2024, ending above .500 however exterior the AL playoff image for the second straight season.
Seattle is hoping to get extra out of Polanco’s bat in 2025 after he completed with the ninth-worst OPS (.687) in baseball.
Seattle has made the postseason simply as soon as (2022) since 2001.