Donovan Begins Rehab, Mariners Shuffle Roster

0:00On May 2nd, Seattle Mariners' third baseman, Brendan Donovan, kicks off his rehab assignment Monday with AA Arkansas. He got hurt during a five-nothing loss to the Texas Rangers on April 17th, landing on the 10-day injured list three days later with a left, growing strain. That issue ties back to some right-growing discomfort earlier this month, possibly linked to his sports hernia surgery on October 7th last year. The Mariners grabbed Donovan from the Cardinals in a three-team trade with a tap-a-bay raise back in February. General manager Justin Hollander says Donovan's progress looks solid, but he won't return for this homestand. The plan has him playing a couple games in Arkansas before linking up with a team in Chicago on May 8th. This 29-year-old All-Star is batting 304 with three home runs and eight RBI's and 18 games so far. Meanwhile, the Mariners called up lefty Josh Simpson from AAA to coma and put righty Matt Brash on the 15-day injured list.

1:00Brash had a perfect 0.00 ERA before getting sidelined. Right-hander, Bryce Miller gears up for his third rehab start Wednesday at High A Everett. Donovan fielded grounders and hit him practice Friday, so the Mariners stay optimistic as they shuffle the roster and push toward that Chicago reunion. That's the story for today, MLB News, today driven by AI.