JP Crawford Returns, Mariners Set for Angels Series

0:00It's April 3rd. Welcome to Seattle Mariners News Today, AI-powered coverage of your squad. Seattle Mariners just brought back shortstop JP Crawford from the 10-day injured list after dealing with right shoulder inflammation since spring. Training, he missed the team's first seven regular season games and got a quarter-zone shot to help, but wrapped up a quick rehab stint with AAA to come on. Tuesday, going zero for four with a walk. Crawford's a key piece for Seattle, the longest tenure guy on the roster since joining in 2019, and he's now passed Alex Rodriguez. For most games at shortstop in franchise history, last season he hit 265 with 12 homers, 58 RBI's, and a 3.8 BWAR, his second best career mark, plus that gold, glove, back in 2020. In other moves, they optioned infielder Ryan Bliss to triple A and released right-hander Ryan Laudos, setting up for their first road series Friday against the Los Angeles Angels.