Mariners' Injuries: Crawford, Miller, and Mastrobuoni

0:00On March 26th, the Seattle Mariners opened the season short-handed, placing shortstop J.P. Crawford on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder. Issue and pitcher, Bryce Miller on the 15-day list due to a left oblique strain. Utility infielder Miles Masher Boone also landed on the 10-day I.L. with a calf injury as the team trimmed to its 26-man active roster. Crawford, the 31-year-old longest 10-year-and-mariner and opening-day shortstop for the past seven years, saw limited action in spring training, hitting just 143. He recently took some at-bats in a minor league game and started throwing again. Manager Dan Wilson expects Leo Rivas to handle most starts at shortstop. The 28-year-old switchhitter batted 244 in 90 at bats last season and offers solid defense, stepping ahead of top prospect. Meanwhile, 27-year-old Miller, who went 4 and 6 with a 568 ERA last year, cut short-of-bulb

1:01in session, but is thrown too. More sense, he's building arm strength in Arizona with live batting practice as the next step before possibly facing game action. Emerson Hancock will fill Miller's rotation spot after making a career-high 16-starts last season. With these players progressing steadily, the Mariners hope to get their key pieces back soon and hit the ground running. That's your MLB News Today update, AI-powered and always on.