Mariners Place Vargas on IL, Call Up Wilcox

0:00On March 27th, the Seattle Mariners plays right-handed pitcher Carlos Vargas on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 24th due to a right-lat strain. This injury came up fast, as Vargas had been pitching on a normal schedule during spring training, including a perfect inning with a strikeout in the FADA. Final game against San Diego. He missed the season opener against Cleveland, forcing manager Dan Wilson to turn to reliever's Casey Lagumina and Cooper Criswell in the late innings of a 6-4 loss. To fill the spot, the Mariners called up right-hander Cole Wilcox from the minors. Wilcox, who played college ball alongside Mariners starter Emerson Hancock at Georgia, was the last player from the Blake's Nail Trade acquired from. The raise for cash back in early November. Wilcox impressed and spring with fastballs and sinkers touching 97 mph, plus a sharp slider combo that creates swings and misses. Or ground balls, when located right. Still, after his Tommy John surgery recovery from 2021 to 2022, his command needs work.

1:07Now Wilcox steps into the lower-leveraged bullpen row with Criswell and the Gumina, giving him big league coaching to build on his upside while Vargas heals up. That's the story for today. Seattle Mariners News Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.