12:10pm: Crawford is indeed headed to the IL, with infielder Dylan Moore coming up to replace him on the roster, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (via Twitter). Manager Scott Servais says the sprain isn’t believed to be too serious but will keep Crawford sidelined for at least a few weeks. (Via Shannon Drayer of 710 Seattle, on Twitter.)
1:11am: Shortstop J.P. Crawford left the Mariners’ game against the Rangers on Tuesday with an apparent left ankle injury. He’ll undergo X-rays, though a stint on the injured list is already considered likely, per Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times. Crawford departed after an eighth-inning rundown on the base paths and needed assistance getting off the field (video here via Greg Johns of MLB.com).
Crawford’s not even three weeks into his big league tenure with the Mariners, who promoted him May 10 when fellow infielder Dee Gordon went on the IL. The 24-year-old Crawford performed well in 67 plate appearances between the call-up and the injury, slashing .279/.343/.426 (112 wRC+). Before that, the former star prospect hit .319/.420/.457 with 19 walks against 25 strikeouts in 138 trips to the plate with the Mariners’ top minor league affiliate in Tacoma.
Crawford’s output has been an encouraging sign for the Mariners, who acquired him from the Phillies as part of a December blockbuster trade centering on Jean Segura. This injury could temporarily halt the potential building block’s progress, though. It would also serve as another blow to a Mariners infield that lost Gordon and Ryon Healy to the IL earlier this month. However, Seattle does have an obvious shortstop fill-in, Tim Beckham, who has started most of the team’s games there this season. Since Crawford’s promotion, the M’s have cut Beckham’s playing time.
Having the best minor and major league seasons of his career and gets injured, really unfortunate for him.
I’m done. Can’t watch anymore. All the games feel rigged anyway
Did it feel rigged when the Mariners were winning?
Well when you play the White Sox and Royals as 2 of your first 4 series of the year, you certainly have something in your favor.
This team sure did start off gun slinging. I haven’t watched enough Mariners games to see what was going on but it sounds like the pitching has faltered
It’s all on the defense, 3/5 starters are self named crafty lefties, while Hernández and Leake could be considered crafty righties. That really doesn’t mix well with terrible defense.
The team is on pace for the most errors committed by a baseball team ever! The pitching staff has the 3rd worst Team ERA in MLB and no team in baseball has given up more Runs than Seattle and we’ve also used about 25 different Relievers, Oof! It’s going to be a long Summer
No doubt the D had been bad way too many errors. The BP has to take some blame though they have been tough to watch.
It has to bug the pitchers when they have to pitch how many extra pitches because of errors but I think it would be worse to pitch a great game and the set up man or closer takes away a win. Not sure how to divide it up but the BP is up there with fault.
Trading time
I can just picture Dipoto sitting at desk ala Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamar in Blazing Saddles muttering to him self……
“They’re must be somehow, someway one of my players injures himself so I can make a roster move. I cant go a day without making a roster move. A DFA. A waiver claim Anything !!!!!!!!!”