5:34 pm: In an ominous-sounding development, White has been sent for a second opinion on his injured hip, reports Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (Twitter link).
3:23 pm: The Mariners announced they’ve claimed infielder Jake Hager off waivers from the Brewers. First baseman Evan White has been transferred from the 10-day to the 60-day injured list to create 40-man roster space. Milwaukee designated Hager for assignment last week.
The 28-year-old Hager was an offseason minor league signee of the Mets. He got off to an incredible start with their Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse and earned a mid-May promotion while the big league club was dealing with a rapid succession of injuries. Hager picked up his first eight MLB plate appearances and collected a hit, but New York designated him for assignment after a one-week stint. The Brewers, in whose system Hager played from 2018-19, claimed him, but he couldn’t maintain his strong minor league start with their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. Altogether, he’s compiled a .278/.336/.500 mark at the minors’ highest level in 2021.
Hager still has all three minor league option years remaining, so the Mariners can send him back and forth between Seattle and Triple-A Tacoma for the next few seasons, if he sticks on their 40-man roster. He has plenty of minor league experience at all four infield positions (as well as some brief outfield time), so he’ll add some defensive versatility to the highest levels of the Seattle organization.
White has been on the IL since May 14 due to a left hip flexor strain. He won’t be able to return for 60 days from the date of that original placement, so he’s now out until at least mid-July. White recently suffered a setback during a minor league rehab assignment that pushed back his projected recovery timeline. His current timetable is unclear, but White wasn’t expected to return “anytime soon,” tweets Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times.
The Mariners and Brewers seem to have become best friends this year
I’ll bet he goes back to the Brew Crew in a week; then back to Seattle in two
All the Jake/Jacob’s can room together. I hope we flip them back for a cash profit
The amount of Mets castoffs that the Mariners have picked up throughout the years is actually startling. They love them.
Dr.- When you see the M’s beating MLB’s record of 64 different players used in a sgl season during the 2019 season and notice- Seattle’s fielded 52 different players before the midway point in this current 2021 season…..you begin to notice the M’s get castoffs from many different Org.’s in MLB. Not just the Mets!
Looks like the mistress is the Brewers
The Mariners won’t see many HBP anymore. Who wants to risk a brawl when there is an MMA fighter on the other team.
Yeah, he’s got too much Swagger
Remember all those people complaining about how the Mets DFAd Hager? Yeah that turned out well…..
whos got Nottingham?
Brewers or Mariners? cant keep up currently.
If there’s still a team in Billings, MT, they should put him there so he’s roughly equidistant from both cities.
Mariners were able to get him through waivers finally.
I think the Mariners do…. For now
We The People
Is that you Dutch lol
Isn’t it the Inner Circle now?
First thing that came to mind when I saw this,
The legend of Evan White’s mystifying contract continues to grow.
Easy to say it’s mystifying at this point but when he signed it the PA and others said it was a bad deal for him. Way to early to call it a mistake
It was refreshing to see a dude who was more concerned with securing his family’s wealth for a few generations ASAP instead of worrying about maxing out career earnings. He even said he took the deal for that exact reason.
Dipoto trying to get as many Jakes on the roster as possible. He’s becoming a Jake of all trades.
You can bet he’d like to pry Cronenworth away from SD as well.
The most predictable and useless question in Mariners post game interviews from Jen Mueller…
Always asks: What were you looking for on that pitch
Players always answer: Just something I could drive.
She’s pretty sad. At least Angie seems to know her stuff
Yes, very impressed with Angie. She has played the sport and understands appropriate questions of athletes.