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Polanco's (knee) agent, Ulises Cabrera, said Monday that his client is expected to be cleared for full baseball activities by January, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports. Polanco dealt with a patellar tendon issue in his left knee for much of the 2024 season before finally undergoing surgery in October. He's a free agent after the Mariners declined his $12 million club option for 2025 but is expected to enter spring training fully healthy. Polanco, who turns 32 in July, posted a career-worst .651 OPS this season and was worth 0.3 fWAR in 118 games.
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Polanco (knee) had has $12 million club option for 2025 declined by the Mariners on Friday. He'll receive a $750,000 buyout instead and is now a free agent. Polanco produced a career-worst .651 OPS in 2024 while playing through a patellar tendon issue in his left knee which eventually required surgery in October. The expectation is that he will be healthy in time for spring training, but the veteran infielder is now looking for a new employer.
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Polanco underwent surgery Thursday to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Polanco had a career-worst .651 OPS in 2024 while playing through the knee issue, and he's now getting the injury addressed. The second baseman is expected to be ready for spring training, but it remains to be seen which uniform he will be donning in 2025 as the Mariners weigh a $12 million club option or $750,000 buyout.
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Polanco went 4-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Astros. Polanco continued his recent surge at the plate -- he's 10-for-21 (.476) with four RBI and three extra-base hits over his last five games. Unfortunately for the Mariners, Polanco was often stranded on base as the bottom third of the order went hitless. The second baseman has had a career-worst season with a .214/.295/.359 slash line over 115 contests, though he's added 16 homers, 45 RBI, 43 runs scored, four stolen bases and 11 doubles while seeing regular playing time when healthy.
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Polanco went 3-for-5 with an RBI single and a double in a win over the Rangers on Saturday. Polanco plated the Mariners' second run of the day with his timely first-inning knock, and he later added his first two-bagger since Aug. 20. The veteran infielder is having another mostly difficult month, however, as even Saturday's production only served to push his September slash line to a forgettable .169/.219/.288 across 64 plate appearances.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SEA | 118 | 417 | 43 | 89 | 16 | 45 | 46 | 137 | 4 | .213 |
| 2023 | MIN | 80 | 302 | 38 | 77 | 14 | 48 | 36 | 88 | 4 | .255 |
| 2022 | MIN | 104 | 375 | 54 | 88 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 95 | 3 | .234 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | vs  |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/28 | vs |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/27 | vs |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/25 | @  |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/24 | @ |
4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/23 | @ |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/22 | @  |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |