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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On base twice in Friday's start
Mitch Haniger, drawing his first start since Sept. 18, went 1-for-3 with a walk in a win over the Athletics on Friday.The veteran outfielder has been relegated to spot duty down the stretch, as Friday marked only his sixth turn with the starting nine since the calendar flipped to September. In his 2024 return to Seattle, Haniger hasn't been able to approximate the level of production he flashed during the height of his first Seattle Mariners tenure, and he's now gone 13 games without an extra-base hit.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Losing out on at-bats vs. righties
Mitch Haniger will serve as the Seattle Mariners' designated hitter and No. 8 batter in Sunday's game against the Rangers.Though he'll be included in the lineup Sunday against Rangers southpaw Andrew Heaney, Haniger has fallen out of the mix for regular playing time against right-handers in September. Haniger failed to pick up a start in any of the Mariners' previous six games.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Not starting Wednesday
Mitch Haniger isn't in the Seattle Mariners' lineup Wednesday against Oakland.Haniger will be missing a third consecutive start Wednesday after recording just one hit over his last five games. Mitch Garver will serve as Seattle's designated hitter and bat seventh while Haniger sits.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Resting Tuesday
Mitch Haniger isn't in the Seattle Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against Oakland.Haniger is 1-for-15 with six strikeouts over his last five games and will now miss out on the starting nine for the second consecutive game. Cal Raleigh will take over as Seattle's designated hitter while Mitch Garver catches for Luis Castillo.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Taking seat Monday
Mitch Haniger isn't in the Seattle Mariners' lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.After going 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday, Haniger will now sit down for the fourth time in Seattle's last five games. His absence will put Randy Arozarena in the DH spot while Luke Raley mans left field, opening up first base for Justin Turner.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On bench Friday
Mitch Haniger is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.He will yield to Mitch Garver at DH on Friday, marking Haniger's third time out of the starting lineup in four games. Friday's contest marks the first time in 2024 that Haniger hasn't been in the starting nine against a left-handed pitcher.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: On bench Wednesday
Mitch Haniger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.With Cal Raleigh getting a day off behind the plate but staying in the lineup at designated hitter, the Seattle Mariners won't have a spot available for Haniger. The 33-year-old should crack the lineup more often than not when the Mariners face left-handed pitching, but Haniger's opportunities to pick up starts against righties may be more sporadic, especially now that Julio Rodriguez is able to play the outfield again coming off a right ankle injury.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Not starting Monday
Mitch Haniger is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays.Hanniger will begin Monday's contest in the dugout after going 0-for-7 with two strikeouts over his last two starts. In Haniger's stead, Justin Turner will serve as the Seattle Mariners' designated hitter and will bat sixth against Rays right-hander Ryan Pepiot.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: Belts pinch-hit homer Wednesday
Mitch Haniger entered a loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and hit a solo home run in his only at-bat.The veteran outfielder had returned to the starting lineup Tuesday following a one-game absence due to a quadriceps injury and gone 0-for-4, but he delivered in the clutch off the bench a day later. However, Haniger's blast only served to get the Seattle Mariners halfway to Los Angeles' eight-run total and turned out to be the final run of the night for Seattle. The solo shot snapped an 11-game homer-drought for the 33-year-old, whose .353 slugging percentage remains a career low.
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Mariners' Mitch Haniger: In Tuesday's lineup
Mitch Haniger (quad) will start in right field and bat seventh Tuesday against the Dodgers.Haniger was forced to make an early exit from Saturday's game due to a quad injury, but he was available off the bench Monday and will now return to the starting nine Tuesday. The 33-year-old has begun to heat up lately, slashing .256/.293/.436 with two homers and eight RBI across 41 plate appearances since the start of August.