The Mariners non-tendered Rojas on Friday, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Rojas will enter free agency coming off a 2024 regular season in which he slashed .225/.304/.336 with 10 stolen bases, eight home runs and 31 RBI over 474 plate appearances. The 30-year-old will look to catch on with a team in need of a lefty-hitting infielder.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Sitting versus lefty
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Rojas is absent from Friday's lineup against the Athletics, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
With the A's sending southpaw JP Sears to the mound Friday, the lefty-hitting Rojas will begin the game on the bench. Luis Urias will start at third base and bat eighth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Idle against southpaw
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
The left-handed-hitting Rojas will take a seat for the second day in a row while Houston sends another southpaw (Yusei Kikuchi) to the bump. Dylan Moore will spell Rojas at third base.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Getting rest against southpaw
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Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against Houston.
The left-handed-hitting Rojas will step out of the lineup Tuesday while southpaw Framber Valdez starts on the mound for the Astros. Dylan Moore will man the hot corner instead and bat ninth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Resting against lefty
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
After starting in each of the previous three contests, the lefty-hitting Rojas will retreat to the bench while the Rangers send southpaw Andrew Heaney to the hill. Dylan Moore will replace Rojas as the Mariners' third baseman.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Belts eighth homer Friday
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Rojas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI sacrifice fly in a win over the Rangers on Friday.
Julio Rodriguez stole the show with a two-homer, five-RBI outburst, but Rojas made some noise of his own out of the bottom of the order. Rojas left the yard for the first time in 25 games -- a stretch that dated back to Aug. 18 -- with his 390-foot shot to right center in the third inning that opened the scoring on the night. The veteran infielder has been hitting lightly of late, however, and he'd recorded just a pair of knocks over the 25 plate appearances covering the seven games prior to Friday.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Getting rest against lefty
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Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup Wednesday against the Yankees.
Rojas and his .342 OPS against southpaws this season will grab a seat on the bench Wednesday as left-hander Nestor Cortes starts for New York. Dylan Moore will pick up a start at the hot corner as a result and bat ninth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: On bench versus southpaw
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
The Mariners entered Sunday having faced nine straight right-handed starting pitchers, and Rojas posted a .397 OPS while starting all of those games. Luis Urias will take over at the hot corner against Texas lefty Andrew Heaney.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: On base three times in loss
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Rojas went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Angels.
Rojas has four multi-hit efforts over his last 12 games, going 9-for-32 (.281) with three extra-base hits and three steals in that span. The infielder hasn't been a big threat on the basepaths this year, going 9-for-13 on stolen-base attempts. Rojas has added a .234/.315/.351 slash line, seven home runs, 26 RBI, 44 runs scored, 18 doubles and two triples over 410 plate appearances, mainly serving as a strong-side platoon option at third base.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Not in starting lineup
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Rojas is absent from Saturday's lineup against the Angels.
Rojas will avoid matching up against Halos southpaw Tyler Anderson. Luis Urias will start at third base and bat sixth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Idle versus LHP
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Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rays.
With Jeffrey Springs set to begin Tuesday's contest for the Rays, the left-handed-hitting Rojas will step out of the starting nine. In his place, Dylan Moore will cover the hot corner while batting eighth.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Keeps rolling Monday
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Rojas went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Rays on Monday.
After delivering a two-hit effort that also included a steal as a late addition to Sunday's lineup, Rojas drew another start at the hot corner and kept up the productivity. The 30-year-old's two-bagger was only his second extra-base hit of August, but after a dreadful start to the month, he's now sporting a .269 average and .745 OPS across the 28 plate appearances covering his last eight games.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Busy afternoon in Sunday's win
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Rojas went 2-for-3 with an RBI single, a walk, a stolen base and a run in a 4-3 win over the Giants on Sunday.
Rojas was a late addition to the lineup after Luke Raley (undisclosed) was scratched shortly before the first pitch. Rojas ended up being a key contributor, as his sixth-inning RBI single provided Seattle with a key insurance run. Despite Sunday's success, August has mostly been a washout for Rojas, however -- he's still sporting just a .167 average and .460 OPS this month across 59 plate appearances while recording a sole extra-base hit in that span.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Late addition to lineup
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Rojas is starting at third base and batting eighth Sunday against the Giants.
The 30-year-old was scheduled to sit against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray on Sunday, but Luke Raley (undisclosed) ended up being a late scratch. Rojas has struggled through most of August and is in the midst of a 5-for-44 slump.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: On bench against lefty
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Rojas has a .345 OPS in his past 10 games and will sit Sunday against San Francisco lefty Robbie Ray. Dylan Moore will step in at the hot corner and bat eighth in the series finale.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Resting versus LHP
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Rojas isn't in the Mariners' lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants.
Southpaw Blake Snell will start on the mound for the Giants on Saturday, so the left-handed bat of Rojas will take a seat to begin the game. Dylan Moore will step in to start at third base while batting seventh.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Belts seventh homer
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Rojas went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in a win over the Pirates on Sunday.
Rojas delivered his first home run of August in the fourth inning to extend the Mariners' lead to 5-0 at the time. The multi-hit effort was Rojas' first since the last time he'd left the yard July 31, and it snapped an 0-for-12 slump that had encompassed his previous four games. Despite the productive day Sunday, Rojas' bat has lost almost all of its early-season sizzle, as he's carrying a .198 average and .599 OPS over the 62 games he's played since June 1.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Idle vs. southpaw
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Rojas is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
With Pittsburgh sending left-hander Bailey Falter to the mound Saturday, the lefty-hitting Rojas will retreat to the dugout. Leo Rivas will start at shortstop while Dylan Moore mans the hot corner.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Out of lineup vs. southpaw
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Rojas is absent from the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
Rojas will sit for the second time in three games as left-hander Jose Quintana takes the mound for the Mets on Friday. Dylan Moore will shift to third base while Leo Rivas starts at shortstop.
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Mariners' Josh Rojas: Homers in loss
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Rojas went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.
Rojas gave Seattle its first and only lead in the fifth inning with a solo shot to center field. It was just his second homer during a rough July in which the third baseman batted .200 over 70 at-bats, though he did work 13 walks. Rojas batted leadoff for the first time in six games Wednesday, and that could continue to be his slot in the lineup for as long as Victor Robles (hip) remains out of action.
