Dominic Canzone departs game with leg injury

Canzone was robbed of at least a double on his lone out, flying out 404 feet to center in the first. Even so, he had a great night, improving to .264/.335/.486 with 23 homers in 523 plate appearances. He’s hitting lefties even better than righties, so he should be locked in as an everyday player for the Mariners at the beginning of next year.

Canzone accounted for all of the Mariners’ offense on Sunday with an RBI single in the fourth inning and an RBI double in the sixth inning. The designated hitter has had a solid year for the Mariners in his first season as a full-time player. He now has 72 RBI to go along with a .261/.333/.485 slash line and 22 home runs.

The Mariners couldn’t get anything going against Rangers’ starter Jacob deGrom in this one, mustering just one hit through the first six frames. As soon as deGrom exited though, they took advantage. Canzone got them on the board with an RBI single in the seventh inning and he scored on a go-ahead three-run blast off the bat of Julio Rodriguez. The 29-year-old outfielder has been a solid contributor in the middle of the M’s lineup this season, slashing .254/.325/.471 with 21 homers, 66 RBI and a pair of stolen bases in 465 plate appearances.

Despite going 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run on Tuesday, Montes will sit against a left-handed pitcher. It’s not a surprise, but is good confirmation that he is going to be in a strong-side platoon role. Taylor Ward will play right field and Dominic Canzone will DH with Cal Raleigh also getting a day off.

Canzone’s 433-foot blast was the only run the Mariners were able to score on Friday as the 4-6 hitters combined to go 2-for-25 with two walks against Dylan Cease and the Jays pen. Canzone’s hitting .300/.373/.467 over his last 15 games with two homers and a stolen base, and he’s hitting left-handers well enough that Seattle has no qualms about penciling him in to a full-time role. It’s been a good season for him.

Canzone took Justin Wrobleski deep for a solo homer in the sixth inning to tie the game. With the game still tied in the eighth, he went deep once again, blasting a two-run shot off Alex Vesia to put the Mariners ahead. Both home runs came off a left-handed pitcher. The 28-year-old outfielder is up to 18 homers and 49 RBI while hitting .263/.333/.530 across 297 plate appearances.

The big blow was a three-run homer in the seventh that put the Mariners on top 4-3. Randy Arozarena then made it back-to-back blasts. Canzone is batting .260/.332/.512 with 16 homers in 289 plate appearances. He overtook Julio Rodríguez and Luke Raley for the Mariners team lead in homers today.

Canzone came up big in the fifth inning when he doubled off MacKenzie Gore to drive in Randy Arozarena and Colt Emerson to tie the game at 3-3. Canzone’s double marked just his third extra-base hit of the month, as the lefty has found himself in a bit of a slump this month. While we don’t expect him to consistently be the player who hit .314 in June with six homers, there’s room to improve on his current .200/.279/.327 line for this month.

Canzone began the year strictly playing against right-handers, but his success with the bat — he’s hitting .273/.349/.551 with 14 homers — and injuries have seen him see more playing time against southpaws, and it’s going to become more consistent. The 28-year-old was strong with the bat as well in 2025, and it’s time to take Canzone more seriously as an option, even as a player who won’t steal a ton of bases and may be due for some regression in the average category.

Canzone homered and drove in three runs on Saturday night, so the timing off the off day is a bit curious, though the Mariners are likely just trying to keep him fresh. Cal Raleigh will function as the team’s designated hitter in his place while Mitch Garver draws his first start of the week behind the dish and will bat seventh for the M’s against Trey Yesavage and the Blue Jays.