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Report: Mariners calling up prospect Lazaro Montes

Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

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The Mariners are calling up top prospect Lazaro Montes, according to Francys Romero.

He’ll officially be added when rosters expand Tuesday, says Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times. The 21-year-old Montes had 38 homers between Double- and Triple-A, though they came with a .243 average and a 31 percent strikeout rate. One imagines he’ll take time away from Taylor Ward, who has hit just .113/.225/.145 in his 18 games for the Mariners. Montes is a left-handed hitter, so a platoon with Ward might be an option. Since he’s not going to start against lefties and he’ll be hitting in a tough environment, Montes probably isn’t worth an immediate pickup in shallow leagues.

- Matthew Pouliot

Source: Francys Romero

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Lazaro Montes struck out in both of his at-bats off the bench Saturday versus the A’s,

Montes was able to come off the bench as a DH tonight after leaving Friday’s game with hip soreness. He probably won’t start Sunday with the Mariners facing another lefty, but he should again be available.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes is day-to-day with left hip soreness.

Montes underwent precautionary X-rays that came back negative for any fractures after crashing into the right-center field wall during Friday’s contest against the Athletics. The 21-year-old rookie slugger, who is hitting .273 (3-for-11) with one homer and three RBI in three games since being called up earlier this week, appears to have avoided serious injury, which is the most encouraging news here. He’s likely to receive some additional time off to rest and recover this weekend.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes left Friday’s game against the Athletics with left hip soreness.

Montes injured the hip while trying to make a play on Zack Gelof’s triple. The 21-year-old will likely undergo testing to determine the severity, but there’s a good chance he’ll miss Saturday’s game. Taylor Ward has taken over in the outfield.
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SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes exited Friday’s game against the Athletics with an apparent injury.

Montes came up just short of making a spectacular catch against the wall, and while he was able to continue immediately after, the Mariners took precaution and took the outfielder out a few batters later. The specifics of the injury for the 21-year-old should be available soon.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes is not in the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Red Sox.

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.
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SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes had a solo homer, an RBI single and a walk in his major league debut as the Mariners topped the Red Sox 9-6 on Tuesday.

Montes’s homer off Wyatt Olds in the fifth was only out of 11 ballparks, but it was a legitimate blast, traveling 407 feet to center. It’s obviously his first in the majors, but it’s the 39th he’s hit on the year. The Mariners had Montes DH his debut, even though reports suggest he’s a better option in right field than Dominic Canzone. He’ll probably take a seat in favor of Victor Robles with the Red Sox throwing left-hander Patrick Sandoval in Wednesday’s game.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Lazaro Montes is at DH and hitting seventh against the Red Sox in his major-league debut on Tuesday.

Montes will make his big-league debut at Fenway Park with Seattle trying to remain within shouting distance of a Wild Card playoff spot. The power-hitting 21-year-old boasts impressive raw power, but he’s going to need to show that he can make enough consistent contact at the highest level to be an impact fantasy contributor. He’s a bit of an outlier with most organizations starting to prioritizing hitters that make strong swing decisions over free swingers.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Mariners selected the contract of OF Lazaro Montes from Triple-A Tacoma.

Montes should play a lot of right field against righties for the Mariners after hitting .249/.369/.558 with 38 homers between Double- and Triple-A. He’ll strike out a bunch, and he’s probably not going to be a quality mixed-league guy right away. Still, he should be an upgrade from this current version of Taylor Ward if the Mariners let that happen.
Lazaro Montes

SEA Right Fielder #99

Mariners OF prospect Lazaro Montes went 2-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBI for Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.

Montes hit a tiny rough patch early in July when he was first promoted to Triple-A, but he has been on fire lately. He has hits in 10 of his last 11 games and has gone 17-for-46 (.369) over that stretch with four home runs and 11 RBI. Montes is the Mariners’ third-ranked prospect and MLB Pipeline’s 26th overall prospect. It’s unclear if Seattle has the room to give him MLB at-bats this season, but he is pushing for a starting job in 2027.
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Mariners OF prospect Lazaro Montes went 3-for-5 with a double, two home runs, and five RBI for Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old is now hitting .273/.343/.545 in 21 games at Triple-A with five home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored, and one steal. He does have 32 strikeouts in 21 games, so there are some contact issues that need to be ironed out, but he’s adapting well to being one step away from the big leagues.

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Shohei Ohtani was available to pinch-hit Sunday and is expected back in Monday’s lineup versus the Reds.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani would have hit for Alex Call in the eighth Sunday night had there been any runners on base at the time. As it turned out, there wasn’t, so Call got to hit for himself with none on and two outs. He singled, Tommy Edman walked and then Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer, giving the Dodgers a 7-5 lead that stood up against the Nationals. Barring something strange, Ohtani will DH and hit in the leadoff spot Monday.
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Orlando Ribalta was unavailable Sunday because of right forearm discomfort.

It sounds like Ribalta will go on the IL, probably for the rest of the season. He’d been one of the Nationals’ most reliable relievers since being recalled at the beginning of May, amassing a 3.77 ERA in 43 innings. The extent of the injury will likely dictate whether he sticks on the 40-man roster this winter.
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Mookie Betts had a three-run homer and an RBI groundout in leading the Dodgers to a 7-5 win over the Nationals on Monday.

Betts’ homer off Will Dion came in the eighth and accounted for the final three runs of the game. He’s hitting .303 with five homers, eight doubles and 22 RBI in his last 25 games, raising his season OPS from .674 to .731.
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Justin Wrobleski surrendered four runs in three-plus innings Sunday night in his start versus the Nationals.

All of the runs came in the fourth, when Wrobleski gave up a homer and then four more hits before being pulled. The Dodgers would rather be using Wrobleski as a reliever right now, but between Shohei Ohtani’s setback and Roki Sasaki and Eric Lauer landing on the IL, they’re lacking alternatives. They might go to Gavin Stone in this spot next weekend, assuming that he’s healthy after being scratched from his last Triple-A outing.
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Bobby Miller recorded a win in his return to the majors after allowing one run in three innings Sunday night against the Nationals.

Good for Miller, who was making his first MLB appearance since May 24, 2025. It was his first win since Aug. 20, 2024. The one run he allowed came when he grazed Dylan Crews with a rain-slicked curveball in his first inning of work, forcing in a run. He retired seven in a row afterwards, though he did need Kyle Tucker to rob Harry Ford of a homer to pull that off. It’d be nice to see him stick around after this, but the Dodgers might swap him out in order to recall Emmet Sheehan prior to Monday’s game.
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Edgardo Henriquez pitched a hitless ninth for his second save Sunday versus the Nationals.

Tanner Scott had the night off after working three of the previous four days. Henriquez averaged 101.5 mph with his seven fastballs tonight. His last 13 appearances have seen him allow two hits, walk two and strike out 18 in 11 1/3 innings.
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Andrew Alvarez yielded three runs in 4 1/3 innings Sunday night versus the Dodgers.

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CJ Abrams delivered his 30th homer Sunday in a losing cause against the Dodgers.

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Harry Ford doubled in two runs and walked twice against the Dodgers on Sunday night.

And his best at-bat was his lone out, which saw Kyle Tucker reach over the wall in right to rob him of a home run to right field. Ford is hitting .200/.319/.398 through 94 plate appearances. He seems ready to split time behind the plate with Keibert Ruiz next year.
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Yankees optioned RHP Elmer Rodríguez to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

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