Brendan

Donovan

Wilson is with the Mariners and doing pregame workouts, so it sounds like he’s making steady progress from the batting cage accident that took place last week.

Donovan was hit in the head while in the batting cage prior to Saturday’s game. Weston Wilson and Patrick Wisdom will fill in for him until J.P. Crawford comes off the injured list.

Quite the snakebit season for Donovan. Hopefully, he’ll avoid the IL, but if not, at least the Mariners do have J.P. Crawford about ready to return.

The Mariners didn’t say what the issue was, though that’s not unusual for them. Weston Wilson replaced him at third base.

Donovan was just 5-for-29 (.172) with one double, one run scored and one RBI in eight games since retiring from the injured list entering play Saturday. The Mariners moved him into the lead-off spot and Donovan responded with three hits and three RBI. He’s hitting .263 with a .751 OPS and 12 RBI this year.

Brendan Donovan is leading off against a righty. Sixth is the lowest Young has hit in the order since July 24. Young went 0-for-6 on Friday after being held out of Thursday’s starting lineup due to an illness. He’s 5-for-36 with no extra-base hits and one RBI in his last 10 games.

Donovan is back at third base and hitting seventh against the Tigers on Tuesday night after missing nearly three months with a groin issue that put him on the injured list back in mid-May. The versatile 29-year-old has been snake-bitten by injuries, which have limited him to just 25 games in his Seattle debut this season.

Donovan has been given the green light to be activated from the injured list, but is technically away from the club on paternity leave this weekend. The 29-year-old infielder wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment earlier this week and will be activated in a couple days. He’s been on the shelf working his way back from a groin issue since mid-May.

Donovan had just one extra-base hit in nine rehab games before this, so the home run is nice to see. It’s also interesting to note that he played the whole game in right field on Tuesday. With Cole Young, J.P. Crawford, and Colt Emerson playing every day in the field, you have to wonder if Seattle would bring Donovan back to play mostly outfield and cut into playing time for Dominic Canzone and/or Luke Raley. It’s a situation to monitor.

Donovan has gone 3-for-34 in nine games during this rehab assignment. That comes with a 10/3 K/BB ratio and just one extra-base hit. Minor league results won’t impact how quickly the Mariners want to bring Donovan up, but they could impact how much fantasy managers want to stash Donovan. With the Mariners also looking to add hitters at the trade deadline, it’s unclear what kind of role Donovan will return to, but he could be back with the Mariners by next week.