Red-hot Mariners prospect wins POTW honors
Jun 23, 2025, 5:06 PM | Updated: 5:06 pm
Top Seattle Mariners prospect Colt Emerson’s scorching week with the High-A Everett AquaSox was recognized by minor league baseball Monday.
M’s top prospect Colt Emerson on tear after making a tweak
Emerson, ranked as the Mariners’ top prospect and No. 16 in all of baseball by MLB Pipeline, was named the Northwest League Player of the Week for Jun 15-22 after helping Everett secure the first-half Northwest League championship, which qualifies the AquaSox for the Northwest League championship series in September.
The left-handed-hitting shortstop posted an impressive .529/.600/1.118 slash line with four doubles, two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored over five games. His big week included a three-hit game with two doubles and a home run Tuesday, and a four-hit game (the first of his career) with a double and a home run Wednesday.
It added on to what’s been a strong month of June for the 2023 first-round pick. After entering the month with a .246 average, Emerson is batting .328 with a 1.037 OPS and 10 extra-base hits in 18 games.
On the season, he is slashing .267/.372/.428 with 10 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 34 RBIs in 63 games at High-A.
Emerson’s honor made it three straight weeks an AquaSox player took home a weekly award. Second baseman Michael Arroyo won player of the week honors last week and Ryan Hawks won pitcher of the week the week prior to Arroyo.
The news of Emerson’s weekly honor came on the same day the Mariners promoted a handful of minor leaguers. Those promotions included outfielder Lazaro Montes and Arroyo (a pair of top-10 Mariners prospects) making the jump from Everett to Double-A Arkansas. Montes is ranked 32nd and Arroyo 77th among all MLB prospects.
More on the Seattle Mariners
• Mariners’ Cal Raleigh wins AL Player of the Week for second time this month
• Latest MLB All-Star update good for Cal, but not other Mariners
• Donovan Solano’s resurgence helps M’s in more ways than one
• Highlights: Mariners slug five HRs in series-clinching win vs Cubs
• Potential M’s draft target spins gem at College World Series
