Seattle Mariners get a key return from 10-day injured list

The banged-up Seattle Mariners are getting one of their regular players and best early-season contributors back.

Utility man Dylan Moore has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Tuesday’s 7:05 p.m. game against the Athletics in Sacramento, Calif.

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To clear room on the active 26-man roster, the Mariners have optioned fellow utility player Samad Taylor to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.

The return of Moore was the first of two notable additions to Seattle’s roster announced Tuesday, with the other being their claim of outfielder Leody Taveras off waivers from the division-rival Texas Rangers.

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It was as short of a stay on the IL as is allowed for Moore, who was placed on the list due to right hip inflammation on April 29, with the date being retroactive to April 26.

The 32-year-old Moore began the season in a platoon at second base with Ryan Bliss, but a shoulder injury to starting right fielder Victor Robles resulted in him pairing at that position at times with Luke Raley.

Shortly after Moore landed on the IL, Raley went down with an even more serious right oblique strain that is expected to keep him out over six weeks. That left Taylor, a right-handed hitter, and rookie Rhylan Thomas and utility man Miles Matrobuoini, who both swing left-handed, manning right field for the last week.

Moore, who won an American League Gold Glove last year as a utility player, has been an early standout at the plate for the M’s this season. He has a .286/.346/.557 slash line for a .903 OPS with six home runs, a double, and five stolen bases on nine attempts in 23 games.

Moore won the first of back-to-back AL Player of the Week awards by Mariners hitters, taking the honors for the week of April 14-20 when he hit 10 for 26 (.385) with three homers, three steals, six runs, five RBIs and a 1.177 OPS in six games. Jorge Polanco won the award the following week.

Always a threat against left-handed pitching, Moore has especially been so in 2025 with a .385/.485/.962 slash line for a 1.446 OPS with five homers in 33 plate appearances against southpaws. He’s also strengthened his reputation as a road warrior, slashing .326/.360/.609 (.969 OPS) with four homers in 12 games away from Seattle’s T-Mobile Park compared to .208/.321/.458 (.780) with two homers in 11 games at home.

The 26-year-old Taylor appeared in four games for the M’s after being called up in Moore’s place, going 1 for 8. He has played 38 career MLB games, most of which came in 2023 with the Kansas City Royals. In 24 games at Triple-A in 2025, he has a .321/.390/.560 slash (.949 OPS) with five homers, six steals, 12 runs and 14 RBIs.

Seattle Sports radio coverage of the second game of the Mariners’ three-game road series against the Athletics begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the pregame show.

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