Pollock (leg) started in left field during the Mariners' loss to the Yankees on Tuesday and went 0-for-2 with a walk.
Pollock had missed the previous five games after injuring his leg on a steal attempt last Wednesday against Oakland. The veteran's quiet night at the plate lowered his season slash line to an anemic .163/.237/.337 across 97 plate appearances, but Pollock does have three doubles and four home runs among his 14 hits thus far.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Returns to lineup
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Pollock (leg) is starting in left field and batting fifth Tuesday against the Yankees.
Pollock missed five games after tweaking his leg during a steal attempt Wednesday against the A's. Now healthy, he'll look to build on his 2-for-3 performance from his last game.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Remains on bench
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Pollock (leg) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
Pollock hasn't appeared in a game since Wednesday, when he tweaked his leg while attempting to a steal a base in a 6-1 win over the Athletics. He'll now be on the bench for a fourth consecutive contest, though the Mariners have faced right-handed starting pitchers in each of their three games with Pittsburgh. The righty-hitting Pollock has been filling a short-side platoon role of late, so he may not have started against Pittsburgh even if he was 100 percent healthy.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Remains out Friday
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Pollock (leg) remains out of the lineup Friday against the Pirates.
Pollock tweaked his leg while attempting to steal a base in Wednesday's game against the Athletics. He's considered day-to-day. Taylor Trammell will fill the DH role for the Mariners on Friday versus the Pirates and right-hander Mitch Keller.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Out of lineup Thursday
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Pollock (leg) isn't starting Thursday against Oakland.
Pollock injured his leg during a steal attempt Wednesday and will remain sidelined for Thursday's contest. No more information has come out on Pollock's leg, so there is still some uncertainty regarding how long he might be out for.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Pulled early Wednesday
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Pollock was removed from Wednesday's game against the Athletics after injuring his leg during a steal attempt, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
No details were offered on how severe Pollock's injury might be, but more information should come once the Mariners are able to take a look at his leg. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for the time being.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Delivers as in-game replacement
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Pollock entered Monday's win over the Red Sox as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and remained in the game as the designated hitter, delivering a pair of RBI singles in his two plate appearances.
The veteran drove home the eighth and 10th runs of the game for the Mariners with his pair of timely knocks, which pushed his RBI total for the season to 13 on only 12 hits. Nevertheless, Pollock's .162/.220/.365 slash line across 82 plate appearances is easily the poorest of his long career and has kept his playing time somewhat sporadic.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Loses grip on regular role
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Pollock is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Pollock will take a seat for the fourth consecutive game and appears to have lost hold of his role as the Mariners' primary designated hitter. The Mariners have deployed a different player at that spot in each of those four contests, but Taylor Trammell appears to have emerged as the main beneficiary from a playing-time perspective while Pollock has been out of the lineup. Pollock's removal from the regular lineup comes while he's posted a poor .610 OPS and a career-worst 25 percent strikeout rate over his first 64 plate appearances of the season.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Sitting out Friday
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Pollock is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Astros.
Pollock continues to receive inconsistent playing time against right-handed pitching, and he'll sit out against Cristian Javier and Houston in the series opener. Taylor Trammell is hitting eighth and the designated hitter against the Astros on Friday.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Launches fourth homer
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Pollock went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in an extra-inning win over the Athletics on Wednesday.
The veteran left the yard for the second time in as many days when he launched a game-tying 410-foot solo shot to center in the ninth inning. Thanks to having knocked seven of his nine hits for extra bases thus far this season, Pollock boasts a .414 slugging percentage that stands in stark contrast to his .155 average across 63 plate appearances.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Ties game with homer
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Pollock went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
The Mariners didn't have a hit until Pollock took Richard Lovelady deep in the eighth inning to tie the game at 1-1. Over his last five contests, Pollock had gone 1-for-16 with five strikeouts. The homer was his third of the season, and the outfielder has added nine RBI, four runs scored, two doubles, no stolen bases and a meager .130/.172/.333 slash line through 58 plate appearances.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Takes seat Sunday
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Pollock is out of the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
Even with Julio Rodriguez (back) out of the lineup, Pollock will take a seat against the Blue Jays on Sunday. Tommy La Stella will handle DH duties and hit seventh, and Taylor Trammell will make his season debut for Seattle in left field while hitting sixth.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Sitting Friday
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Pollock isn't starting Friday against the Blue Jays.
Pollock has yet to overcome his hitting woes to start the year, slashing just .122/.170/.286 on the season. He'll get a day off Friday, moving Eugenio Suarez into the DH role and giving Jose Caballero the chance to start at third base while batting eighth.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Delivers key double Friday
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Pollock went 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Cardinals on Friday.
It was a rare taste of offensive success for Pollock early this season, as his clutch two-bagger snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning. Pollock had been mired in an 0-for-13 slump over the previous five games prior to Friday's double, and he's still sitting on an anemic .129/.200/.355 slash line through his first 35 plate appearances.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Not starting again Tuesday
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Pollock is not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers.
Pollock continues to sit regularly against right-handed pitching and will be out of the starting nine for the fifth time in seven games. Tommy La Stella will slot in at DH and hit seventh.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Out for fourth time in six games
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Pollock is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
After going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Sunday's 1-0 win over the Rockies, Pollock will take a seat for the fourth time in six games. The Mariners have an everyday spot in the lineup up for grabs, but with a .125/.214/.375 slash line through 28 plate appearances on the season, Pollock hasn't made a compelling case to claim a regular role.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Returns to lineup
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Pollock is hitting seventh and playing left field Sunday against the Rockies.
Pollock has not seen much playing time against right-handed pitching to open 2023, but he'll get a start against Noah Davis and the Colorado staff for the series finale Sunday. Tommy La Stella retreats to the bench with Jarred Kelenic in right and Teoscar Hernandez serving as the designated hitter.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Retreats to bench
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Pollock is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Rockies.
He has played almost exclusively against left-handers this year, so with Ryan Feltner on the mound for Colorado, Pollock will begin Saturday's contest on the bench. Tommy La Stella will be the designated hitter and bat seventh while the red-hot Jarred Kelenic hits sixth as the left fielder.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: On bench for second straight
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Pollock is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cubs.
Aside from a two-home run, five-RBI performance against the Angels on April 4, Pollock is 1-for-11 in the other five games he's appeared in this season. Pollock's slow start looks as though it may be starting to cost him playing time, as he'll be on the bench for a second straight game while Cooper Hummel replaces him as Seattle's designated hitter.
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Mariners' AJ Pollock: Returns to lineup vs. Guardians
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Pollock is hitting seventh and playing left field for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Pollock has seen inconsistent playing time to begin the year but will get the start for the series finale against the Guardians. Teoscar Hernandez will be the designated hitter, whiled Jarred Kelenic moves from left field to right.
