Larsen (hand) has gone 6-for-24 with a 5:6 BB:K in seven games for Triple-A Tacoma since returning from the 7-day injured list May 2.
Larsen missed the first month of the minor-league season while recovering from surgery to repair a fractured hamate bone in his hand. Though he's healthy again, the 28-year-old doesn't have a spot on the Mariners' 40-man roster and will face an uphill battle to resurface in the majors in 2023 if most of Seattle's key outfielders are able to avoid injuries.
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Mariners' Jack Larsen: Fracture will require surgery
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Larsen's fractured hamate bone will require surgery, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Larsen was playing well as a non-roster invitee in camp and had a slim chance of winning one of the backup spots on the Seattle bench for Opening day. When he returns, it will now all but assuredly be at Triple-A Tacoma.
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Mariners' Jack Larsen: Has hamate bone injury
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Larsen is dealing with a hamate bone injury, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
It's an injury which usually requires surgery, although that hasn't been confirmed yet. Larsen is in camp as a non-roster invitee and is likely slated for Triple-A Tacoma once healthy.
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Mariners' Jack Larsen: Remains in organization
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Larsen cleared waivers and was outrighted to Double-A Arkansas on Thursday.
Larsen was designated for assignment by Seattle earlier this week but will stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 27-year-old made his MLB debut last weekend and struck out in his lone plate appearance.
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Mariners' Jack Larsen: DFA'd by Seattle
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Larsen was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Tuesday.
Larsen was optioned to Double-A Arkansas earlier Tuesday and has now lost his spot on the 40-man roster. He made his big-league debut Sunday and struck out in his lone plate appearance.
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Mariners' Jack Larsen: Logs one plate appearance in debut
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Larsen, promoted from Double-A Arkansas earlier in the day, struck out in his only plate appearance before being replaced as part of a double switch in the fifth inning of Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Astros.
The rookie is making the jump to the majors without the benefit of even a single plate appearance at the Triple-A level, so he could certainly have an uphill battle for whatever time he's up with the big-league club. The current absences of Julio Rodriguez (wrist), Dylan Moore (back) and Mitch Haniger (ankle) have rendered Seattle particularly thin in the outfield, meaning Larsen should have at least a handful more opportunities to get exposure to big-league arms before he heads back to the minors.
