Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto said Tuesday the team doesn't plan to extend Haniger a qualifying offer for 2023, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 31-year-old will hit free agency for the first time in his career, though Dipoto also expressed interest in bringing the outfielder back at a lower price than the $19.65 million qualifying offer. Haniger suffered a high-ankle sprain in April and was limited to 57 games in 2022. He was decent at the plate when healthy with a .246/.308/.429 slash line, 11 home runs and 34 RBI.

Haniger went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Detroit.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger gave the Mariners a 2-0 lead with a solo homer off lefty starter Tyler Alexander with one out in the first inning. The outfielder smacked four homers over 24 at-bats during his final six games of the regular season. The 31-year-old played in 57 contests this year and had a .246/.308/.429 slash line with 11 home runs, 34 RBI and 31 runs scored.

Haniger went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk during an extra-inning win over the Tigers in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger hit his 10th homer of the season off Eduardo Rodriguez in the third inning, launching a 401-foot blast to center field that plated J.P. Crawford to snap a 1-1 tie. Haniger then sat in the nightcap, and he heads into Wednesday's regular-season finale hitting a red-hot .344 (11-for-32) with two doubles, three homers, nine RBI, three walks and six runs over his last eight games.

Haniger isn't starting Saturday against Oakland.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger is one of several starters who will rest Saturday after the Mariners clinched a postseason berth Friday night. Sam Haggerty will take his place in right field and bat sixth.

Haniger went 2-for-5 with a pair of two-run home runs in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Rangers in extra innings.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger accounted for the Mariners' first four runs, homering in the first and third innings. He's produced multiple hits in four of his last seven games, but the power show is encouraging after he went 25 contests without a homer. The right fielder is up to nine long balls, 31 RBI, 27 runs scored and a .239/.301/.405 slash line through 52 games this year.

Haniger went 3-for-6 with a double, two runs, two RBI and a strikeout during Sunday's 13-12 loss to the Royals.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger went 0-for-6 with three walks and four strikeouts over the first two games of the series in Kansas City, but he was much more productive during Sunday's high-scoring series finale. The 31-year-old's double in the top of the seventh inning was his first extra-base hit since Sept. 2, and he's now struck out in 21 consecutive games dating back to Aug. 28.

Haniger went 2-for-5 with an RBI single, a double and two runs in a win over the Athletics on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger was a big part of the Mariners' fast start, plating Julio Rodriguez (back) with the first run of the game via a first-inning single and then subsequently coming around to score on Cal Raleigh's double. The veteran outfielder has shown some signs of life at the plate of late after a recent 0-for-17, seven-game slump, hitting safely in three of the past four contests.

Haniger went 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs in a win over the Angels on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger had just returned to the lineup Sunday after missing four games with lower-back tightness but had gone 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Monday's outing was therefore a lot more productive, and it snapped an 0-for-20 slump for Haniger that dated back to Sept. 7. The fact the veteran outfielder was able to play a full game in the outfield for the second consecutive day also seems to indicate his previously ailing back is back to full health.

Haniger (back) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger missed four games with lower-back tightness. His return to the lineup was a quiet one, and he's now gone 0-for-17 across his last five games. The slump has dropped him to a .228/.282/.389 slash line through 42 contests this year, and he's added seven home runs, 23 RBI, 19 runs scored and six doubles. He should still see regular playing time in right field and as the designated hitter going forward.

Haniger (back) will start in right field and bat third in Sunday's game against the Angels.

EDGE Analysis

Haniger is back in action to close out the weekend after he missed the Mariners' last four games on account of lower-back tightness. The Mariners' decision to deploy Haniger in the outfield rather than at designated hitter in his first game back seemingly implies that the team is confident in the 31-year-old's health moving forward.