Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Wed 7/24/24 11:46 PM

Haniger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk Wednesday in a loss to the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger accounted for Seattle's only run with a second-inning solo blast to center field. He'd been struggling coming into the contest, batting a meager .130 through 10 contests in July and an even more meager .098 over his previous 18 games overall. Still. Haniger has consistently been in the Mariners' lineup of late due in part to injuries to Julio Rodriguez (ankle) and Dominic Canzone (thigh).

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Wed 7/24/24 1:08 PM

Haniger will start in right field and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger will pick up his fourth start in five games, with two coming against lefties and two coming against righties. The 33-year-old has gone 1-for-7 with five strikeouts and two walks since the All-Star break and is holding down a career-worst .615 OPS on the season, but he could nonetheless be in store for an uptick in playing time while the Mariners are down three regulars due to injury (Julio Rodriguez, J.P. Crawford and Dominic Canzone) in addition to recently moving struggling everyday first baseman Ty France off the 40-man roster.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Mon 7/22/24 1:45 PM

Haniger slotted in as the designated hitter in Sunday's win over the Astros and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger was logging his second consecutive start after sitting out the last two games before the All-Star break and the first one after the pause in play concluded Friday. The 33-year-old was able to make some offensive contributions, which have been few and far between for him this season in his return from a one-year stay with the Giants. The Mariners notably cut ties with another once-productive veteran in Ty France after Sunday's game, and Haniger may need to give his current .208/.287/.335 slash line a serious boost soon in order to avoid a similar fate.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Sat 7/13/24 6:35 PM

Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup Saturday against the Angels.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger will take a seat on the bench Saturday after going 1-for-7 with a run scored through the first two games of the series. While he rests, Victor Robles, Julio Rodriguez and Luke Raley will start across Seattle's outfield.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Sun 7/7/24 1:44 AM

Haniger went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run Saturday in a loss to the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
Seattle was held scoreless until Haniger swatted a 407-foot, three-run shot in the eighth inning. The long ball was just his second hit over his past 26 at-bats, though both knocks have been homers. Haniger has eight home runs and 34 RBI through 285 plate appearances on the season, well off the pace of his career-best 39-homer, 100-RBI performance over 157 contests in 2021.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Sun 6/30/24 11:11 AM

Haniger went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Twins on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger's third-inning solo shot, his first homer since May 14, knotted the score at 1-1 and gave the Mariners what would be their only run of the day. The 33-game long ball drought that was snapped is just another facet of what's turned into a relatively miserable return to Seattle for Haniger after a year with the Giants, as he carries a .214/.285/.339 slash line through 74 games.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Wed 6/26/24 10:25 AM

Haniger is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger has picked up just one start in the Mariners' last five games, with Seattle facing five right-handers during that stretch. The Mariners should continue to make room in the lineup for Haniger against left-handed pitching, but Mitch Garver looks to be the preferred option ahead of Haniger at designated hitter when the team faces righties.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Sat 6/15/24 4:09 PM

Haniger is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger will get a breather after he went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-2 win Friday. Cal Raleigh will take over at designated hitter while Mitch Garver enters the lineup at catcher and bats fifth against Texas.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Tue 6/11/24 12:25 PM

Haniger went 2-for-3 with a two-run single and a double in a win over the White Sox on Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger narrowed the Mariners' deficit to a single run with his clutch knock in the eighth inning that plated Ryan Bliss and J.P. Crawford. The veteran outfielder's .223/.288/.349 slash line still has plenty of room for improvement, but Haniger has rather quietly put together a solid stretch of production over his last 12 games by hitting .275 (11-for-40) with three doubles and six RBI over that span.

Mitch Haniger
RF/DH FA
Sat 6/8/24 4:04 PM

Haniger isn't in the Mariners' lineup Saturday versus the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Haniger will get a breather Saturday after going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored during Friday's loss. Mitch Garver will instead serve as Seattle's DH and bat sixth.