Brendan Donovan

“I get on the field, and I feel like I’m going to throw up,” Donovan told MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer. “And then I take ground balls, and I have to take every other one because I’m going to throw up. So that’s kind of been the process to this point.” Donovan is still hoping to return before the end of the season, but it’s difficult to be optimistic at this point.

Wilson is with the Mariners and doing pregame workouts, so it sounds like he’s making steady progress from the batting cage accident that took place last week.

Donovan was hit in the head while in the batting cage prior to Saturday’s game. Weston Wilson and Patrick Wisdom will fill in for him until J.P. Crawford comes off the injured list.

Quite the snakebit season for Donovan. Hopefully, he’ll avoid the IL, but if not, at least the Mariners do have J.P. Crawford about ready to return.

The Mariners didn’t say what the issue was, though that’s not unusual for them. Weston Wilson replaced him at third base.

Donovan was just 5-for-29 (.172) with one double, one run scored and one RBI in eight games since retiring from the injured list entering play Saturday. The Mariners moved him into the lead-off spot and Donovan responded with three hits and three RBI. He’s hitting .263 with a .751 OPS and 12 RBI this year.

Donovan is back at third base and hitting seventh against the Tigers on Tuesday night after missing nearly three months with a groin issue that put him on the injured list back in mid-May. The versatile 29-year-old has been snake-bitten by injuries, which have limited him to just 25 games in his Seattle debut this season.

Donovan has been given the green light to be activated from the injured list, but is technically away from the club on paternity leave this weekend. The 29-year-old infielder wrapped up a minor league rehab assignment earlier this week and will be activated in a couple days. He’s been on the shelf working his way back from a groin issue since mid-May.

Donovan had just one extra-base hit in nine rehab games before this, so the home run is nice to see. It’s also interesting to note that he played the whole game in right field on Tuesday. With Cole Young, J.P. Crawford, and Colt Emerson playing every day in the field, you have to wonder if Seattle would bring Donovan back to play mostly outfield and cut into playing time for Dominic Canzone and/or Luke Raley. It’s a situation to monitor.

Donovan has gone 3-for-34 in nine games during this rehab assignment. That comes with a 10/3 K/BB ratio and just one extra-base hit. Minor league results won’t impact how quickly the Mariners want to bring Donovan up, but they could impact how much fantasy managers want to stash Donovan. With the Mariners also looking to add hitters at the trade deadline, it’s unclear what kind of role Donovan will return to, but he could be back with the Mariners by next week.

Donovan went hitless in four at-bats out of the DH spot in his latest rehab contest. The 29-year-old is going to need at least a handful of additional contests to get back up to speed before the Mariners make a decision on whether to activate him. Hes been out with a groin strain since mid-May.

Donovan batted leadoff and was the designated hitter. He’s been on the injured list with a strained groin since May 17th, so Donovan will likely need a few weeks of games before he’s back up in Seattle. How the playing time shakes out now that Cole Young and Colt Emerson are both up will be the other question that needs to be answered.

Donovan has been on the shelf with a groin strain since mid-May. He figures to spend most of his time at second base and the hot corner once he’s back with the Mariners.

It’s typically the final step before a position player heads out on a minor league rehab assignment. The Mariners could certainly use Donovan back given their injury issues up and down the roster. The 29-year-old infielder has been battling lingering groin issues pretty much all season, which he believes are tied to last year’s sports hernia surgery. He’s been on the injured list since mid-May due to a groin strain.

It’s going to be more than a 10-day stay. The plan is for him to shut it down for a spell and then return to full activities in two or three weeks. Colt Emerson will serve as the regular third baseman for now, the Mariners confirmed.

It’s the same injury that sidelined him from Apr. 18 to May 8. Donovan had been 6-for-28 with no RBI since returning. Colt Emerson figures to be the Mariners’ primary third baseman for now, and the Mariners won’t have to make any big decisions regarding Donovan or J.P. Crawford until Donovan returns.

Usually “load management” is a term reserved for NBA players, but for Seattle, it’s about making sure Donovan doesn’t aggravate the groin injury that has seen him miss time already in 2026 and required surgery in 2025. When Donovan has played he’s been effective, but fantasy managers have to be prepared for some absences for the foreseeable future.

Donovan wasn’t the only player scratched, as the Mariners also removed Mitch Garver from Saturday’s lineup. No reason has been given as to why either player was removed, but it’s very likely injury-related. Leo Rivas is now the third baseman, and Jonny Pereda will handle catching duties. There should be an update on both shortly.

Donovan had two at-bats to get the homer he needed for a cycle, but he produced a groundout and a 231-foot flyout. The triple came in his second at-bat and was his first since 2024. He’s batting .278/.396/.468 with three homers in his 96 plate appearances this season.

The Mariners are going to closely monitor Donovan’s workload after missing time this season in an attempt to prevent further groin issues related to last year’s sports hernia surgery. It’ll be Leo Rivas taking over at the hot corner on Wednesday night in his place.